Resource Management in the Aviation Industry

Paper Summary:

The paper provides an overview of the civilian and military aviation industry in general and how innovations in technology have affected resource management and strategic decision-making practices in particular. The paper relates that the body of knowledge in these areas is growing at exponential rates, and the terrible costs in blood and treasure being spent on the war on terrorism today will at least be balanced by the identification of yet more opportunities to improve these processes and systems. The paper shows how more ways are being discovered that contribute to the safe operation of aircraft while introducing more cost-efficient methods of accomplishing organizational goals.

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"The lessons currently being learned on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq have clearly demonstrated the need for improved integration of technology and humans in more seamless ways. Likewise, skyrocketing energy prices have forced both the civilian and aviation sectors to reexamine their resource management techniques to squeeze every cent of value out of their operations while maintaining acceptable levels of customer service. While the civilian sector was horsewhipped by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and remains constrained by rising energy costs today, the military sector has benefited from their extensive combat experiences that have contributed to the growing body of research into what works and what does not in these tactical situations. Although technology can go a long way in helping reduce the demands on human personnel in the aviation industry, the day when computers and robots are able to replace people in many capacities in either the civilian or military sector remains in the distant future."

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