Boeing is the worlds leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of
commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and
manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch
vehicles and advanced information and communication systems (Cite). With Boeing being
the worlds leading aerospace company they really have to a great planning strategy. This
paper will evaluate the planning functions of management, the impact of legal issues,
ethics, and corporate social responsibilities on management planning, and factors that
influence Boeings strategic, tactical, operational Boeing is the worlds leading aerospace
company and the largest and contingency planning.
Boeing being the largest aerospace company in the world also has one of the largest
project planning divisions called Phantom Works” Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo.,
Phantom Works approximately 2,600 employees are spread across the enterprise, working
virtually together while directly supporting Boeings commercial, defense, and
communications business units. Its more than 375 systems and technology projects —
many of which are proprietary — include those for its external customers (NASA, DOD,
FAA, etc.) as well.
To efficiently address a broad spectrum of needs, Phantom Works is divided into advanced
systems teams and advanced technology teams. The former tend to focus on addressing
specific new business markets. The advanced technology teams, on the other hand, focus
on providing engineering, information and manufacturing technologies commonly needed
by all the Boeing business units. “
In both cases, the innovative solutions Phantom Works provides are designed to meet near-
and medium-term needs of the business units, as well as longer term competitive needs of
