Introduction Kuwait Airways is the national air carrier of Kuwait. The company is owned by the government, and it is based in Kuwait City. The operation of the company is extensive as it operates within the Middle East and, also, scheduled international services to Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Europe, Asia, and North America (Kuwait Airways 2016). This paper will look at how Kuwait Airways can be viewed as a system. This will be possible through examining its components and drawing a relation between them. A system can be defined as a collection of parts which are integrated together in a bid to accomplish a common objective (Open.edu 2013). This article will highlight how Kuwait Airways identifies with five key ideas of a system.
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This means that all the elements of the system have an influence on each other and the actions of one element affect the other elements. Also, the behavior of one element influences the performance of the whole organization. In this case, the elements of Kuwait Airways are the authority, the passengers, the airport employees, the infrastructure and the investors. All these five elements are interconnected and, hence, they form a system. The actions taken by one element will affect the performance of the whole company, for instance, if the passengers decide that they will not utilize Kuwait Airways, the operations of the company will get paralyzed. Further, the idea of interdependence of a system holds that the behavior of the components and their influence, on the whole, are interdependent. In this case, for the system to be effective, the employees have to consult with the authority if they have a new suggestion. The authority will then communicate the suggestion to the investors who will decide its worth. If they agree, the customers are informed of the new procedures. Finally, the available infrastructure plays a large role in effecting the new …show more content…
This boundary separates the components which make up the system with components which are not within the organization (McNamara 2013). Those components which are outside the boundary are the external environment of the organization. This is the environment in which the organization operates. The external environment of Kuwait Airways is defined by various factors. The major factors that influence the functionality and performance of the organization are the economic factors (Belobaba, Odoni and Barnhart 2015). Further, suppliers of goods necessary for the running of the organization as they are part of the external environment, for instance, fuel suppliers. Therefore, the nature of the suppliers at a particular time determines the cost of running the organization at that given time. A high cost affects the consumption and uptake of the Kuwait Airways’ services and, hence, affects the company’s goal of providing an outstanding traveling experience. Finally, the political and technological factors form part of the company’s external environment. For instance, other than political influences affecting the price of commodities, they also affect the nature of international flights and international flight markets. Finally, the level of technology adopted by the company determines the degree of the offered services. For instance, in expanding is business across the region and internationally, Kuwait Airlines
Key …show more content…
This means that all the elements of the system have an influence on each other and the actions of one element affect the other elements. Also, the behavior of one element influences the performance of the whole organization. In this case, the elements of Kuwait Airways are the authority, the passengers, the airport employees, the infrastructure and the investors. All these five elements are interconnected and, hence, they form a system. The actions taken by one element will affect the performance of the whole company, for instance, if the passengers decide that they will not utilize Kuwait Airways, the operations of the company will get paralyzed. Further, the idea of interdependence of a system holds that the behavior of the components and their influence, on the whole, are interdependent. In this case, for the system to be effective, the employees have to consult with the authority if they have a new suggestion. The authority will then communicate the suggestion to the investors who will decide its worth. If they agree, the customers are informed of the new procedures. Finally, the available infrastructure plays a large role in effecting the new …show more content…
This boundary separates the components which make up the system with components which are not within the organization (McNamara 2013). Those components which are outside the boundary are the external environment of the organization. This is the environment in which the organization operates. The external environment of Kuwait Airways is defined by various factors. The major factors that influence the functionality and performance of the organization are the economic factors (Belobaba, Odoni and Barnhart 2015). Further, suppliers of goods necessary for the running of the organization as they are part of the external environment, for instance, fuel suppliers. Therefore, the nature of the suppliers at a particular time determines the cost of running the organization at that given time. A high cost affects the consumption and uptake of the Kuwait Airways’ services and, hence, affects the company’s goal of providing an outstanding traveling experience. Finally, the political and technological factors form part of the company’s external environment. For instance, other than political influences affecting the price of commodities, they also affect the nature of international flights and international flight markets. Finally, the level of technology adopted by the company determines the degree of the offered services. For instance, in expanding is business across the region and internationally, Kuwait Airlines