This section of the paper will cover the design as well as the methods that will be used in the research to collect data, the instrumentation of the process as well as the analysis of the collected data that will give an insight to the research problem. The researcher will, therefore, be able to use the analyzed information to determine the suitable answers to the research questions which will also see it through that the objectives of the research are achieved.
Research problem
The airline industry offers not only a safe but also a convenient way of shipping goods from one geographical location to another within a very short time. As such, many individuals, businesses or organization sort to use these services while undertaking their business activities. However, there is a challenge that the airlines face with the handling of the goods being ships by air especially in the case of airplane parts. The airplane part cost thousands of dollars, and it becomes a major problem for the airlines when the location of some of the parts of transit cannot be identified or determined.
There is also the issues of airlines outsourcing the courier services from other companies such as DHL or UPS among others. This has been brought about by the increase the number of items that need to be shipped and as such companies have to use all the available resources to see it through that they ship the airplane parts within the stipulated timeframe. As such, the logistics department of an airline company finds itself in the tight spot when it cannot be able to determine the location of some of the airline parts that have been shipped in their care because they were transported using different planes and also different freight companies.
The research will, therefore, see it through that the company I am working for can overcome this problem and put its house in order with regards to having a clear and traceable shipment line and schedule for the airplane parts. A quantitative research method will be used in the research, and this will enable the researcher to determine the sources of the problem as well as determined the measures that can be employed by the company to see it through the problem of losing track of the airline parts in shipment is solved, (Lawrence &Kleinman, 2015).
The researcher will conduct a secondary research study of the company of interest so as to obtain data that will be analyzed to develop the recommendations. The data will include the following:
o Why does the company use other shipping company even though it can do so on its own?
o Does the company employ the use of modern technology in its operations?
o Does the tracking problem cost the company more time and resources which increasing the operating costs?
o What makes it necessary for the parts to be shipped separately other than being shipped in categories for a single shipment on one plain?
The above questions are linked to the problem being faced by the company, and when the answers to the questions are obtained, then the researcher will be in better position to develop a viable solution that would potentially solve the shipping problems for the company. This will, in turn, see it through the company can run a shipping business that is viable, reliable and continent to the clients as well as the company itself, (Helbæk& McLellan, 2010).
References-
Helbæk, M., & McLellan, B. (2010). Essentials of management science. Harlow, England: Financial Times Prentice Hall.
Lawrence, K., &Kleinman, G. (2015). Applications of management science. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald.