Application of conventional method in dynamic business environment: example from air traffic management domain
Due to more frequent and significant changes occurring nowadays within Air Traffic Management
(ATM) system in Europe, business reports have become an essential tool of decision-making. Usually,
such reports provide insight into the effects of planned or implemented changes, i.e. provide relevant
information thus easing the decision-making process. Thereby, within such business reports, with a
purpose to synthesize data and extract useful information, various analytical methods are usually
applied. It follows that analytical methods represent a basis for the creation of business reports, while
business reports represent a basis for the decision-making process. Accordingly, the application of
proper analytical methods represents a crucial component of decision making. Simplified, if within
business reports are applied analytical methods that result in partial findings, the decisions made
will be of equal quality. In that context, this paper indicates the methodological shortcomings of the data
distribution method which is frequently applied within business reports in ATM domain. Also, it
provides a brief overview of the proposition of a novel methodological approach of data distribution
analysis which goes beyond the conventional approach. Lastly, this paper provides a research
background required to justify the need for the introduction of a novel approach to the strategic planning of
ATM system development in Europe