Question

The new Boeing 777 aircraft was designed and engineered by a group of Boeing employees from manufacturing, marketing, and engineering departments and by representatives of Boeing’s customers (major airlines such as United and American Airlines), all working closely together in an intensive effort. This design and engineering group for the 777 can be classified as_________.

Answer 1

A widebody aircraft

The Boeing 777 is accounted as a wide body aircraft because it has 2 isles and other aircraft have one like the Boeing 737 is not considered as widebody because it has only one isle and like the Airbus A330-900 is a competitor to the Boeing 777 and has 2 isles in the aircraft so it is considered a wide body aircraft.

Answer 2

A cross-functional team

Step-by-step explanation:

A cross-functional team are a customer centric collection of professionals with diverse area of expertise that come together to attain a common purpose by collaboration which aids in the maximization of effort, investment, and time in achieving customer satisfaction and the goals of the organization

The team can comprise members from different departments within the organization such as marketing, finance, safety and quality, human resources as well as operations.