BENCHMARKING OF SELECTED AIRPORTS

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to develop a draft of the measures to enhance the performance of the selected airport, based on the use of benchmarking procedures. The airport that wants to thrive and to hold a stable position on the market, must leave from the strategy of short-term local success and must determine the objectives to ensure its existence and prosperity in an environment of uncompromising international competition. Just the existence of such nekompromisného business environment, the emergence of new management methods and practices aimed at improving the business practices of leading to a successful business. The method of benchmarking is among the modern and effective tools of change for the better and is based on the idea of obtaining key information about business competition, subsequently used by companies in order to win or deal with the best one in the industry. The theoretical part of the work is a summary of the available knowledge in the area of benchmarking with the emphasis on the development of the airports. The practical part is focused on the application of the method of benchmarking for the selected airport. The result is a proposal for a solution to improve the performance of the graduation thesis in economic and operational areas. The paper is descriptive and analytical in nature, therefore, it places great emphasis on the section devoted to analysis.