Lockheed Martin employees over 125,000 people worldwide, ranging from all different races and nationalities, from college students to employees days away from retirement. There are 939 facilities in 457 cities and 45 states in the United States alone, from Greenville, South Carolina to Akron Ohio. Internationally LMT has 56 plants and bases around the world. The headquarters is conveniently located in Bethesda, Maryland .
Lockheed Martin applies its vision, purpose, and value to customer priorities and to the company's culture (Lockheed Martin, 2002).
Vision: To be the world's best advanced technology systems integrator.
Purpose: To achieve mission success by attaining total customer satisfaction and meeting all our commitments.
Our Values: *Ethics.
*Excellence.
*"Can Do-.
*Integrity.
*People.
*Teamwork.
Achieving Results Through .
*Leadership and Teamwork.
*Commitment of Our People to Our Customers.
*Excellence as a Premier Systems Integrator.
*Innovation in Technology And Business.
*Partnerships worldwide.
Lockheed Martin's goal is to provide the best value to customers, growth opportunities to employees, and large returns to stock holders. According to Hoover Online high "tech offerings include missiles for both offense (Trident II) and defense (Theater High Altitude Area Defense) (Hoover's Online, 2002). Lockheed Martin show-cases high quality planes such as F-16 and F-22 jet fighters. .
Historical Background:.
Lockheed Martin is the product of a merger between two of the world's premier technology companies, Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation (Lockheed Martin, 2002). Formed in March 1995, it was not until 1996 that Lockheed Martin completed its strategic combination with the defense electronics and systems integration business of Loral. Lockheed Martin's roots can be traced to the early days of aviation. In 1909, Glen L.
