seconds to virtually anywhere in the world. However‚ this was not always the case. In 1860‚ the Pony Express was used to deliver mail and small packages across the United States‚ particularly throughout the west. The job was no easy task. According to the National Park Service‚ riders would ride “more than 1‚800 miles in 10 days! From St. Joseph‚ Missouri‚ to Sacramento‚ California the Pony Express could deliver a letter faster than ever before.” Due to the harsh conditions the riders and station
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Federal Express – delivering the goods Kevan Scholes This case study looks at how new business models can create vast improvements in competitiveness. However‚ the models must be suited to the business environment at the time and will have a ‘shelf-life’ as the business environment changes. The case study looks at one on the world’s most successful adopters of a new business model that transformed the airfreight and package delivery sectors worldwide. But the advent of the internet in the mid-1990s
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Marten Pieters‚ MD and CEO‚ Vodafone India‚ speaks about the challenges facing the telecom sector‚ the 3G auctions and why the government needs to get its policy right soon. This Idea Exchange session was moderated by Managing Editor‚ Financial Express‚ Sunil Jain 1. Sunil Jain: How has the 2G case changed things for the telecom sector? India has had this licence system for very long. So a lot of entrepreneurs have this feeling that once you get a licence‚ that’s the way to make money. So a
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Inter-Cultural Management Group Business Report Culture Clash Crimps Sony CEO Executive Summary This report shall analyse the importance of cultural adaptation and cooperation in multinational companies. Focussing on the Sony Corporation of Japan and the appointment of a western corporate executive officer (CEO) we shall dissect selected cultural aspects to ensure that when implementing such a strategy there is maximum efficiency. As there are numerous management styles that derive
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Airborne Express and Husky Injection Molding Systems Airborne Express 1. Perform a five-forces analysis of Airborne Express’ industry. Forces | Items | Power | Rivalry | * Big competitors are FedEx and UPS; * Smaller competitors like BAX Global‚ DHL‚ Worldwide Express‚ Emery Worldwide‚ RPS‚ TNT Express‚ Worldwide‚ and US Post Service | Keen competition with big competitors as they account for the lion’s share of the market | Entry barriers | * Economy of scale * CAPEX on IT‚ facilities
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A board member for American Express has brought up the fact that some companies are starting to refuse hiring smokers and that the same should be discussed at the next month’s meeting. He brought this to attention due to the fact that medical costs are rising 10 to 15 percent a year. Employing a smoker‚ on average‚ cost about $4000 more a year because of higher Health-Care cost and lost productivity. Smokers will have 50 percent more absenteeism and because of smoke break will work 1‚817 hour less
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1. The core competencies of the Federal Express are the brand name which it has leveraged throughout the years. The innovation to the idea of delivery systems. The technology it uses to address the various issues in the supply chain and also the Information technology which it had mastered which has decreased its delivery problems. The use of technology and IT systems has been useful in the production and integration of virtual networks. The innovative approach in tracking and conveying messages
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Enterprise Architecture at American Express Critical facts American Express‚ located in New York City‚ was founded in 1850 (Corporate Profile‚ 2015). It is one of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Corporate Profile‚ 2015). American provides services such as credit cards‚ charge cards‚ and traveler’s checks (Corporate Profile‚ 2015). American Express cards account for 24% of credit card transactions in the U.S. (Corporate Profile‚ 2015). According to the company’s 10k‚ the company
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The Pony Express is more than 1‚800 miles and was only operational for about eighteen months‚ but helped many people during this time. Dry Creek Station was one of one hundred fifty seven stations along the pony express. It is the last of the original Pony Express stations on Bolivar Roberts division. The Dry Creek Station was built in 1860 and had many issues with Indians early on. A man named William H. Streeper who carried the “heavy mail” also known as “mule mail” was in that area when many
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Comparison of service quality of TNT express and DHL express with RATER dimensions The quality level of service provided by TNT Express and DHL Express in China could be described within the RATER dimensions of service quality. Samples and numbers are provided below to evaluate the quality of their service. Reliability Based on TNT Express annual report 2011‚ the service quality in that year has achieved an all time high with a 96% on-time delivery performance for the one million daily deliveries
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