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    In the freight forwarding industry there are three major corporations which make up 85% of the total market; United Parcel Service (UPS)‚ Federal Express‚ and Airborne Express. Combined‚ these “Big Three” ship more than 5 million packages a day with over 98% of which arriving on time. The impact that the express mail industry has made on the U.S. economy in terms of technology‚ logistics support for small business‚ and the overall movement of goods has far exceeded the expectations of many since

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    Case 8 Airborne Express: The Underdog 1. What generic strategy is Airborne Express pursuing? Justify. Is this a sound strategy in the context of the air express industry? Why or why not? Entrance barriers (high): it is hard to entry this industry‚ the top three carriers already dominate 86% of the industry. And it need a large scale of capital to entry this industry. For instance‚ with the development of business‚ global express demand increases. Airborne Express international strategy can conclude

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    Airborne Express Written Case Analysis Express Mail Industry Structure The environment of the express mail industry has experienced drastic changes over the past decade‚ let alone since its inception in the 1900’s. As a result of changing tastes amongst consumers‚ the industry has adopted practices that have allowed it to perform more efficiently in terms of geographic scaling‚ product assortment of goods being transported‚ meeting customers varying needs‚ as well as enhancing the range of

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    activities of Airborne Express. The primary activities exist of inbound logistics‚ operations‚ outbound logistics‚ marketing and sales‚ and as last after-sales service. Inbound logistics: They use road and air. After the pick up‚ it goes to the major hub in Wilmington. Operations: The operations are the delivery of approximately 900000 packages. Outbound logistics: The delivery of the packages from the hub to the delivery destination. Marketing and sales: Targeting logistics managers of major shippers

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    1) How and why has the structure of the express mail industry evolved in recent years? How have the changes affected the small competitors? How has the rivalry between FedEx and UPS impacted them and the rest of the industry? - The face of shipment industry changed drastically with the proliferation of many services wherein companies offered next afternoon delivery‚ second day services‚ third day deliveries and pricing these options on the basis of delivery time. - Shipping volumes had increased

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    The air express industry is no exception. FedEx‚ the leader in the air express industry since the late eighties‚ is also leading U.P.S. in the race to become decentralized. Airborne Express is not even in the race. In order to compete in today’s changing environment‚ Airborne Express needs to move away from its old fashioned centralized structure and form a more decentralized structure. The old fashioned structure is not the only variable that makes Airborne the follower in the air express industry

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    AIRBORNE 3 a) Airborne was very selective about the customers it served and the services it offered. Airborne targeted business customers that regularly shipped a large volume of urgent items and passed over residential deliveries and infrequent shippers. Operational Activities: Unlike Federal Express and UPS‚ Airborne owned the airport that served as its major hub. As a result‚ it did not pay landing or facility fees but had to maintain the airport itself and did not share the expenses with

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    December 31st‚ 2007 To: Robert Brazier & Senior Management Team of Airborne Express From: Strategic Analyst Re: Recommendations and Implementations for recent issues in Airborne Express Executive Summary: Airborne Express has many options available for sustainable growth and success in the coming years. After the recent 29% increase in revenue over the past year‚ there are opportunities to take into consideration that will boost this growth for the fourth quarter. This company should join the “industry

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    ____________ Executive Summary: Airborne Express the current underdog in the express mail business has been able to compete with market leaders due to innovation and optimization strategy. The company built on cutting cost and emphasizing reliability now faces pressure from the leaders UPS and FedEx to change their pricing strategy. This change from standard rate pricing to distance-based pricing puts Airborne in a dilemma in which they must choose to match the competition which will make them

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    HBS- Airborne Express Background Information Seattle based Airborne Express was the third largest express mail business in the 1990s. The product of two specialist airfreight carriers‚ Airborne Express began operations in 1968 and targeted businesses requiring regular‚ high-volume shipments of urgent items. Airborne maintained low cost operations by focusing on efficiency. We discuss how the express mail industry evolved throughout the 1990s and what Airborne did to remain competitive. How and

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