founded in 1969 to deliver documents between San Francisco and Honolulu‚ the company expanded its service throughout the world by the late 1970s. The company was primarily interested in offshore and inter-continental deliveries‚ but the success of FedEx prompted their own intra-U.S. expansion starting in 1983. DHL aggressively expanded to countries that could not be served by any other delivery service‚ including the Soviet Union‚Eastern Bloc‚ Iraq‚ Iran‚ China‚ Vietnam and North Korea. In 1998‚ Deutsche
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Personal values & Corporate Strategy What are personal values? A value is a belief‚ a mission‚ or a philosophy that is meaningful. Whether we are consciously aware of them or not‚ every individual has a core set of personal values. Values can range from the commonplace‚ such as the belief in hard work and punctuality‚ to the more psychological‚ such as self-reliance‚ concern for others‚ and harmony of purpose. When we examine the lives of famous people‚ we often see how personal values guided
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Article Review 1 Publication: Sports Marketing Quarterly Title: “Spectator Motives: Why Do We Watch When Our Favorite Team Is Not Playing?” Authors: Fink‚ Janet S‚ Parker‚ Heidi M Link: http://tiny.cc/Q2Yzy Summary: This article studies the likeliness of sports fans to watch sporting events when their favorite team is not playing. According to the Nielson ratings system the NFL broadcast’s TV ratings are the highest rated program in the country. Therefore the advertising dollars involved
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LAUDMC13_0131538411.QXD 2/3/05 10:35 AM Page 489 Chapter 13 Enhancing Decision Making for the Digital Firm 489 CASE STU DY Optimizing Operations at UPS United Parcel Service (UPS) is the world’s largest air and ground package-distribution company‚ with annual sales of about $34 billion. It is also a leading provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. Following its nearly 100-year promise of the “best service and lowest rates‚” this company currently delivers over
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cut after the order was made; therefore the customers get fresher products compared to typical florist shops. Calyx & Corolla also have a strong business relationship with the courier service FedEx. FedEx is a successful company‚ which is known for its speed‚ on-time delivery and reliability. They used FedEx for delivering perishable products‚ so that they reduced the time it took to deliver flowers to customers. They also have a good customer service. With the online tracking system‚ they are able
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service. There is only firm with a unique product. Usually only a pure monopoly is found within the government reins. The U.S. Postal Service has very little competition. Which allows for them to have control over the price. However‚ since UPS and FedEx have come about there is some competition. Before the entry was blocked so no other companies could produce the same products. Now it is different. An example of monopolistic competition would be a commercial bank. They have many firms with different
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function. One distribution center replenishes L.L.Bean’s retail stores while the other distribution center fulfills catalog and online customer orders. UPS fulfills the majority of parcel orders for L.L.Bean. However‚ the company also employs USPS and FedEx home delivery services where UPS delivery is unavailable. L.L.Bean’s privately owned fleet of trucks replenishes stores in and around its Freeport distribution center. The replenishment of remote L.L.Bean stores occurs with the support of independent
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higher pay‚ lower performance HIGHER INCENTIVES=WORSE PERFORMANCE Need a new approach: autonomy‚ mastery‚ purpose Autonomy management works for compliance‚ self direction works for everything else. Take money off the table‚ give them autonomy. FEDEX days you have to deliver something overnight. By giving autonomy for periods of time (20%‚ 24 hours‚ etc.) work is better. Work is faster‚ more ingenuity. ROWE Results only work environment. No set schedule. Productivity goes up‚ engagement
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Golden State Warriors A member of the NBA (National Basketball Association) of America‚ Golden State Warriors based in Oakland‚ California is a team of professional basketball players under the Pacific Division of Western Conference of the league. The team which was formed in 1946 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania under the name of Philadelphia Warriors was renamed to San Francisco Warriors during 1962-1971 due to change in its franchise location. Since 1971 it is known as a popular Golden State Warriors
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