Using GIS in Strategic Planning and Execution at FedEx Express Jacquelyn Haas‚ FedEx Services Jeff McLeod‚ FedEx Express Rick Dezemplen‚ FedEx Services Rodney Conger‚ ESRI Abstract ESRI GIS technologies are being used at FedEx Express to solve complex business problems in both the planning and execution of the daily delivery process. The application of spatial data at FedEx is unique in that it is being used to support several mission critical‚ multi user applications and processes worldwide
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convenience. IE. FedEx Express‚ FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight shipment tracking‚ customer service and invoicing information‚ FedEx Kinko’s office and print services‚ etc. 2. A. FedEx Express Traceable Fixed Costs (2) 1. U.S. Overnight Box 2. U.S. Overnight Envelope FedEx Ground Traceable Fixed Costs (2) 1. FedEx Ground Vehicles 2. FedEx Ground Drivers FedEx Freight Traceable Fixed Costs (2) 1. FedEx Freight Vehicles 2. Overnight Truck Drivers FedEx Kinko’s
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Report on the Contingency Theories of Leadership Executive Summary This report presents an overview of the Contingency theories of Leadership over time and their relevance to the study of Management and Leadership in organizations. The report opens with a general definition of leadership and then tracks the evolution of leadership theories over the past 70 year‚ concentrating on the contingency theories of leadership. Each of these offers some insights into the qualities of successful leaders
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THE BATTLE FOR VALUE‚ 2004: FEDEX CORP. VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE‚ INC. Executive Summary: As the U.S. package delivery business segment matured‚ International segment became the battle ground for the two package delivery giants – FedEx and UPS. FedEx is considered to be the innovative‚ entrepreneurial‚ inventor of customer logistical management‚ and an operational leader. UPS‚ on the other hand‚ is considered to be big‚ bureaucratic‚ and industry follower‚ although UPS is shedding
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Profile * History Founded by Frederick W. Smith‚ FedEx Express was established in 1973 and it has grown rapidly. Smith had the idea of creating a company that would deliver mail all over the United States over night. His idea was to fly mail from one location to another at night because the traffic is better and packages could be sorted‚ distributed and out of its original location faster. Delivering to over 220 countries and territories‚ FedEx today is a big global industry with a vast network
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Fedex Case Study Fed Ex Case Issue: Federal Express is a strong recognizable brand with growth potential‚ but the company faces a multitude of challenges with rising fuel prices‚ increased value of living‚ as well as a decline in the economy. FedEx also encounters issues with competition and even negative publicity due to various lawsuits involving violations against EEOC laws and regulations. SWOT Analysis: Strengths: • Best leader in express shipping o 99% of deliveries
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FedEx vs. UPS Investment Recommendations Cases: The Battle for Value‚ 2004: FedEx Corp. vs. United Parcel Service‚ Inc. Joshua Kellam M03856832 Dr. Phelps 1/25/14 Executive Summary: The following document provides a review of FedEx Corp and United Parcel Service from there founding through 2003. The problem presented is whether to invest in FedEx or United Parcel Service before the expected market growth resulting from an air-transportation agreement established between
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Week 2 – 2hr Workshop - Contingency KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS Contingency: a theory meaning one thing depends on other things. Contingency approaches: approaches that seek to delineate the characteristics of situations and followers and examine the leadership styles that can be used effectively. Fiedler’s contingency model: a model designed to diagnose whether a leader is task-oriented or relationship-oriented and match leader style to the situation. Situational theory: Hersey and Blanchard’s
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Current Liabilities and Contingencies Current assets are cash or other assets that can reasonably be expected to be converted into cash‚ sold‚ or consumed in operations within a single operation cycle or within a year if more than one cycle is completed each year. Current liabilities are obligations whose liquidation is reasonably expected to require use of existing resources properly classified as current assets‚ or the creation of other liabilities. Accounts Payable or trade accounts payable
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