Absolutely‚ Positively Operations Research: The Federal Express Story RICHARD O . MASON Edwin L. COX school of Business Southern Methodist University Dallas‚ Texas 75275 JAMES L . M C K E N N E Y Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Boston‚ Massachusetts 02163 216 west miton Drive Bolder Creek‚ California 95006 School of Business Administration University of Western Ontario London‚ Ontario N6A 3K7 Canada WALTER CARLSON DUNCAN COPELAND Federal Express Corporation has used operations
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UV2561 Rev. Sept. 7‚ 2011 FEDEX CORP. VERSUS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA‚ INC.: WHO WILL DELIVER RETURNS FROM CHINA? On April 17‚ 2006‚ the International Air Cargo Association hosted its first-ever meeting in China. The location could not have been more appropriate. China was shaping up to be the world’s most significant market for air cargo‚ and Yan Yuanyuan‚ director general of China’s General Administration of Civil Aviation‚ had just announced that China would be opening up its
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Reporting Contingencies and the Financial Statement When faced with a lawsuit you have to know whether or not to consider contingencies. According to Schroeder‚ Clark‚ and Cathey (2005) a contingency is a future event that could possibly have an impact on the firm. There are four different ways a contingency should come to view and they are income tax disputes‚ notes receivable discounted‚ accommodation endorsements‚ and what this company is dealing with a pending lawsuit. When a gain is possible
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| Definition of contingency(noun) by the Oxford Dictionary noun (plural contingencies) * a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty * examples: a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies * a provision for a possible event or circumstance: stores were kept as a contingency against a blockade * an incidental expense: allow an extra fifteen per cent on the budget for contingencies * [mass noun] the absence
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time. There are two competitors‚ FedEx‚ and UPS‚ who dominate the air delivery and freight services industry in the United States‚ FedEx is the smaller of the two. UPS have a higher price earning while FedEx have a lower earnings per share. With UPS” 2.5 billion miles in 2007‚ the company “says its package flow technology combined with right turns‚ save” 28‚541‚472 million miles and three million gallons of fuel.” If the company did not implement this plan‚ there would have to put an additional
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Research: Application of Contingency Theory to Leadership and the Team Dynamic By: Team Leadership & Motivation A Stajkovic Leadership & the Team Dynamic Introduction: As the focus of our final project‚ we have identified an issue within one of our team member’s organizations where a mismatch exists between the leadership style of the current Vice President of Human Resources and the environment in which he operates. We will use Fiedler’s contingency theory model as support
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and disadvantages of FedEx and UPS? This essay critically analyses two giant competitors in the package delivery industry: Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) and United Parcel Service‚ Inc. (UPS). Both corporations have achieved a great success on a global scale. FedEx Express currently serves hundreds of cities and markets with its intercontinental and international express services [1]. It founded in 1973 and has developed to serve and reach every corner of the world. FedEx committed to offer the
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Fiedler’s Contingency Theory Fiedler’s contingency theory states that leadership is a trait and it is fixed. Because leadership is fixed the only variable items are the situational factors. Therefore for effective leadership the situational factors need to be changed instead of the leadership traits. Leadership trait is measured by a rating scale of 1-8 bipolar adjectives‚ with 1 being very poor and 8 being very good. The leader is then asked to identify any one member of a team the leader had to
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ABSTRACT STRATEGIC CONTINGENCY PLANNING By Karen Scott-Martinet Fall 2006 The objective of this study was to develop a strategic contingency planning model to be used to fully incorporate emergency management and business continuity into organization structures. (For the purpose of this study‚ Emergency Management and Business Continuity were collectively referred to as “contingency planning.”) Presently‚ contingency planning is mainly done on an operational or tactical level. Current
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Implementation‚ Strategic Controls‚ and Contingency Plans Draken Private Security Martin Beyeler STR / 581 March 9‚ 2015 Professor Jill Risner Implementation‚ Strategic Controls‚ and Contingency Plans DRAKEN needs new growth methods‚ product development and new revenue sources. The implementation plan below will identify the course of action best suited for the company along with the objectives‚ functional tactics‚ action items‚ milestones‚ task ownership
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