resource An economic or productive factor required to accomplish an activity‚ or as means to undertake an enterprise and achieve desired outcome. Three most basic resources are land‚ labor‚ and capital; other resources include energy‚ entrepreneurship‚ information‚ expertise‚ management‚ and time. Natural resources are derived from the environment. Many natural resources are essential for human survival‚ while others are used for satisfying human desire. Conservation is the management of natural
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Q1) Compare the strategy of FedEx and UPS‚ highlighting why one is scoring over the other. About China Courier Service Postal services were available in China more than 2‚500 years ago‚ modern postal services were offered in the country only since 1877. Known as the China Post‚ the postal services in China for a long time operated with obsolete equipment and few outlets. However‚ during the First World War‚ China Post was completely destroyed by the Japanese invasion. In 1946‚ the Ministry of Communication
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RESOURCES Why farmers sometimes need to change the pH of soil A healthy‚ productive farm is created from the ground up. The fertility‚ structure and biological activity of your soil are the keys to raising successful crops. Great soil grows great plants with increased vigour and pest tolerance‚ not to mention maximized yields. There’s a lot to know about your soil for sure‚ but the most critical measurement is its pH. What is pH? Represented on a scale of 0 to 14‚ pH is the measurement of the
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others‚ so advertisement should show features and benefits of the product. I think the FedEx Express made an undoubtedly clever and perfectly advertisement that is my reason for chose it. The FedEx Express created a line of ads that shows a picture that insinuates instantaneous shipping‚ which is something that most people wishing to ship packages would want. A white opened box in the center of the picture‚ and the FedEx Express logo mark on it. The picture shows one person putting an object in the top
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What are the less "tangible rewards" that children get from sports? I believe that everyone benefit from exercising sports whether men or women‚ young or old‚ and thin or fat. What makes sports a 5-class activity is that it fits all human beings. Even if people speak different languages‚ we all can speak the sport’s language. It is the language which can be spoken by all humans. That is the beauty of it. Sports are much‚ much more than moving your body. It is a way of living‚ a philosophy and
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3.0 Resources and capabilities This paragraph begins by laying out the theoretical dimensions: Resources and capabilities Definition of resources In order to get a deeper understanding of the concept resources‚ a definition can shed some light on this matter. While a variety of definitions of the term resources have been suggested in the literature of resources‚ this paper introduces the definition first suggested by Teece et al. (1997) who determined resources as ‘firm – specific assets that
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CSAC05 1/13/07 9:21 Page 123 5 Analyzing Resources and Capabilities Analysts have tended to define assets too narrowly‚ identifying only those that can be measured‚ such as plant and equipment. Yet the intangible assets‚ such as a particular technology‚ accumulated consumer information‚ brand name‚ reputation‚ and corporate culture‚ are invaluable to the firm’s competitive power. In fact‚ these invisible assets are often the only real source of competitive edge that can be sustained over time
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Executive Summary FedEx pioneered the modern global transportation industry and integrated information system into its business to provide seamless e-business solutions. Despite maintaining its traditions of “firsts” and out performing analyst expectations year after year‚ FedEx’s earnings took a turn for the worst in 1999-2000. Three core factors have been identified for the downturn; operational challenges and management issues‚ internet and e-business advancement‚ and competition. Issues such
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BPSM (FedEx-UPS) Creating Value at FedEx and UPS From the company’s founding close to 30 years ago‚ FedEx’s strategic competitiveness has been based on an obsession with‚ and careful nurturing of‚ delivery speed and reliability as its core competencies. These competencies have been critical to the pursuit of the opportunities that were associated with Frederick W. Smith’s early vision of today’s fast-cycle global economy. Believing that value could be added to business firms’ operations if
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Estrada v. Fedex Ground Package System‚ Inc.‚ 154 Cal. App. 4th 1 (2d Dist‚ 2007) CASE ISSUE This lawsuit was originally filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 1999 with allegations that single-route FedEx Ground delivery drivers‚ Anthony Estrada‚ Jeffrey Morgan‚ Harvey Roberts among others‚ were incorrectly categorized as independent contractors with the company. The suit also alleged that the drivers were unfairly required to pay over a million dollars in out of pocket “operating expenses”
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