FedEx Corporation Principles of Management Project Prepared for: PENY VLAGOS Prepared by: MOTASAM TAK NARE Introduction The need is the mother of invention ‚back in the time ‚a long time ago there were spaces to fill and needs to create ‚ CEO Frederick Smith took advantege of these spaces by coming up with FEDEX (transport over night). Fedex took a big place in the shipping industry in the united states very fast ‚by providing fast a good servise‚in more
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Unlike FedEx‚ UPS was created earlier in 1907‚ and was the largest package delivery company in the world. It initially started on deparment stores but later expanded the air delivery in 1940. It strongest period of growth was during the post world war II‚ when the economic boom occurred. By 1976‚ UPS began service in West Germany‚ and was able to deliver to every address in the continental United States. The key success of UPS is its effiency‚ which is reflected by the punctuality of its employees
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Question 1 a) [pic] Figure 1: Porter’s Five Forces Applying the Porter’s Five Forces model to the industry is not an easy task provided that FedEx Corporation provides various shipping services. In FedEx‚ these two sectors are represented by FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. FedEx Express is the world’s largest express transportation company. FedEx Ground‚ on the other hand‚ is the North America’s second largest provider of small-package ground delivery service‚ following the lead of United Parcel
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volume of urgent items‚ primarily to other business locations‚ by-passing residential deliveries and infrequent shippers. This allows the company to focus its deliveries to major metropolitan areas to as much as 80 – 85% (compared to below 60% for FedEx and UPS). In order to secure large business accounts‚ Airborne markets itself as a “solution-oriented express carrier” by performing highly customized services for companies such as Nike‚ Compaq‚ Technicolor and Xerox. For example‚ Airborne invested
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Express‚ after the company decided against renewing its existing contract with FedEx‚ the new alliance was effective from October 1‚ 2002. The key consideration for Blue Dart was the restrictive nature of contract as the contract forbade the domestic courier to carry any packages from TNT‚ UPS or DHL. Other issue was that Blue Dart wanted to strengthen regional presence by tapping Indian trade with SAARC nations while FedEx wanted to promote its own brand in India. According to DHL‚ its two tie ups
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INTRODUCTION Federal W.Smith had a vision of overnight air express venture. He and his business partners commissioned two independent market research which suggested a market niche for a reliable‚ time-definite overnight delivery service. Then they executed the vision in 1973‚ establishing Federal Express. Today‚ approximately 90‚000 Federal Express employees‚ at more than 1‚650 sites process 1.5 million shipments daily‚ all of which must be tracked in a central information system‚ sorted in a
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provides time-sensitive delivery of documents‚ letters‚ small packages‚ and freight in the United States and internationally. The company has several advantages over its rivals‚ such as it provides delivery services at a lower cost of up to 20% over FedEx and UPS; it operates the nation’s only privately owned foreign trade zone in Wilmington; it is more flexible and provides more customer-tailored services. It charges lower price but still much guarantee delivery dates (not offered by the US Postal
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Statement of Purpose The group aims to identify the generic strategy Airborne Express is pursuing‚ whether such strategy is sound in the context of air express industry. The company’s strengths and weaknesses are evaluated with the opportunities and threats to identify the distinctive competency that it can adapt. Statement of the Problem The group endeavors to identify the strategy that Airborne Express can implement to its domestic and international operations. Assessing the strategic alliances
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Personal selling is the marketing task that involves face-to-face contact with a customer. Unlike advertising‚ promotion‚ sponsorship and other forms of non-personal communication‚ personal selling permits a direct interaction between buyer and seller. This two-way communication means that the seller can identify the specific needs and problems of the buyer and tailor the sales presentation in the light of this knowledge. The particular concerns of the buyer can also be dealt with on a one-to-one
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Movie clips ( the shower 1960) Student’s name Course title Lecture’s name Date The 1960 Alfred Hitchcock horror movie Psycho is a perfect example of a movie that largely depended on the procedure and technique of editing and sound mixing. The movie can be understood as perfect example where the editing and sound mixing were used to perfection. There are different types of shots that are used in the movie. The shot is distinct by editing but editing can also work
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