Supplier Measurement helps FedEx Manage a Worldwide supply base FedEx is one of the few companies that have realised that suppliers affect its total costs to a large extent. Hence‚ it has introduced measures like detailed supplier scorecard to evaluate supplier performance for goods‚ services and fuel. This supplier scorecard maintains a level of uniformity among the many supply management groups and is available to all its suppliers and employees through its intranet. The scorecards for suppliers
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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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related information services” (FedEx‚ 2005u‚ para. 1). FedEx strives to provide reliable‚ competitive‚ global‚ air and ground transportation of priority goods at a remarkable speed. FedEx will continue working to develop outstanding relationships among its employees‚ partners‚ and suppliers‚ while maintaining ethical and professional principles within its corporate staff‚ keeping safety the “first consideration in all operations” (FedEx‚ 2005u‚ para. 1). FedEx has based its strategic mission
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SD-Logic Marketing The concept of marketing has changed tremedously over a period of last few decades. Initially the concept of marketing revolved around manufactured goods that were tangible in nature however as the economies developed and became more complex it was understood that services are totally different breed of products that are intangible in nature however carry equal importance as that of tangible goods. This gave birth to the cocept of services marketing. Services marketing concept defined
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY‚ CONSUMERISM‚ AND THE MARKETING CONCEPT Robert D. Winsor‚ Loyola Marymount University ABSTRACT This paper compares the often-criticized "selling orientation" or "selling concept" with the commonly-praised "societal marketing concept "from the perspectives of consumer rationality and persuasibility. It is suggested that both orientations view consumers as relatively irrational and as easily prone to manipulation by marketers. The implications of this similarity are explored
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P & O Cruises is one of Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading cruise lines that offer cruise holiday packages to exotic locations. P&O Cruises covers the five core marketing concepts‚ including: human needs‚ wants and demands; market offerings; value and satisfaction with the product or service; exchanges‚ transactions and relationships; and the target market. The marketer must try to understand the target market’s needs‚ wants and demands. The human needs are basic requirements which include food
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HOLISTIC MARKETING [pic] The Concept of & Introduction to Modern Holistic Marketing Holistic Marketing An account of evolution of the concepts of Marketing over the years of human existence – from the primitive “Exchange Concept” to the latest “Holistic Marketing Concept”. [This is an improved version of my earlier article of same title.] Contents : 1. Introduction : a. Definitions b. What is Marketed c. Marketing Concepts d. Trends in Marketing Practices 2. Holistic Marketing
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Evolution of marketing concept in Indian Context: Concept of marketing origins long back in India to year 3300 BC during Indus valley civilization where in most of the marketing was done through street shops‚ street markets and traveling salesmen called as feriwalas. Most of the products were home made i.e. cottage industry was predominant and almost every village was an independent economic entity. Products though home-made‚ carried an excellent quality as same business or profession was carried
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MARKETING CONCEPT OF BUILD- BEAR- WORKSHOP ABSTRACT: Build-A-Bear is a toy making company started by Maxine Clark in 1996. She gave preference to customer satisfaction. It is a customer centered organization. It gives personalization to customer by creating a facility of making his own stuffed toy. Many critics posed on her that she took a poor business decision. But now it is the one of the top toy making company. It has won a number of awards what marketing concept worked by the Maxine Clark to
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Question 1 Ariel is using the “marketing concept”. They have determined the needs and wants of their consumers/customers. The product in want and need by the consumers is washing powder for washing clothes. This “Ariel” washing powder has been said to be better than the number one best selling washing powder and all their competitors washing powders. Ariel is constantly trying to better and improve their product for customer satisfaction and needs changing. They are improving their company by offering
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