1. The organization’s name and main line of business: FEDEX Corporations – Logistics 2. Specific type of operation: Air and Ground Delivery Specializing in Next Day Delivery 3. Describe the nature of operations process given your newfound understanding of operation management and productivity: a. Service and product design: i. Supply Chain management ii. Next Day Delivery Services b. Quality management – Customer oriented business “People First Philosophy” c. Process and capacity –
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FedEx External Environment Audit 1. How is the industry structured? The industry is defined by NAICS as the logistics‚ transportation‚ and related business services. This is a very broad definition because it doesn’t define the main function of the business‚ which is express delivery and shipping that includes a wide range of services for both businesses and consumers. FedEx offers express delivery‚ ground‚ and freight shipping‚ in domestic and international markets. The most important
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is becoming the key distinction among transportation firms‚ FedEx recently announced plans to shrink its 4000 employee IT division by about 200 workers. The move has been considered jarring by some because FedEx traditionally has used layoffs only as a measure of last resort. How could this action affect the company’s organizational culture and employee relations‚ especially in lieu of its corporate philosophy? What steps should FedEx take in order to prevent or minimize possible negative effects
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philosophy governs every FedEx activity. They honor innovation‚ integrity and commitment. They have many formal policies‚ procedures and programs to bring out the best in their staff‚ individually and in teams. FedEx is looking for talented people that share the basic qualities of honesty‚ enthusiasm‚ creativity and respect for co-workers and customers. As FedEx has grown into a global company‚ a culture has developed the fullest potential of employees with FedEx. FedEx has led the industry in
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Introduction The macroeconomic environment that Starbucks operates in is characterized by the ongoing global economic recession‚ which has dented the purchasing power of the consumers. However‚ market research done in the last few months has indicated that consumers have not cut down on their coffee consumption and instead‚ are shifting to lower priced options. This means that Starbucks can still leverage the buying power of the consumers in a manner that would give it a significant advantage over
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Political factors include government regulations and legal issues determining the conditions under which companies have to operate. In this field‚ the computer industry has to face certain restraints. Problems can arise in countries where political stability is not guaranteed‚ no matter whether companies operate production facilities or if they do business with the country through exports. Many countries still have restrictive policies which are maintained to protect domestic manufacturers and production
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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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Federal Express (FedEx) Corporation was founded by Frederick W. Smith in 1971 when he was just 28 years old and it specializes in overnight delivery of heavy freight‚ high-priority documents and packages. It has operations in 211 countries and it operates all over the United States providing delivery of time-sensitive‚ valuable cargo worldwide. Its main headquarters are in Memphis Tennessee USA and its subsidiaries include FedEx Express‚ FedEx Office‚ FedEx Trade Networks‚ FedEx Ground‚ FedEx Custom Critical
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UPS vs. FedEx The best thing in countries that have competitive package carrier business is that if ever you need to send something to someone‚ whether that package is classified or not or fragile or not‚ you’d be guaranteed that it is in safe hands. Not only that‚ no matter what package carrier company you choose you’d be guaranteed of the quality service that it’ll provide. These package carrier companies are kind of obliged to suck up on you so you’d choose them over the other. So the best way
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Issue | Impact on Business | Political | * To facilitate the take-off of e-commerce in Singapore‚ the Government has been putting in place a supportive legal and policy framework. For example‚ the Electronic Transaction Act‚ passed in Jul 98‚ provides a favourable legal environment for safe and secure e-transactions. * The government provides direct subsidies and fiscal incentives to support companies embarking on e-commerce initiatives. One example of a direct subsidy program introduced
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