Case #4: THE BATTLE FOR VALUE‚ 2004: FEDEX CORP. VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE‚ INC. Synopsis and Objectives • Set in June 2004 • To assess the financial performance of FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service‚ Inc (UPS). The two firms have competed intensely for dominance of the overnight express package industry. • This case is intended for use in an introductory discussion of corporate value creation and its sources. It requires no numerical computations; rather‚ the tasks are
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[STARBUCKS COMPANY] Introduction about Starbucks I knew about this company a long time ago but I just have drunk a kind Starbucks coffee once time last year when my sister bought it for me from American and I can’t forgot the taste of it. Starbucks is a famous brand of coffee and I understand why. That is the reason I decide to analyze this company- as a successful sample of marketing Starbucks Corporation is an American global coffee company based in Seattle‚ Washington. As
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Customer Services Report I am working as Assistant Head of the Customer Service Department. The profits last year made a decrease which resulted in increase for competitors in the Travel and Tourism Industry. First Impressions My first impressions on Alton Towers were that the company image that currently stands is very good‚ the logo is bright and it also shows that the company is the wonderland that people want to visit‚ the premises which holds Alton Towers is immaculate. When you first walk
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Management A.Y. 2010-2011 CASE ANALYSIS Susan Munroe‚ Service Customer Submitted to: Mrs. Cristina Naguit Submitted by: LEADER: Fernandez‚ Marvin T. MEMBERS: Lansangan‚ Chimova Parker‚ Harley Mae P. Quioc‚ Christian Paolo Santana‚ Karen F. June 29‚ 2010 Introduction The fast pace of advances in industrialized locations has increased the need for service‚ a process that creates benefits by facilitating either a change in customers‚ a change in their physical possessions‚ or a change
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As we know‚ starbucks is one of big brands in the world ‚ so ‚ how do they do it to maitain the organization for along time ? because they have unique cultures that I’ll show you right now. Starbucks enjoin all new employees to consummate twenty-four hours of training. During the period‚ they will have learned the operation of espresso machines‚ the customer service reflective of their mission statement‚ the processing and production of coffee beans. After training‚ Starbucks employees are already
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ONE STOP Customer Service Training Objectives Today we will look at: Why customer service is important Communicating effectively with customers Creating a positive impression The skills needed for excellent customer service Planning good customer service Handling difficult customers Ice Breaker • • • • • • • S E R V I C E Exercise • Why bother with customer service? • Who are our customers? • What do our customers want? (more on this later) Vision – The best place to live and
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means explaining the value that the customer is receiving for their investment. 2 Consider Figure 3.5 (pg.74) and the differences in profitability and sales growth between the three firms. Are there any other factors other than those mentioned in the text that explain the differences in profitability and sales growth between these companies? I just wanted to add the importance of going above and beyond the product or service you offer and think about your customer service. Although the text was
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Starbucks Starbucks philosophy has an impact on three areas; the people-oriented corporate culture‚ the employee stock ownership‚ and the enterprise that spares no effort to train employees. They believe that conducting business ethically is the right thing to do and is vital to success. The mission statement puts that all into perspective. “Our mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit-one person‚ one cup‚ and one neighborhood at a time.” To accomplish the mission‚ there are several principals
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has been the main concern for every hotel and resort. Customers are now more valued and every effort is being made to keep them loyal to the hotel and make them permanent visitors. The hotel industry believes that higher level of customer satisfaction may result in higher levels of repurchase. Repeat purchasing is essential to a continued stream of profitability through achieving higher levels of customer satisfaction (Oliver‚ 1997). The customers’ satisfaction can be defined as “the fulfillment response”
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top company in regards to exceptional customer service therefore‚ they need to replicate there past methods. One method in particular that stands out about the success of Nordstrom is their connection of service to their products. Nordstrom is in the business of a luxury or high-end department store. Therefore‚ they carry the top-of-line products and have fir their customer service to match their products. This is good for a very important reason. A customer looking at high-end products already has
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