FedEx Express: Globally Competitive Introduction FedEx was founded by Fred Smith after his tour in Vietnam‚ and he continues to run the company today‚ as the only CEO that FedEx has ever known. The company began by offering overnight courier services‚ an industry that to that point had not existed. Today‚ that unit is known as FedEx Express and it is still the largest in the company. There are competitors‚ however‚ mostly notably UPS‚ DHL and TNT. In most Western markets‚ the industry is relatively
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION History: FedEx is a logistics services company having its headquarters in Memphis‚ USA. The name FedEx is the abbreviation of Federal Express which was the original name used from 1973 until 2000. In 1978‚ Federal Express was listed on NYSE as FDX. The success of Federal Express can be recognized by this that this was the first company that had reached revenues of $1 billion without having any kind of merger or acquisition though afterwards the company acquired different
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or different? Airborne Express Federal Express UPS Product Line Air-express transportation + provides delivery service of small packages and documents FedEx Ground delivery (No shipment) (Business documents‚ electronic components‚ medical samples and replacement parts) Ground delivery + express delivery by air (Courier Express Services Freight Forwarding Services Logistics Services) Target Customer Segment Business customers that regularly ships large volume of urgent items All Segments
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Current Situation The overall performance of United Parcel Service (UPS) during the past year was good. The company ’s ROI for the last five year is 14.27 while the industry average is only 12.70. UPS is the market share leader in the express delivery market with a 53% share of the market‚ and 50% in the ground shipping industry (Lazich‚ 2007). Based on its Net Profit Margin‚ Return on Assets‚ and Earnings per Share the company ’s profitability is strong. Overall‚ UPS performed well in 2006
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package delivery companies. How these companies have used technology to improve their services and how they may expand the use of technology to increase productivity and reduce costs is the focus of this paper. Package Delivery Industry Best Practices Learning Team A identified two package delivery companies to be studied for current best practices regarding technological leveraging. These were United Parcel Service and FedEx‚ two companies that place heavy emphasis on innovation and investment in
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disadvantages of merging TNT with UPS There are many famous service companies worldwide. ’’Thomas Nationwide Transport’’ and ’’United Parcel Service’’ are two of them. TNT is an international express and mail delivery service company with headquarters in Hoofddorp‚ Netherlands. It was founded in 1946 in Australia. It has 155‚000 employees. On the other hand‚ UPS is an American global company headquartered in United States. It was founded in 1907. It has 398‚300 employees. This essay
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planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement and in conversion of final products. The use of logistics in the Retail industry has led to low fulfillment costs‚ shorter delivery times‚ and enhanced ability to focus on service delivery rather than on administrative processes. The Retail industry uses logistics for the complete management of the way resources are acquired‚ stored‚ and moved to other locations where they are required. The use of logistics helps the Retail
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Since its inception‚ FedEx had transformed itself from an express delivery company to a global logistics and supply-chain management company. SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS With more than three decades of experience in providing logistics services to individuals and fellow businesses‚ FedEx has the strength of dependable know-how in the delivery business. They changed the nature of delivery business by reconfiguring outbound logistics (a primary activity) and human resource management (a support
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3PL is a business process through which companies outsource their logistics and distribution functions to a service provider that specializes in handling logistics functions such as transportation‚ warehousing‚ and freight and forwarding. A logistics service provider that provides these services is called a 3PL provider. Often‚ 3PL providers go beyond logistics and provide value-added services such as inventory management‚ cross-docking‚ door-to-door delivery‚ and packaging of products. Covered
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Fedex Porter’s five forces Introduction There is no doubt that FedEx Freight is a leading U.S. provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) freight services. It is known for exceptional service‚ reliability and on-time performance. (History of FedEx Operating Companies About FedEx) With the rapid rise of virtually instantaneous electronic mail‚ some wondered if FedEx overnight mail delivery was as important as it was in the past. Margaritis pointed out that the company received only 9.3 percent of its revenue
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