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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United Parcel Service Background History: Founded in Seattle‚ Washington in 1907 by Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. Products/Services: Courier Express Services‚ Freight Forwarding Services & Logistics Services. Turnover: US$54.10 billion (2012) Pre-tax Profits: US$1.34 billion (2012) Total Assets: US$38.86 billion (2012) Total Equity: US$4.73 billion (2012) Employees: > 400‚000 Headquarters: Atlanta‚ Georgia Business Area: Worldwide Current Standing: - World
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United Parcel Service (UPS) Song zhenbo G00268544 Introduction： United Parcel Service (UPS) is the world ’s largest express company。Also exposed to air transportation‚ logistics and information services。Under the expanding global information service background，UPS can provide more than 13 million packages every working days。Their unique secret is ＂the Big Brown＂which means every delivery truck and employee uniform from UPS is brown。The uniform regulations
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portfolio of services 8. Importance of supply chain management 9. The way UPS interacts with its supply chain partners to improve the outcomes for customers. 10. Limitations 11. Features of the company’s operations which clearly reflect common practice in supply chain management. 12. UPS Sustainability Concept Analysis 13. Technologies and information systems used at UPS 14. Asset Recovery and Recycling Management 15. UPS inventory management system 16. Conclusion 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY United parcel service
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United Parcel Service UPS faced a variety of problems in the near future. UPS had to consider how to develop and grow it’s technology and information services‚ in order to remain competitive in the market. With that challenge‚ UPS had to face the challenge of balancing its intent to develop and promote from within‚ with the need to advance quickly using outside resources. Along a similar vein‚ UPS struggled with the strategic problem of how to grow their air services business. UPS has to consider
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United Parcel Service Marcel Warren International Transportation & Logistics Scott Lawrence 3/5/12 Founded in 1907 as a messenger company in the US‚ UPS has grown substantially into a multi-billion dollar corporation. Today UPS is a global company with one of the most recognized and admired brands in the world. They are the world’s largest packaging and Delivery Company and a leader of transportation and logistics services. Every day they manage the flow of goods to more than 200 countries
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United Parcel Service Case Study United Parcel Service Case Study United Parcel Service‚ Inc. (“UPS”) was founded in 1907 as a private messenger and delivery service in Seattle‚ Washington.UPS is the world ’s largest package delivery company‚ in terms of revenue and volume‚ and a global leader in supply chain solutions. UPS deliver packages each business day for 1.1 million shipping customers to 7.7 million consignees in over 200 countries and territories. In 2011‚ UPS delivered an
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United Parcel Service of America‚ Inc. (UPS) had grown spectacularly from its humble beginning in 1907‚ when 19-year-old Jim Casey borrowed $100 to start a messenger and home- delivery service for Seattle department stores. By 2007‚ UPS had become a global public company‚ with a market cap of $74 billion‚ more than 428‚000 employees‚ $47 billion in revenue‚ and operations in more than 200 countries. A recognized leader among package- delivery companies‚ its growth had been above industry averages
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Slide 1-Current efforts United Parcel Service (UPS) is very involved within the communities in which the company operates‚ and promotes the importance of volunteerism and philanthropy. UPS fosters a persona of being more than another company that is known for just delivering packages. The company has launched several different programs to help the communities not only where the company operates but also where employees and their families live. The company promotes the importance of community
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The impact of environmental and government regulations made United Parcel Service (UPS) an innovative company that developed a strategic environmental management system that adheres to the principles of ISO 14001 standard (UPS 2010 sustainability report‚ 2010). To ensure compliance with regulations in the various countries and the United States‚ UPS has region environmental mangers and district environmental coordinators within their operations. The managers have access to training programs that
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