Fed Ex Case Issue: Federal Express is a strong recognizable brand with growth potential‚ but the company faces a multitude of challenges with rising fuel prices‚ increased value of living‚ as well as a decline in the economy. FedEx also encounters issues with competition and even negative publicity due to various lawsuits involving violations against EEOC laws and regulations. SWOT Analysis: Strengths: • Best leader in express shipping o 99% of deliveries are on time
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FEDEX is the leading global provider of supply chain management services to corporate customers It maintains a fleet of more than 665 aircraft and more than 41‚000 motor vehicles and trailers. To complement the express delivery business‚ FedEx Ground provides small-package ground delivery in North America‚ and less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier FedEx Freight hauls larger shipments. FedEx Office stores offer a variety of document-related and other business services and serve as retail hubs for other
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success of any organization. When the organization’s behavior is not effective‚ there is a chance the company will suffer. This paper will evaluate the organizational structure of Federal Express‚ in particular FedEx Express (FedEx‚ 2011). ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE (FORMATION AND EFFECTS) FedEx has acquired a reputation for possessing a strong customer-service organizational culture. The textbook states‚ “Organizational culture is what the employees perceive and how this perception creates a pattern
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FedEx Corporation Federal Express was founded in 1971. In 1973‚ FedEx started operations officially and its hub-spoke distribution pattern enabled it to offer cheaper and faster service than its competitors. By 1981‚ UPS began to enter into the overnight air market and the United States Postal Service (USPS) cut its overnight letter at half the price of FedEx’s. Despite facing such extreme competition in the industry‚ FedEx could still excel due to change in the business environment. The success
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during the next six month. This represents an opportunity for FedEx as a provider of small-package delivery service. Besides that‚ in this competitive society‚ time is important to everyone. People are increasingly using the internet as a time-saving resource. People engage in numerous activities online‚ such as e-mail‚ planning trips‚ online banking and online research for their good purchases‚ all of which are easily completed online. FedEx can satisfy the consumer requirement of convenience with its
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when we have to ship anything of real importance: FEDEX and UPS. FEDEX Overview:The FedEx companies’ historical milestones span over a half century and demonstrate the insight and leadership of the trusted FedEx brand. FedEx Custom Critical‚ a package and delivery business was founded in Akron‚ Ohio in 1947 by Roberts Cartage. The FedEx Corporation‚ as we know it today‚ was organized in 1971 in Little Rock Arkansas. Today’s FedEx is led by FedEx Corporation‚ which provides strategic direction and
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packages‚ overnight and deferred‚ and air or air and ground. Virtually all FedEx business activities were in the air express segment of the package delivery industry‚ only 22% of UPS’s revenues were derived from its next day air business. FedEx and UPS’s competition for the dominance of the $25bn domestic air express delivery market foreshadowed in an unusually challenging future Background of the 2 companies FedEx Fedex was formed in 1971‚ as the brain child of Fred Smith who started the idea
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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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a key player in the competitive airfreight industry‚ just three years after beginning operations‚ as a direct result of its unique strategic hub system and a policy of limiting package size to under 70 pounds. By capitalizing on this strategy‚ FedEx was able to boost its average delivery volume in 1976 to 20‚726 packages per day via its three services‚ Priority-One‚ Standard Air‚ and Courier Pack‚ compared with an average of 10‚521 delivered daily the prior year. Clearly the company’s calculated
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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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