industry: Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) and United Parcel Service of America‚ Inc. (UPS). Studying FedEx‚ UPS and their competitive relationship gives a good insight for the companies’ and industry’s future. The two companies have different strategic goals and are operating in the same industry but in different main markets: FedEx is working on "producing outstanding financial returns" and focuses on the profitability of overnight air market whereas UPS is looking for "earning reasonable profit"
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History In 1913‚ C.J. Tower & Sons‚ forerunner to FedEx Trade Networks subsidiary FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage‚ begins operation as a customs broker in Niagara Falls‚ N.Y. It was not until 1971 that Federal Express Corporation was founded in Little Rock‚ Ark. In 1975‚ FedEx installed the first drop box for the public and since then the company developed and maintained a strategic leadership in managing a broad group of transportation services‚ e-commerce and other business services
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FN6033:CORPORATE FINANCE ASSIGNMENT: CASE STUDIES CASE 1: THE BATTLE FOR VALUE‚ 2004: FEDEX CORP. VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE‚ INC. QUESTIONS: 1. There is competition in the overnight package delivery industry‚ and the strategies by which those two firms are meeting the competition. What are the enabling and inhibiting factors facing the two firms as they pursue their goals? Do you think that either firm can attain a sustainable competitive advantage in this business? 2. Why did FedEx’s
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Sept. 7‚ 2011 FEDEX CORP. VERSUS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA‚ INC.: WHO WILL DELIVER RETURNS FROM CHINA? On April 17‚ 2006‚ the International Air Cargo Association hosted its first-ever meeting in China. The location could not have been more appropriate. China was shaping up to be the world’s most significant market for air cargo‚ and Yan Yuanyuan‚ director general of China’s General Administration of Civil Aviation‚ had just announced that China would be opening up its air cargo market
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UPS/FedEx Package Wars After analyzing the case‚ UPS exhibits many strong aspects within their company. UPS is extremely financially minded‚ helping to keep costs low and very small amounts of debt. This makes UPS a cost leader in the industry. This translates into a financially efficient company. UPS is also a leader in supply chain solutions‚ offering a wide selection of services to fit every business and personal need. This could attract more customers since everything they need is in
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money‚ gas‚ and time. With that being said‚ we still need look for ways to save additional money on gas and time. There are two competitors‚ FedEx‚ and UPS‚ who dominate the air delivery and freight services industry in the United States‚ FedEx is the smaller of the two. UPS have a higher price earning while FedEx have a lower earnings per share. With UPS” 2.5 billion miles in 2007‚ the company “says its package flow technology combined with right turns‚ save” 28‚541‚472 million miles and three
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and disadvantages of FedEx and UPS? This essay critically analyses two giant competitors in the package delivery industry: Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) and United Parcel Service‚ Inc. (UPS). Both corporations have achieved a great success on a global scale. FedEx Express currently serves hundreds of cities and markets with its intercontinental and international express services [1]. It founded in 1973 and has developed to serve and reach every corner of the world. FedEx committed to offer the
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THE BATTLE FOR VALUE‚ 2004: FEDEX CORP. VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE‚ INC. FedEx will produce superior financial returns for shareowners by providing high value-added supply chain‚ transportation‚ business‚ and related information services through focused operating companies competing collectively‚ and managed collaboratively‚ under the respected FedEx brand. —FedEx mission statement (excerpt) We serve the evolving distribution‚ logistics‚ and commerce needs of our customers worldwide‚ offering
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Case 1.1 : FedEx 1) List the business processes displayed in the video. The first step is to pick up the package at the customer’s and to scan it. Therefore‚ the employee ) inform FedEx than the package is under FedEx’s responsibility. The second step is the transport of the package by truck for instance to a hub (or sorting center). In the third step‚ the package will process in the sorting center. The package is going to progress in a long and complex net of conveyer belts. This is called
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FedEx Corporation Operating Segments and Companies Basically‚ FedEx is divided into four segments and 11 operating companies. The segments consist of FedEx Express Segment‚ FedEx Ground Segment‚ FedEx Freight Segment‚ and FedEx Freight Segment. The 4 segments and 11 operating companies are as shown chart below: FedEx Services Segment FedEx Freight Segment FedEx Ground Segment FedEx Express Segment FedEx Services FedEx Freight FedEx Ground FedEx Express FedEx Global Supply Chain Services
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