THE BATTLE FOR VALUE‚ 2004: FEDEX CORP. VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE‚ INC. Executive Summary: As the U.S. package delivery business segment matured‚ International segment became the battle ground for the two package delivery giants – FedEx and UPS. FedEx is considered to be the innovative‚ entrepreneurial‚ inventor of customer logistical management‚ and an operational leader. UPS‚ on the other hand‚ is considered to be big‚ bureaucratic‚ and industry follower‚ although UPS is shedding
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Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. What’s the Difference between e-Business and e-Commerce? 3 3. Who is FedEx? 4 4. Ebusiness at FedEx 5 4.1. E-Operations at FedEx 5 4.2. E- Human Resources Management (HRM) at FedEx 8 4.3. E- Marketing at FedEx 9 4.4. E-Commerce at FedEx 11 5. How does E-Business increase market share at FedEx? 11 6. How has e-technology lead to augmentation of earnings at FedEx? 13 10. The e-Business Strategy – What are the Risks? How do you mitigate these? 15 11. Conclusion
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I. Company Profile FedEx Corporation (FedEx)‚ incorporated on October 2‚ 1997‚ provides a portfolio of transportation‚ e-commerce and business services through companies that compete collectively‚ operate independently and manage collaboratively‚ under the respected FedEx brand. These companies are included in four business segments: FedEx Express‚ Federal Express Corporation (FedEx Express)‚ is an express transportation company‚ offering time-certain delivery within 1 to 3 business days and serving
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1. Accounting Treatments Capital Lease -Lessee Initially‚ the lessee recognizes the asset under his property‚ plant and equipment. The amount that should be debited is the Lower of asset’s fair value and present value of minimum lease payments. The present value is determined by discounting minimum lease payments using interest rates implicit in the lease. Also‚ initial direct cost that the lessee incurs in relation to the lease is added to the cost of recognized asset. On the credit side of
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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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Fedex Case Study 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
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IntroductionIn today’s’ fast moving world delivery of packages‚ parcels‚ documents‚ goods in a timely and guaranteed manner is of absolute importance. With the fast moving trend of online businesses‚ auctions etc. The need for fast and reliable package delivery is growing. The logistics industry has received globally‚ a lot of publicity regarding the industry’s attitudes on‚ and actions in‚ corporate responsibility issues. The different stakeholder groups are interested in the logistics industry’s
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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? Competition in the express delivery Market The $45billion US domestic delivery market could be categorized into 2 segments. These consisted of letters weighing 0 to 2 pounds‚ packages weighing
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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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What approach would you take to identify the activities needed to complete the work package? A work package is a portion of the WBS that allows project management to define the steps necessary for completing the project. (Ultimate Resource for PM) In my opinion‚ the activities should be divided into different levels. We should try to pick the most important activities and try to avoid the less-important ones. Put the feasible activities on the list and delete the impractical ones. How would you
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