Executive Summary Background: FedEx and United Parcel Service‚ Inc. are the two largest competitors in the world’s package delivery service industry. UPS‚ founded in 1907‚ was the largest package delivery company in the world. By 2003‚ UPS delivered throughout the United States and to more than 200 other countries‚ transporting over 13 million packages a day. FedEx‚ created in 1971 by Fred Smith‚ grew successful because of its innovative approach to purchase its own planes rather than
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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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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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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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(1) What are the inputs‚ processing‚ and outputs of UPS’s package tracking system? Inputs: The most important input of UPS’s package tracking system is scannable bar coded label attached to the parcel. This scannable label contains detailed information about the package information (weight of the package‚ content of the package)‚ customer signature‚ pickup information‚ delivery information‚ time-card information‚ current location and billing and customer clearance documentation. Processing:
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FedEx Corp. URL:http://www.fedex.com Email:info@fedex.com [pic] Business Description: FedEx Corp.‚ founded by Frederick W. Smith‚ began operations in April 1973 and was incorporated on October 2‚ 1997. FedEx Corp. is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange and headquartered in Memphis‚ TN. Fedex Corporation was formed in January 1998 with the acquisition of Caliber System Inc. The company reports in four major business segments. FedEx Express provides time-certain delivery within
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James Boyd 03/01/2015 FedEx vs. UPS write up 1. Prepare to describe in class the 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? With the increasing amount of online shopping‚ shipping companies such as FedEx and UPS have had a rise
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be a better performer in the long run as compared to FedEx. Competitive Advantage UPS has a first mover advantage over FedEx‚ beginning air delivery service in 1929. Although FedEx was the first to own and operate their own planes and introduced the innovative “hub and spoke” distribution pattern‚ UPS leads in specialized transportation and logistics services. In 1975‚ UPS promised package delivery to every address in the United States; FedEx was not able to guarantee delivery in every area. When
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COMMUNICATION COMPARISON FedEx vs. UPS Background: The basis of the analytical report will be comparing Fed Ex and the United Postal Service (UPS). These two companies are the top in their industry. Each company trying to achieve the role of the industry leader they constantly battle head to head combining strategy and brute force. Fed Ex was incorporated in 1971‚ but did not officially begin operations until April of 1973. Fed Ex started out delivering to only 25 cities and did not
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[Type the company name] FedEx vs. UPS Brief History of FedEx & UPS In 2004‚ the U.S. and China agreed to increase their air transportation flights‚ which delivered their goods between one another. This agreement represented the most dramatic liberalization of air traffic in the history of the two nations‚ and therefore FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service‚ Inc. (UPS)‚ the only domestic cargo carriers who were permitted to serve
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