...IS used in FDX What is information systems: Information system is defined by different ways but they are all in the same field. Information system is a collection of hardware, software, data, people and procedures that are designed to generate information that supports the day-to-day, short-range, and long-range activities of users in an organization. Information system is a very wide field that is divided in different types, to fulfill business’s variety of requirements for information, which are: Executive Support Systems, Management Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Management Systems, Transaction Processing Systems, and Office Automation Systems. · Firstly, the Executive Support Systems ("ESS") is designed to help senior management make strategic decisions. It gathers analyses and summarizes the key internal and external information used in the business. · Secondly, Management Information Systems ("MIS") is mainly concerned with internal sources of information. MIS usually take data from the transaction processing systems and summarize it into a series of management reports. · Thirdly, Decision Support Systems ("DSS") are specifically designed to help management make decisions in situations where there is uncertainty about the possible outcomes of those decisions. DSS comprise tools and techniques to help gather relevant information and analyze the options and alternatives. DSS often involves use of complex spreadsheet and databases to create "what-if"...
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...Question One: “FedEx has built superior physical, virtual and people networks not just to prepare for change but to shape change on a global scale…FedEx is not only reorganizing its internal operations around a more flexible network computing architecture, but it’s also pulling-in and in many cases locking-in customers with an unprecedented level of technological integration (Janah and Wilder, 1997; Annual Report 1999; cited in De Wit and Meyer, 2004, p.647).” In the context of the above statement, critically analyse the Global express transportation and logistics industry in which FedEx operates using Porters Value Chain and Five Forces frameworks. From the results of your analysis evaluate the ‘core competencies’ and ‘dynamic capabilities’ that enabled FedEx to build an efficient and effective transportation, logistics and a virtual information infrastructure. [35 % marks] Question Two: Discuss the events leading up to the January 2000 reorganisation in the context of FedEx’s three major strategic initiatives: (1) A new branding strategy that involved changing the Company’s name to FedEx Corporation, and extending the ‘FedEx’ brand to four of its five subsidiary companies; (2) The need for one point of access to sales, customer services, billing and automation systems (3) A new low-cost residential delivery service, FedEx Home Delivery (De Wit and Meyer, 2004, pp. 657-661). Your answer should be based on a critical review of FedEx’s...
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...STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH E-BUSINESS FedEx CORP.: FedEx Overview Founded in 1973 by Fred Smith From an express delivery company to a global logistics and supply-chain management company 1998 acquisition of Caliber systems and development of a powerful technical architecture FedEx was having difficulties about the company image THE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS express The growth of the INDUSTRY transportation and logistics industry… • Globalization emerging new markets & using cheap materials and resources, this situation needed rapid transportation of materials and final products. the quick delivery shortened the • Ø Ø THE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION AND Advances in IT & Changing market demand LOGISTICS INDUSTRY Promoted the globalisation of commerce (ctd.) Sharing info reduced costs and improved customer services by generating operational efficiencies. Many transportation companies expanded into ITsupported logistics management services. Interconnectivity thru Internet and Intranet enabled reengineering sales and supply-chains. Just-in-Time inventory management Ø Ø Ø THE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION AND …resulted in following key LOGISTICS INDUSTRY competitive advantages: (ctd.) Speed Ø Ø Ø Ø Ooperational efficiencies Improved customer service Value-added services FedEx Corp. “If we’re all operating in a day-today environment, we’re thinking one to two years out. Fred’s thinking five, ten, fifteen years out..” William Conley...
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... structural transformation of the FedEx corporation through e- business by using different strategic perspectives presented during the course Strategy- Process, Content, Context. Firstly, I will present the brief history timeline of the FedEx Corporation with the main highlights that are important for my discussion. Then in the part Business level strategy I will try to explain how the company related their business with its environment. From its very beginning in 1973, FedEx had transformed itself from the express delivery company to a global logistics and supply- chain company and invested a lot of money into the IT systems1, which in my opinion implies outside- in perspective. Corporate level strategy part deals with the diversification of the FedEx in order to become more than just a express delivery company. Taking into account the international context of the company I will discuss the global convergence perspective and how FedEx positioned itself there. The international context part will discuss how FedEx expanded globally and how FedEx positioned itself under the Global convergence perspective. History of the FedEx Corporation2 Federal Express Corporation was founded in 1971. They are specialized...
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...Governance Guidelines The Board of Directors has adopted these Guidelines to further its longstanding goal of providing effective governance of the Company's business and affairs for the long-term benefit of the Company's stockholders. These Guidelines are reviewed periodically and revised as appropriate to ensure the effective functioning of the Board of Directors and high quality corporate governance. Board Responsibilities 1. Basic Responsibilities of Board Members. The fundamental responsibility of members of the Company's Board of Directors is to promote the best interests of the Company and its stockholders by overseeing the management of the Company's business and affairs. In doing so, Board members have two basic legal obligations to the Company and its stockholders: (a) the duty of care, which generally requires that Board members exercise appropriate diligence in making decisions and in overseeing management of the Company, and (b) the duty of loyalty, which generally requires that Board members make decisions based on the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and without regard to any personal interest. 2. Conflicts of Interest and Related Person Transactions; Corporate Opportunities. Procedures for the review and preapproval of related person transactions are set forth in the policy attached hereto as Appendix A. If a Board member develops an actual or potential conflict of interest with the Company that is not covered by the attached policy, he or...
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...FedEx Corporation Case Study Jama Eddleman Mid-Continent University HRM 6003 Professor: Dr. J. Gordon July 14, 2013 FedEx Corporation Case Study Mixing up the order my papers usually proceed in, I am putting my Biblical worldview first, instead of at the end. There are many organizations and companies today that do not operate as God instructs. The Lord is clear in explaining how to operate a business and how to be a good employee. His instructions for the business world, as with all Christian instruction for our whole lives, is found in the Bible. B – basic; I –information; B – before; L – leaving; E – earth. I found this anagram years ago on a church bulletin board. The scripture I like in regard to this case study and how FedEx tries to honor its employees and remain dedicated to their needs comes from Micah. Verse 6:8 says, “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (NI V). FedEx appears to be a company that works hard to be just, merciful, and walk humbly. FedEx leaders know that the company would not be where it is today without good employees, and they strive to do all they can to take care of their employees. FedEx is a brand name known both nationally and worldwide. FedEx began under the name Federal Express. The firm initially specialized in overnight package delivery via air cargo. While the name, size, and services the company offers have changed...
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...FedEx: The World on Time Shipping, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management Indiana Wesleyan University Facilitator FedEx: The World On Time History of FedEx Today FedEx Corporation is the premier provider of shipping and information services worldwide. Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, the company functions under the motto "operate independently, compete collectively and manage collaboratively."(FedEx.com, 2011) By operating independently, each company can focus exclusively on delivering the best service for its specific market. In 1965, Yale University undergraduate Frederick W. Smith wrote a term paper about the passenger route systems used by most airfreight shippers, which he viewed as economically inadequate. (FedEx.com, 2011) Smith wrote of the need for shippers to have a system designed specifically for airfreight that could accommodate time-sensitive shipments such as medicines, computer parts and electronics. In August of 1971 following a stint in the military, Smith bought controlling interest in Arkansas Aviation Sales, located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Smith identified the tremendous difficulty in getting packages and other airfreight delivered within one to two days. This dilemma motivated him to do the necessary research for resolving the inefficient distribution system. Thus, the idea for Federal Express was born: a company that revolutionized global business practices and now defines speed and reliability. Federal Express was so-named due to the...
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...TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Measurement of Success 2 3.0 Reasons Behind FedEx Corporation’s Success 4 3.1 Excellent and Leading Service Quality 4 3.2 Effective Employee Management 4 3.3 Intended Acquisition Strategy 5 3.4 Sustained Innovation 5 3.5 Global Reach and Further Expansion 5 3.6 Pursuance of International Market Dominance 5 4.0 Justification of FedEx Corp. Success 6 4.1 Value Chain Framework 6 4.1.1 Support Activities 6 4.1.2 Primary Activities 7 4.2 VRIN Framework 7 4.2.1 Value 7 4.2.2 Rarity 8 4.2.3 Inimitability 8 4.2.4 Non – Substitutability 9 4.3 International Strategy 9 5.0 Contribution of Leadership 11 5.1 Traits Theory of Leadership 11 5.2 4E’s of Leadership 11 5.1.1 Envision 11 5.1.2 Enable 12 5.1.3 Empower 12 5.1.4 Energise 12 6.0 Challenge for Future Success 13 6.1 Intense Competition 13 Reference List 14 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1: Annual Financials of FedEx Corp…….……………………………………………………………………2 Figure 2.2: FedEx Market Share…………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Figure 2.3: Air Freight & Logistics Market Growth…………………………………………………………………3 Figure 2.4: Customer Satisfaction Benchmark……………………………………………………………………….4 Figure 4.1: Porter's Value Chain Framework………………………………………………………………………….6 Figure 4.1.2: FedEx Primary Activities……………………………………………………………………………………7 1.0 Introduction According to Amsler et al (2010), the market of shipping and transport logistics has become a leading...
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...CONTENTS I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….2 II. Company Overview……………………………………………………………………..3 Company Background……………………………………………………………...3 Services Offered……………………………………………………………………..4 SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………………...5 III. Environmental Analysis………………………………………………………...……13 PESTEL Analysis…………………………………………………………………..13 Competition Analysis………………………………………………………………16 IV. Marketing Plan…………………………………………………………………………16 Marketing Goals…………………………………………………………………….16 Marketing Strategies……………………………………………………………….17 Marketing Mix……………………………………………………………………….20 Marketing Budget…………………………………………………………………..22 V. Recommendation………………………………………………………………….…..23 INTRODUCTION The competition in the business arena has been very stiff and complex. In this regard, the organization must be able to utilize a strategy and management system that will enhance the performance of the business so as to outgrow its rivals (2000; 2003). There are certain ways or techniques that can be considered in order to emerge and continue to be competitive within the market place. The marketing concept has been defined as ‘the key to achieving organizational goals’ and the marketing concept rests on ‘market focus, customer orientation, coordinated marketing and profitability’. In a profit making business the firm obviously has to try and achieve this level of customer satisfaction as a way of staying ahead of the competition and making a profit. Traditionally, marketing...
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...fourteen small jets at its disposal, FedEx today has more than 560 aircrafts – making them the largest all-cargo air fleet in the world. The total daily lift capacity of their fleet exceeds 26.5 million pounds. Within 24 hours it travels approximately 500,000 miles. With the 2.5 million miles the FedEx Express couriers log a day; it is equivalent to 100 trips around the earth. A need that already has been identified rarely provides companies with big business opportunities. The greatest opportunities arise when you detect a completely new need that your customers didn’t even recognize themselves until you offered a solution to them. That is the success story of FedEx with its overnight delivery system. The company was named “Federal Express” because of the intended associations with the word “Federal” since it expressed an interest in nationwide economic activity. Another trace to the name is the proposed contract with the Federal Reserve Bank, which the company hoped to attain at that time. Although the proposal was denied, the name “Federal Express” was chosen since Smith believed it was a particularly good one for their purposes. It draws public attention to the business and facilitates name recognition. While the ability to identify an unidentified need provides a great business opportunity, it tends to remain useless if a company fails to come up with a new and innovative way of meeting it. The delivery of a new service can be quite tricky. FedEx solved it brilliantly by its hub-and-spoke...
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... FedEx was founded in 1971 and was incorportated in October 2, 1997, is a holding company and was founded by Frederick Wallace Smith, current CEO, president & chairman of FedEx Corporation. It is an express transportation company offering fast delivery services within few business days and serving markets. The company provides a portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services under the FedEx Brand. The company also operates in four different segments, taking charge on series of activities, namely “FedEx Express”, “FedEx Ground”, “FedEx Freight”, and “FedEx Services”. -Location worldwide * Auckland * Bangkok * Beijing * Cebu * Christchurch * Guangzhou * Hanoi * Ho Chi Minh * Hong Kong * Jakarta * Kuala Lumpur * Manila * Melbourne * Osaka * Penang * Seoul * Shanghai * Shenzhen * Singapore * Sydney * Taipei * Tokyo -Total revenue man power -Core product & supplementary services. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (FedEx Ground) is a provider of small-package ground delivery service. FedEx Ground provides day-certain service to every business address in the United States and Canada. FedEx Freight Inc (FedEx Freight) is a provider of less-than-truckload...
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...I. Introduction Globalization coupled with technology has dramatically altered the competitive landscape of corporate America. As corporations fight for scarce resources, and savvy consumers equipped with greater knowledge through the World Wide Web gain bargaining power, the necessity for big business to improve supply chain management procedures has intensified. The explosive growth of emerging markets like China and India creates both opportunities and challenges in transporting goods and services. The businesses that can leverage technological advances are in a position to garner market share and add value to their shareholders. FedEx has become a world leader in the parcel delivery business. The name FedEx evokes thoughts of getting packages to customers the next day. FedEx now is used as a verb to tell customers that a shipment will be sent so that it is received the next day. Delivering a product on-schedule is the result of multiple business processes working seamlessly to create a Value Chain that yields a firm greater profit over costs (Dess, Lumpkin, & Eisner, 2007). A primary activity of the Value Chain is Supply Chain Management (SCM). Supply Chain Management is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer ((2006). Supply Chain Management Retrieved April 24, 2007, from http://searchcio.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid19_gci214546,00.html ) Running...
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...CASE STUDY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CASE 4: The Battle for Value, 2004: FedEx Corp. vs. United Parcel Service, Inc. VALUE CREATION AND ECONOMIC PROFIT I. OUTLOOK OF CASE 4 Case 4 mentions about the competition between two leading companies in package- delivery market. FedEx which is the largest foreign presence in China, with 11 weekly flights, serving 220 Chinese cities, so the company’s volumes in China had grown by more than 50% between 2003 and 2004. UPS which is the world’s largest package-delivery company and dominant parcel carrier in US, serving 200 cities in 2003. FedEx had virtually invented customer logistical management, and was widely perceived as innovative. Historically, UPS had reputation for being big, bureaucratic and an industry follower. Two companies have their own market, an individual characteristics, and inconclusive. Thus, not only based on the development and operation of the two companies, the analysis also relied on the special purpose financial ratios ( especially Economic Value Added (EVA), an effective measure and rapid for firm within an industry) to find which company has more competitive advantage. II. INTRODUCTION 1. FedEx corporation: [pic] FedEx, formally known as Federal Express, started delivering packages and freight on April 17, 1973. The company was...
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...Goal Setting in an Organization - FedEx Name: Institution: Date: Introduction FedEx express is a renowned company whose headquarters are in the US (Berkeley, 1962). Since its inception, the company managed to move greater heights, thus becoming a giant in the provision of freight, and other carrier services. However, these great achievements did not originate from a vacuum, but through the firm’s concerted efforts. As such, this research paper provides an insight into one of the company’s organizational behaviour process. Main Body Like other multinationals, FedEx Express Corporation does not operate in a vacuum, despite its major success story. The firm does not operate in a vacuum because various external factors affect its operations. Some of the external factors include political factors, labor pressures and technology shift. Technologically, since the inception of freight and carrier services by different companies, things have not been stagnant. For example, with the inception of modern technology FedEx Express embraced many changes in its operations. Some of the new aspects adopted by the corporation include online booking of freight, and other cargo delivery services (Berkeley, 1962). Through this platform, the customers are able to book for transportation of their goods, and other services online, anywhere across the globe. Further, through this platform, the clients are able to verify the status of their various transactions within a short time,...
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...Air Cargo Management-13 Yoon Seok, Chang School of Air Transport, Transportation & Logistics, KAU Email: yoonchang@kau.ac.kr 1 Why Use 3PL’s? • Save time – Don’t need to invest in: Trucks, Training, Development • Narrow your focus – Allows you to focus on your strengths • Reach more customers more effectively – Can ensure delivery times – can help a company run leaner Types of 3PL Providers • – – – – • Transportation Based Services extend beyond transportation to offer a comprehensive set of logistics offerings. Leveraged 3PLs use assets of other firms. Non-leveraged 3PLs use assets belonging solely to the parent firm. Examples: FedEx Logistics, UPS Logistics Financial Based – Provide freight payment and auditing, cost accounting and control, and tools for monitoring, booking, tracking, tracing, and managing inventory. – Examples: Cass Information Systems, CTC, GE Information Services, FleetBoston Types of 3PL Providers • Warehouse/Distribution Based – Many have former warehouse and/or distribution experience. – Examples: Exel, Caterpillar Logistics, IBM • Forwarder Based – Very independent middlemen with forwarder roles. – Non-asset owners that provide a wide range of logistics services. – Examples: AEI Types of 3PL Providers • Information Based – Significant growth and development in this category of Internet-based, business-to-business, electronic markets for transportation and logistics service Levels of Outsourcing • Transactional...
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