...personal appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales Read now Close FedEx From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Fed Ex Corporation) Jump to: navigation, search "Federal Express" redirects here. For the passenger train, see Federal Express (passenger train). "Fed Express" redirects here. For the tennis player with this nickname, see Roger Federer. FedEx Corporation FedEx Corporation logo.svg Type Public Traded as NYSE: FDX S&P 500 Component Industry Courier Founded Little Rock, Arkansas (1971) as Federal Express Corporation Founder(s) Frederick W. Smith Headquarters Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Area served Worldwide Key people Frederick W. Smith (Chairman, President & CEO) Products Post delivery, express mail, freight forwarding, third-party logistics Revenue Increase US$ 39.3 billion (2011)[1] Operating income Increase US$ 2.37 billion (2011)[1] Net income Increase US$ 1.42 billion (2011)[1] Total assets Increase US$ 27.3 billion (2011)[1] Total equity Increase US$ 15.2 billion (2011)[1] Employees 290,000 (2011)[1] Subsidiaries FedEx Office, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Custom Critical, FedEx Supply Chain, FedEx Trade Networks, FedEx Services Website www.FedEx.com FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), originally known as FDX Corporation, is an American global courier delivery services company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.[2] The name "FedEx" is a syllabic abbreviation of the name of the company's original...
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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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...1. Q1 Normal Express Service = Day definite service a. DHL value added service i. Warehouse ii. Distribution Center iii. Time definite service iv. NFO: Next Flight Out 1. Normally use DHL /commercial scheduled flight v. Dedicated vehicle 1. Dedicated truck / flight vi. Break bulk 1. DHL BREAK BULK EXPRESS provides door-to-door delivery of shipments that are consolidated at origin, sent from one customs zone to another, then deconsolidated by DHL at destination before delivery to different addresses within the same country or customs union. The consolidated shipment is cleared as a single entry on arrival at the destination facility. vii. Medical viii. RMA b. Values i. Reduce lead time on transportation ii. Reduce cost iii. For factory in case of production break down, replacement parts can in place in short time, and minimize production impact iv. Break bulk, e.g.1000 shipments group as 1 shipment for customs clearance can reduce clearance time and delay v. RMA 1. Can help management return process c. Changes i. Manufacturing industry now use JIT Just In Time production strategy 1. OLD METHOD: production in batch (10000 pieces) 2. JIT : Based on demand in period -> design number of pieces 3. JIT require accurate and quick transportation ii. Globalization is the trend for do business 1. Supply chain across the world a. E.g. manufacturer in China b. User in USA c. Parts / raw material provided in EU 2. If...
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...to portray a professional image, to convey a neutral public image with respect to religion, or to enforce safety standards (Marcum & Perry, 2010). However, they cannot discriminate against their employees. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against individuals based on race, sex, color, religion, ethnicity, and national origin (Dress, 2011). The employer must make reasonable accommodations for their employees’ religious beliefs, unless it causes undue hardship on them. A FedEx delivery employee, Christopher Polk, became a Rastafarian and grew dreadlocks to symbolize his new religion. This violated the company’s dress code policy. After several internal discussions with Polk, FedEx gave him two options. He needed to either cut his hair or be assigned to a different job, which had no direct customer contact and paid less. Polk refused both options and was terminated. He sued FedEx under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on the basis of religious discrimination (Bernardin, 2010). Position There are three criteria, which must be met before an employee can initiate a religious challenge against their employer. First, the employee must establish a sincere religious belief, which conflicts with the employer’s dress code policy. The employee must then inform the employer of the conflict. Finally, the employee must prove they were disciplined for failing to comply with the dress code policy (Robinson...
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...FEDEX CASE 1. List the business processes displayed in the video: 1. Federal express currier picks up a package 2. Currier scans the box to electronically alter FedEx that the package is in their hands 3. Packages are brought to a hub (a large FedEx warehouse) 4. Packages are unloaded onto a conveyer belt that carries to a scanner that weighs the boxes and measures the size. This tells FedEx how much to charge the customer for shipping. 5. Packages go to a multidirectional scanner, with 40 cameras that scans and inputs the label. Labels tells the scanner where the box is being shipped 6. Any package that can not be scanned is sorted manually 7. Packages are then diverted automatically (or manually for packages that are not able to be scanned) and pushed down slides to their respective locations to be put into cargo containers 8. Each cargo container is weighed and then loaded onto a plane 9. FedEx air control center routes the plane and monitors flying conditions 10. Packages are still being monitored here 11. Plane lands, packages go to another sorting center 12. Packages are put on a truck and delivered to your door 2. List the types of information systems shown in the video. Can you describe how systems that were not shown might be used at FedEx? The information systems shown in the video are: * Management Information System (MIS): The FedEx system is set up to track packages at each point in their delivery process...
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...Schuler and Walker define Human Resource Strategy (HRS) as “a set of processes and activities jointly shared by human resources and line managers to solve business-related problems”. I believe this definition assists on tackling the above question. However, Bamberger and Meshoulam “Conceptualise human resource strategy as an outcome: the pattern of decisions regarding the policies and practices associated with the HR system”. In my view, HRS is a set of ‘processes and activities’ that when implemented, result in an outcome. In aim to justify this statement by discussing the topic of human resource strategy in relation to the sub-headings listed above. By examining the reasons or ‘rationale’ for the emergence of human resource strategies in the modern business environment, the value, various strategy approaches, types and the concept of fit, I believe I can underline the importance of a well devised HRS to any overall business strategy or plan. Modern businesses and the economic environments in which they operate are very different from the organizations and economies examined by Chandler in his studies of ‘managerial capitalism’ (late 19th Century through to the 1970s). The development of technology, and the creation of global economies have resulted in a significant increase in efficient and effective competition within all industries operating in market economies. Firms con longer rely on competing aggressively simply on the reliable favorites of achieving economies of...
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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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...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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...the key success factors and risks for UPS given its business strategy? United Parcel Service’s (UPS) strategy is to be the market leader within the package delivery industry with operations primarily focused on international air and ground package delivery services and secondary focus on the logistics and supply chain management services. UPS management is now prepared and ready to bring UPS from a privately owned firm to a company that is publicly traded on American and international stock exchange markets. The key success factors for UPS are as follows: i. Strong financial performance. ii. Low-Risk AAA Rating. iii. Technological leadership. iv. Operational advantage – centralized air and ground operations. v. Employee owned structure, with very strong loyalty and minimal conflicts of interest. The key risk factors for UPS are as follows: i. Unionized workforce – 58% of UPS employees and these employees are able to maintain flexible work arrangements. ii. Weak presence in the air express market. iii. Between 1998 and 1999, UPS spent more than $1billion dollars per year upgrading its infrastructure. iv. Expansion of the scope of the business with the formation of UPS Logistics Group. 2. Where, if at all, do the financial statements reflect these success and risk factors? i. Asset side of the balance sheet (Exhibit 7) a. The primary line item is PPE. In order to operate effectively, UPS requires trucks, planes, warehouses,...
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...Company Analysis: FedEx Iveta Stoycheva MNGT 370 Dr. Charles Funk 12/07/2010 FedEx Corporation specializes in overnight delivery of high-priority packages, documents, and heavy freight. The company created the overnight air-express industry virtually singlehandedly in the 1970s; its success was such that by the 1990s it faced the sincerest form of flattery: increasing competition from rival carriers However, FedEx's continued mastery of logistics and its ability to track packages during the shipping process has enabled it to retain its leadership role in the express air cargo industry, as well as act as a moving warehouse for numerous corporate and individual customers. It operates in 211 countries, and serves all of the United States, providing 24-to-48-hour delivery of valuable, time-sensitive cargo to any destination worldwide. FedEx was founded as Federal Express Corporation in 1971, by 28-year- old Memphis, Tennessee, native Frederick W. Smith. Smith, a former Marine pilot, originally outlined his idea for an overnight delivery service in a term paper he wrote for a Yale University economics class. He felt that air freight had different requirements than air passenger service and that a company specializing in air freight rather than making it an add-on to passenger service would find a lucrative business niche. Speed was more important than cost, in Smith's view, and access to smaller cities was essential. His strategies...
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...UPS and FedEx Air Hubs: Comparing Louisville and Memphis Cargo Hub Operations by Alex Cosmas and Bastien Martini The economies of scale afforded to passenger airlines by the use of a hub-and-spoke model are also enjoyed, sometimes to an even greater extent, by cargo carriers. The world’s two largest integrated carriers, UPS and FedEx, run their central air hubs in Louisville (SDF) and Memphis (MEM), respectively. We present a case study of the air hub operations at SDF and MEM. The land-side and air-side operations are contrasted between SDF and MEM, and generalizations are drawn regarding issues prevalent to cargo versus passenger hubs. I. Air Cargo in History The beginning of the last century saw the dawn of flight. Since the Wright brothers’ first flight, the transfer of goods through air mail and air freight has grown tremendously. The first cargo flight ever took place between Dayton and Columbus, Ohio in November 1910, when a department store shipped a bolt of silk. Even though the shipment was of small size, the flight stayed in the records because it was achieved in less time than possible by train. Some time elapsed before the first commercial cargo airline was created. In the 1920s passenger carriers created entities to carry freight, but it remained a very low fraction of their business. In fact, the first all-cargo airline was created after World War II, but bankruptcies and accidents in the early 1950s made most of the carriers quit the business...
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...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 the full spectrum of products and services, companies rely on sound SCM procedures and techniques to move goods expediently, i.e. Levi promising next day delivery of Dockers to a retail store, or the Department of Defense shipping needed equipment to front line soldiers in the Global War on Terrorism. FedEx is in the business of providing businesses the ability to manage their supply...
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...[pic] Introduction FedEx Corporation (FedEx) is a US based company mainly engaged in offering logistics solutions. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides transportation, e-commerce and business services under the FedEx brand. The major benefit of using the company is its ability to provide “day-certain” service to every business address in the US and Canada, as well as provide “time-certain” delivery to those areas within one to three business days. The company was founded in 1973 by Frederick W. Smith, whose vision was to provide overnight delivery services for his clients. The company is divided into eight major divisions: [pic] The mission of FedEx is to provide superior financial returns for shareowners by providing high value-added supply chain, transportation, business and related information services through focused operating companies. Customer needs will be met in the highest quality manner appropriate to each market segment served. FedEx strives to develop gratifying relationships with its employees, partners and suppliers. Safety will be the first consideration in all operations and all activities will be conducted to the highest ethical and professional standards (FedEx Corporation – Financial and Strategic Analysis Review, 2011). FedEx’s vision is a world where goods and information move quickly and seamlessly. The company’s goal is to connect the world in such a way that consumers will view them as a provider of convenient...
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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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...The corporate strategy of fedex corporation Executive Summary This analysis of the corporate strategy of FedEx Corporation relates to three specific issues in the corporate strategy case. The first issue is a critical analysis of the global express transportation and logistics industry. The second issue discusses about the mergers and acquisitions in transportation and logistics industry. The final issue is a critical review of the performance of FedEx in the events leading to the January 2000 reorganisation. In the first section, the global express transportation and logistics industry is an attractive sector based on the fundamentals of the sector given in the five forces analysis using Porter's framework. There are large barriers to entry, there are minimal substitutes that exist, industry is relatively disciplined, and the power of buyers and suppliers are mixed. FedEx is well placed in the sector given its core competencies and dynamic capabilities relating to its management and the functional areas of marketing, human resources and information technology and systems. In the second section, gives a brief knowledge about the benefits and limitations of merger and acquisition strategies in this industry. This also describes how effective was the 1998 Caliber System acquisition and where did it led the company do in its further years. In the final section, it is noted that FedEx performed poorly within its sector and given its capabilities, the firm was expected to have...
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