CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO FEDEX FedEx Express is the world's largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable delivery to every U.S. address and to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive shipments, usually in one to two business days with the delivery time guaranteed. Headquarters • Worldwide: Memphis, Tenn. • Asia Pacific: Hong Kong, China • Canada: Toronto, Ontario • Europe/Middle
Words: 758 - Pages: 4
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
Words: 830 - Pages: 4
market share by revenue, followed by FedEx (26%) and the U.S. Postal Service (17%). Between 1988 and 1999, UPS spent more than $1 billion per year upgrading its infrastructure to track packages precisely, deliver electronic proof of delivery, and manage shipments on-line. The new systems included electronic scanners, bar codes on packages, and computerized clipboards for all UPS drivers. By 1999, UPS could handle six times as many on-line tracking requests as FedEx. UPS made no distinction between
Words: 1385 - Pages: 6
Use of technology was changing the game like routing * Tracking of shipment was a new service offered * Customer service was improving 2. What is Airborne’s strategy? How has it positioned itself in the industry? How is it different from FedEx or UPS? * Targeted business customer that regularly shipped large volumes of urgent items like Xerox (Position) * Never advertised much publically, instead focused on larger shipping companies * Sales force was given good freedom to
Words: 2040 - Pages: 9
Six Components of FedEx Corporation Supply Chain Six Components of FedEx Corporation Supply Chain This project paper will describe six components of the FedEx’s supply chain. Also this paper will examine the potential problems related to each of the components and describe and explain the approaches of the organization for solving the problems. Let’s start with the background of the company. FedEx is led by Corporation, that provides strategic direction and financial reporting to the operating
Words: 773 - Pages: 4
Managing Information Systems FedEx Case 1. List the business processes displayed in the video. - Pick up the package & scan the box. - Transfer of the packages & letters to a big rig - Packages are loaded to a conveyor and sorted regarding its final destination - The belt carries the package to a scan that register each of them according to their weigh and size. - The packages are then pushed different ways depending on their destination - The packages with unreadable label are treated
Words: 1159 - Pages: 5
COMPANY PROFILE FedEx Corporation REFERENCE CODE: 3FB515C6-44D5-4A30-BC7E-556271B4A308 PUBLICATION DATE: 28 Feb 2013 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. FedEx Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts.......................................................................
Words: 2706 - Pages: 11
2)Lists the types of information systems listed in the video. The types of information systems shown in the video are the transaction processing system and office automation systems. Indeed the transaction processing system is highlighted by the billing systems to send invoices to customers automated on the conveyor belt with the scanners. The office automation system allowed to improve greatly the productivity thanks to technology .Knowledge management system seems also efficient since the employees
Words: 327 - Pages: 2
irrefutable that unreliability is an inherent trait of technology. FedEx cannot eradicate this problem completely but it can potentially prevent it from happening by using different management information systems to monitoring their network. Network Performance Monitor by Solarwinds (Network Monitoring Software) or WhatsUp Gold by IPSwitch (Ipswitch) are network monitoring software that can monitor and analyze network performance. FedEx can use these products to detect and analyze network packets to
Words: 540 - Pages: 3
he enrolled in the Marines he served two tours of duty, first as a rifle platoon leader in the U.S. Marines and later as an air controller. His four year term was well spent because it permitted him the opportunity to examine a working logistics system, effectively mobilizing more than half-a-million troops and millions of tons of supplies. The discipline, training, and leadership experience would stick with the Marine captain. He gained entrepreneur experience during the Vietnam War which allowed
Words: 1969 - Pages: 8
