FedEx Corp.: Structural Transformation Through e-Business Pauling Ng and Ali R Farhoomand The University of Hong Kong FedEx has built superior physical, virtual, and people networks not just to prepare for change, but to shape change on a global scale. to change the way we all connect with each other in the new Network Economy. 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
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– – – – • 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
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Running head: FedEx FedEx Brandy Craig Indiana Wesleyan University ACC 549 Dr. Peter McDaniel August 10, 2014 FedEx Company Overview FedEx begins their mission statement by stating that they will “produce superior financial returns for its shareowners by providing high value-added logistics, transportation and related business services through focused operating companies” (Mission Statement, 2014). FedEx is one of the largest domestic and foreign
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About FedEx: FedEx Corporation is an American global courier delivery services company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The name "FedEx" is a syllabic abbreviation of the name of the company's original air division, Federal Express, which was used from 1973 until 2000. FedEx Corporation was founded in 1973 by entrepreneur Fred Smith. Today, with a fully integrated physical and virtual infrastructure, FedEx’s business model supports 24–48 hour delivery to anywhere in the world. FedEx operates
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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
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items must still be packaged and shipped from one destination to the next. Companies in the shipping industry like FedEx provide this service of assuring that customer selection and satisfaction are at the edge of their business strategy. In keeping with their mission statement, “Customer requirements will be met in the highest quality manner appropriate to each market segment served.” (FedEx, 2015). The
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ground express industry was pioneered with the founding of Federal Express in 1971; the corporation was created in 1998 as FDX Corporation and became FedEx Corporation in January 2000. Headquarters Memphis, Tenn. Principal Officers Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President and CEO Robert B. Carter, Executive Vice President, FedEx Information Services and CIO T. Michael Glenn, Executive Vice President, Market Development and Corporate Communications Alan
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Organizational Structure Paper Carol J Spencer MGT/230 August 5, 2013 Yolanda Callaway Organizational Structure Paper FedEx uses a divisional organization structure, due to the many different facets of the company. When the company first started, a vertical structure fit the basic needs, but as the company expanded into an international overnight courier service, ground delivery service, and freight company, it became necessary for the organizational structure to expand as well. The company
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The Success of FedEx vs. United Parcel Service (UPS) Executive Summary In today’s ever advancing world, shipping services are an essential part of our everyday lives. The two largest companies’ in the shipping industry today are Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) and the United Parcel Service (UPS). FedEx is an international company that believes in quality customer service. With its consistently high quality and innovative services, FedEx has achieved a relatively high market share in
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r p' FedEx Corporation: Structural transformation through e-business By Ali F. Farhoomand and Pauline Ngl [FedExI has built superior physical, virtual and people networks not just to prepare for change, but to shape change on a global scale: to change the way we all connect with each other in the new Network Economy. (1999 Annual Report) [FedExl is not only reorganizing its internal operations around a more flexible network computing architecture, but it's also pulling-in and in many cases
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