Essays Tagged: "express delivery"

Strategic use of IT in FedEx

on IT innovation has gained FedEx a 30 percent share in the highly competitive business to consumer express delivery market, according to Chris Newton, a senior analyst of supply chain strategies for ... p European manufacturers and retailers picked upon very similar themes. Asked to rate their current express provider on six criteria - speed of delivery, price, geographic coverage, IT capabilities, o ...

(2 pages) 281 1 2.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

FedEx: Organizational Change

FedEx: Organizational ChangeFedEx Corporation, one of the world's leading courier and express logistics companies based in Memphis, was founded in 1973 by Fred Smith and started its Euro ... n 211 countries around the world and is divided into seven business units: FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Customs.Express is the reliable express delivery tha ... ng the transportation via train and air (FedEx Worldwide).FedEx and Information TechnologyFedEx, an Express and Transport company entered a fierce domestic market that was already dominated by some ve ...

(4 pages) 215 0 2.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

DHL Worldwide Express, First in World

What company is the leading international express carrier? If you answered Federal Express 1 or UPS 2 you are wrong. The right answer is DHL W ... liver and pick up in Japan and other Asian countries, DHL soon became the business of international express delivery.In highly developed economies, competition becomes more and more important for most ... ared.Fast and accurate delivery is the goal for most delivery Service Companies. DHL provides a 9am Express guarantee, which means if the shipment is later than one minute after 9am DHL will fully ref ...

(4 pages) 101 0 3.8 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Fedex Strategy Analysis

Level199.3Network Level209.4Functional Level2110CONCLUSION2311REFERENCES241Executive SummaryFederal Express (FedEx) Corporation is a global logistics and supply chain management company. FedEx has bee ... systems. This case study analyzes strategies used by FedEx that helped earn its success as a global express transportation company. In addition to that, the report examines FedEx's reorganization stra ...

(13 pages) 664 1 4.7 Jan/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The Air Express Industry

ted economy. One of the industries in service sector that have seen phenomenal progress was the air express business. Increasing demand for a fast and reliable transportation of packages, including go ... value of the services they provide, it is important to analyze the product life cycle (PLC) of the express delivery with pointing out events relevant to each stage of the cycle. Due to the nature of ...

(11 pages) 84 0 0.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

TQM Survey Paper

ve chosen the U.S. Postal Service.1) FedEx (Service Organization)FedEx was first founded as Federal Express in 1971 by a former U.S. Marine who's name was Fredrick W. Smith from Little Rock, Arkansas. ... officially began business operations in April 17, 1973. Today, FedEx is one of the world's largest express transportation organizations. The company has about 264 aircraft and services 211 countries. ...

(7 pages) 56 0 0.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management