...Industry Analysis In 1996, “Businesses and individuals spent $16-17 billion on expedited shipments within the United States” (1). Since then, shipment volumes have only risen, at a rate of “15-20% per year for the past decade” (2). Companies in the industry provide an express delivery mail service; however, services are not limited to physical delivery. In addition, companies provide tracking and warehousing services, as well as shipment-related logistics consulting. The market is dominated by three main competitors: FedEx, UPS, and Airborne Express. Together, these three companies hold upwards of 85% of the market share. Using Porter’s five-force analysis, we can identify the illicit reasons behind the relative attractiveness of the express mail industry. Threat of New Entrants In 1995, FedEx had more than $7,600 million in assets (16). UPS and Airborne Express show similar numbers. Human assets deployed vary from company to company, “but the basic infrastructures and activities” are similar (3). In all three of the companies, the cost of fixed assets is incredibly large. The infrastructure requires massive hub facilities, airplanes, and vans, to get packages from point A to point B in short time periods. For instance, FedEx’s Superhub in Memphis had “2.4 million square feet of floor space and gates for 147 planes” (3). We can assume that such high fixed asset costs would lead the industry’s doors relatively shut to new entrants. Technology also forms a barrier...
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...Airborne Express: Analysis of HBS Case Study Q1) 1. Threat of New Entry For the US Express Mail industry, the overall threat of new entry is very low. The following list and explanation captures the difficulty an entrepreneur might face in trying to penetrate the express mail market: * High capital requirements: In order to establish an express mail operation, the start-up capital required is too big for an individual to obtain. For example, Federal Express’ Superhub in Memphis has 2.4 million square feet of floor space and can hold 147 planes. UPS’s new hub will cost approximately $860 million. In addition, a cargo plane sells for $90 million. * Economies of scale: newly established postal service will have tough time competing against majors since small operation translates into higher prices for consumers. * Strong brand identification of existing firms: Express mail is an important part of doing business for many individuals and firms. They will naturally favor the traditional postal service that has gone through the test of times and proven reliable. * Aggressive reaction of incumbents: Both the first-tier majors and second-tier minors will react to a new entry by a player and will apply pressure by using their cost advantages and superior managerial knowledge. * Product differentiation: It will be hard for the new postal service to differentiate the company’s service since the express mail service has become standardized due to investments...
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...The 187th Infantry Regiment is a regiment attached to the 101st Airborne Division stationed our of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 187th Infantry Regiment was initially inducted into the Army as the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment during World War II. The regiment was constituted on the 12 of November 1942 and then became active on the 25th of February 1943. Initially, the 187th was assigned at Fort Mackall, North Carolina for their initially infantry training and afterwards were moved to Fort Polk, Louisiana for their glider training. From Fort Polk, the 187th then moved to stage themselves at Camp Stoneman, California where they would depart to New Guinea. The 187th arrived in New Guinea on the 29th of May 1943 to become part of the New...
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...CHECK ON LEARNING FINAL EXAM 1. At which angle would you approach a UH-60? A. 45 degrees C. 15 degrees B. 90 degrees D. 40 degrees 2. When approaching A/C how would you add stability? A. Bend forward at waist B. Approach from the rear C. Maintain low silhouette D. A & C 3. How many emergency exits are on CH-47D? A. 12 windows C. All windows minus windshield B. All windows D. 4 windows 4. What is the crash positions for the UH-60L? A. Bend forward at waist B. Stand Straight up C. Sit up right D. Sit Indian style 5. What three items must be on you at all times? 6. How many first aid kits will be on a UH-60L? A. 7 B. 2 C. 1 D. 3 7. The maximum airspeed for a UH-60 A/L/M is 193 mph. True or False 8. The CH-47D/ F can carry 24 combat equipped troops. True or False 9. The HH-60A/L/M MEDEVAC in normal configuration can carry 4litter patient and 2 ambulatory patient. True or False 10. Draw a line to the correct helicopter for the first letter indicator basic mission. AH OBSERVATION HELICOPTER MH MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER CH ...
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...The efforts of the French Resistance also helped make D-Day successful. They cut railroad tracks, sabotaged train engines, targeted supply trains (Normandy), cut phone lines, assassinated German officers, (Koeller 47), and bombed roads, bridges, and rail junctions. This work practically destroyed the French transportation system, disallowing the Germans the ability to send reinforcements for the attack (Normandy). The night before D-Day, three airborne units, the 101st and 82nd American Airborne Divisions and the 6th British Airborne Division were meant to be deployed to areas south of the beach (Kemp). Their mission was to clear the way for the troops by eliminating various obstacles. However, due to the weather the mission was not fully successful. The 82nd, to be dropped near the town of Sainte-Mère-Eglise, were scattered throughout the countryside. The 101st suffered equally badly. Their mission was to drop south of Utah Beach to secure roads and bridges at Carentan, a town near the center of the Peninsula. Unfortunately, many of the paratroopers were dropped into the water and drowned (Koeller 60). If it were not for their utter determination, there would have been practically no purpose for the paratroopers. After the drops, small skirmishes erupted everywhere. However, the troops rallied and were able to regroup to complete most of their objectives, thanks to the efforts of the French Resistance. Because the Resistance had cut phone lines, the German chain of command...
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...Key Learning Essay #2 MAN 6721 March 16, 2010 It is known that a company’s strategy is very important to their success. We have addressed how a company’s strategy must fit properly with the environment in which they are operating. We refer to this as their external fit and utilize Porter’s five forces to evaluate it. While external fit is important, it is also necessary to have a proper internal fit. I will first discuss more about internal fit is. Next, I want to address the importance of links to internal fit. Finally, I will look at some examples of companies and the strengths or weakness in their internal fit. The term internal fit may seem to be an oxymoron, but many companies are more worried about external factors before really addressing their core values. Many companies fail to realize that competitive advantage comes from internal fit. A competitive advantage comes from creating value to your customers that they would not have otherwise. Not only value creation but also value capture is a part of creating an advantage over competitors. Capturing value comes from organizational design. Making sure the processes inside your company are all reinforcing is essential to making sure the fit is right. To make sure activities inside the company are reinforcing one another we must create links between the different departments. All of the operations, such as human resources, production, marketing, and distribution must be on the same page. Companies must look for inconsistencies...
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...Business Opportunity Analysis [Airborne Express] Seoeui Hong 1316692 1. Identify the key buyers, products and geographies that Airborne Express, FedEx, and UPS try to serve. Are they similar or different? | Airborne Express | Federal Express | UPS | Product Line | Air-express transportation + provides delivery service of small packages and documents | FedEx Ground delivery (No shipment)(Business documents, electronic components, medical samples and replacement parts) | Ground delivery + express delivery by air(Courier Express Services Freight Forwarding Services Logistics Services) | | | | | Target Customer Segment | Business customers that regularly ships large volume of urgent items | All Segments | All Segments (For their basic business shipping envelopes and packages, anyone around the world who wants to ship an envelope or package) | | | | | Geographies | railroads, motor freight, water transportation, air transportation | railroads, motor freight, air transportation | railroads, motor freight, air transportation | | | | | The upper chart demonstrates a comparison among the three largest companies- Federal Express, UPS, and Airborne Express. The physical, information, and human assets deployed to accomplish this feat varied from company to company, but the basic activities are similar in terms of products, target, and geographies. But, there are some different...
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...Case Analysis: Airborne Express (A), Harvard Business School. Not so long ago, there was no such thing as overnight express service and freight delivery. Then Federal Express, United Postal Service (UPS) and Airborne Express, among six second-tier companies, came upon the scene. In 1973, Federal Express invented the concept of overnight express package, soon followed by the other two largest express companies–UPS and Airborne, during the 1980s. The fast growth of the Express Mail industry was mainly due to the success of the express delivery service. Thanks to Frederick Smith, a Yale undergraduate back in 1965, who had envisioned a whole different system on his economics term paper. Smith proposed an airline dedicated exclusively to express delivery of mail. Regardless of a “C” grade received on his paper, Smith incorporated Federal Express in 1971and officially began operations on April 17, 1973. Some of the features in the evolution of the Express Mail Industry includes but is not limited to the creation of the hub system and air express service. Created by Federal Express, the hub system is the symbol of the modern air courier industry. It made possible the large-scale, overnight deliveries and it has remained the standard operating method in use to this day. This system allows air courier industry to ship all freight to the company’s central hub, where it is sorted, and rerouted to its final destination. Also under consideration, the air express service played an important...
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...Release Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, believes citizens worldwide have a right to know what is happening inside of governments. Now the question is, do they have a right to know or should they have a right to know. Giving citizens access to intelligence information potentially puts the nation at risk and in danger. Citizens should only have access to partial information regarding health care, government laws, etc. CNN Pentagon correspondent Chris Plante wrote an article on Geraldo Rivera allegedly being kicked out of Iraq. According to CNN, the Fox News reporter Geraldo revealed the 101st Airborne Division’s plan in the sand during a live broadcast on live television as to where they were going next. Exposing confidential information to the Nation could have reach targeted countries during the war; giving them heads up and opportunity to strike first on the US. In some cases, Citizens have a right to know what is going on in the government according to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) enacted on July 4, 1966 and taking effect one year later. People are still trying to figure out the ethics in his decision to expose the 101st Airborne’s plan. Rivera, however, provided another live report from Iraq on Fox hours after his expulsion was televised. The Reporter exclaimed he knew nothing about the ordered removal at the time of the second report. However, he has yet to address the ethics in his disclosure. Reporters typically disclose secrets and information for publicity...
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...Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. They are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land. It is one of the three types of "forced entry" strategic techniques for entering a theater of war; the other two are by land and sea. This ability to enter the battle from different locations allows paratroopers to evade fortifications that are in place to prevent attack from a specific direction, and the possible use of paratroopers forces an army to spread their defences to protect other areas which would otherwise be safe by virtue of the geography. Another common use for paratroopers is to establish an airhead for landing other units. This doctrine was first practically applied to warfare by the Italians and the Soviets. During World War II, however, the two countries' ground forces were often overstretched, leaving their elite paratroopers to be employed as regular infantry. The Germans then were the first to use paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) extensively in World War II, and then later by the western Allies. Owing to the limited capacity of cargo aircraft of the period (for example the Ju-52) they rarely, if ever, jumped in groups much larger than 20 from one aircraft. In English language parlance, this load of paratroopers is called a "stick", while any load of soldiers gathered for air movement is known...
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...Germany and was one of the largest airborne operations in history. The goal of Operation Market Garden was to secure the bridges across the rivers in Holland so that the Allied army could advance rapidly northwards into Germany, avoiding the Siegfried line. The plan consisted of two phases, codenamed: Market and Garden. Market consisted of airborne forces of the First Allied Airborne Army under the command of Lieutenant General Lewis Brereton to seize bridges and other terrain. Garden consisted of ground forces of the Second Army to move north led by XXX Corps under Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks. If all went as planned for the Allies the war was expected to end by Christmas 1944. General Bernard Montgomery thought up the plan for this operation in the summer of 1944. The main objective of this bold operation was to cross the Rhine River and advance into northern Germany. General Montgomery’s plan “involved the seizure of bridges in Holland by the 101st and 82nd US and 1st British Airborne Divisions. Then the British 30 Corps could advance over them and cross the Rhine and its tributaries”1. The bridges were located at Eindhoven, Nijmegen, and Arnhem ranging from thirteen to sixty-two miles away. If successful, the plan would free Holland and outflank Germany’s frontier defenses making an armored drive into Ruhr possible1. Market Garden was one of the more bold operations in World War II. It required 32,000 British and American airborne troops to be flown behind enemy lines...
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...Richard “Dick” Winters Bio * Born 21 Jan 1918 * Died 2 Jan 2011 * From Ephrata, Pennsylvania * Went to Franklin and Marshall College 1937 – 1941 * Bachelor of Science in Economics * Joined 25 August 1941 * Basic at Camp Croft, South Carolina * OCS at Benning * Commissioned on 2 July 1942 * Volunteered for “Parachute Infantry” * Joined 506th Regiment at Camp Tocca * Easy Company, 2nd BN, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division * 148/500 officers passed * 1800/5000 enlisted passed * Became CO of Easy on DDay * 1 July 1944 made Captain * XO 9 Oct 1944 * 8 March 1945 made Major * Discharged 22 Jan 1946 * June 1951 Recalled to Active Duty * Regimental planning and Training officer * Fort Dix, NJ * Orders to Korea * Resigned commission Behavioral * Team manager * Led from front * Followed commands from superiors * Held high standards * Chose to stay with Easy even though he had enough points to go home Transformational * Led from the front * Humble * Men looked up to him * Took care of his men * Accomplishes the mission Situational * Volunteered during war time * Led from the front * Brècourt Manor * 23 soldiers vs. 60 Germans 4 Howitzers * Recommended for MoH (Distinguished Service Star) * Had to reprimand Compton because he was gambling with enlisted men Adaptive * Problem Solver/Critical...
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...Aiming to grasp the concept of air mobility as a component of warfare, The United States Army created the 11th Air Assault Division (Test) at Fort Benning, Georgia in February 1963. The objective was to bring Infantry into battle as fast as possible using helicopters. In June 1964, Lieutenant Colonel Harold G. Moore, Jr., took command of one battalion of the 11th Air Assault Division, he trained them for over a year and by July 1965 the Pentagon gave the order to rename the 11th Air Assault Division as the1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), including Lieutenant Colonel Moore´s 1st Battalion and its sister 2nd Battalion, which were deployed to Vietnam in July 28th 1965 according to the President´s order. This book relates the story of these two Battalions and their respective battles at Landing Zones X-Ray and Albany in the Ia Drang Valley. In just four days, more than two hundred Americans and thousands of North Vietnamese died in combat. The memories of those who fought and died in the Ia Drang Valley are brought to life throughout “We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young”. Both authors, Joseph L. "Joe" Galloway and Lieutenant General (Retired) Harold G. "Hal" Moore, are distinguished in their respective fields. Joe Galloway was a war correspondent for United Press International (UPI) from 1965 to 1966. He was attached to the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry and was present at Landing Zone X-Ray. He spent three additional tours in Vietnam and fifteen years overseas as a writer for UPI. Hal...
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...Bob McDonald-CEO of Procter & Gamble Bob McDonald was born in Gary, Indiana, and was raised in the Chicago area. In 1975, he graduated from West Point in the to 2% of his class with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army as a Captain, Infantry, Airborne Ranger, and 82nd Airborne Division. While serving in the Army, bob received an MBA from the University of Utah in 1978. He graduated with honors from Beta Gamma Sigma. Bob joined Procter & Gamble in 1980. McDonald joined Procter & Gamble in 1980. He served as a brand manager for Tide from 1984-1986. In 1989 he transferred to Toronto to lead P&G's Canadian Laundry business, and moved to the Philippines as General Manager in 1991. In 1995 he became Vice President, Laundry & Cleaning Products Asia, and relocated to Japan. A year later in 1996, McDonald became President, Japan Operations, and in 1999, President, Northeast Asia. Two years later he moved to Brussels as President, Global Fabric Care and later President, Global Fabric & Home Care. He was appointed Vice Chairman, Global Operations in 2004 and appointed Chief Operating Officer in July 2007. McDonald was elected President and Chief Executive in June 2009. He assumed the Chairman of the Board role January 1, 2010. When Bob became CEO in 2009, he reaffirmed the Company’s commitment to its Purpose, which, is “to touch and improve the lives of the world’s consumers through branded products...
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...Normandy. The 506th later parachuted into Operation Market Garden at Bastogne. Their objective was to resist the German Assaults on the town of Neville. The 506th was successful and received their 2nd Presidential Unit Citation. The final significant event during WWII was when the Regiment overan Hitler's famed "Eagles Nest" in Berchtesgaden. The 506th was inactivated at Auxerre, France on NOV 30th 1945. The 506th was reactivated as a training unit at Breckenridge, KY from July 1948 to April 1949 and August 1950 to December 1953. It was also reactivated in May 1954 at Fort Jackson, SC. On April 25th 1957 the 506th was reorganized at Fort Campbell as part of the 101st Airborne Division. In Dec1967 the 506th deployed to the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Vietnam is where the 101st was converted from airborne to airmobile. The regiment served 4 years in Vietnam and earned 12 battle streamers and a 3rd Presidential Unit Citation for actions at Dong Ap Bia Mountain or other wise known as Hamburger Hill in the Ashau Valley. The 506th was also involved in the Tet Offensive. The regiment prevented the Viet Cong from seizing...
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