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
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* Running Header: EAGLE MAIL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS 535 - Managerial Applications of Information Technology 4/10/2012 Contents Section I: Purpose of Plan Section II: Strategic Business Plan Rationale Disruptive Forces in USPS Market: Opportunity for Future Relevance: Raison d'être/ Justification for plan: Porter’s Model and EagleMail I. Rivalry among Competing Firms II. Potential Development of Substitutes III. Buyer Power IV. Bargaining Power of suppliers
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Customer Retention Strategies Customer Retention Strategies Project Report on Customer Retention Strategies Table of Contents Introduction 4 Executive Summary 5 Jabong 6 Myntra.com 8 Airtel 10 Starbucks 12 Big Bazaar 14 BSNL 16 Comparison 18 Conclusion 19 References 20 Introduction Customer Retention is the activity that a selling organization undertakes in order to reduce customer defections. A company’s ability to attract and retain new customers, is not only related to
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Introduction There is no doubt that FedEx Freight is a leading U.S. provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) freight services. It is known for exceptional service, reliability and on-time performance. (History of FedEx Operating Companies About FedEx) With the rapid rise of virtually instantaneous electronic mail, some wondered if FedEx overnight mail delivery was as important as it was in the past. Margaritis pointed out that the company received only 9.3 percent of its revenue from overnight express
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Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University,Katra Case Study of Alibaba.com Submitted To: Submitted By: Mrs. Sonika Gupta Faculty of CSE Akshay Pratap Singh (2011ECS01) Rishabh Shukla (2011ECS13) 1 Table of Contents S.No Topic Page Number 1. Introduction 3 2. History 4 3. Business Model 5 4. Products and Services 7 5. Target Users 8 6. Payment Methods
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[pic] Executive Summary In the Express mail industry there are three major companies Federal Express, UPS and Airborne which make up 85% of the total market. Together the three companies shipped more than 5 million packages each day and over 98% arrived on time. Each company had different business strategies to achieve competitive advantage over each other but the basic infrastructure and activities among the companies were similar. Here Federal
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CO2520 Communications GRADED ASSIGNMENTS ------------------------------------------------- Graded Assignment Requirements This document includes all of the assignment requirements for the graded assignments in this course. Your instructor will provide the details about when each assignment is due. Unit 1 Assignment 1: Models of Communication Learning Objectives and Outcomes * Define “communication”. * Apply each of the four models of human communication. Course Objectives
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UPS: Strategic Analysis United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”) was founded in 1907 as a private messenger and delivery service in Seattle, Washington. Today, UPS is the world’s largest package delivery company and the premier provider of global supply chain management solutions. They deliver packages each business day for 1.1 million shipping customers to 7.7 million consignees in over 220 countries and territories. In 2011, they delivered an average of 15.8 million pieces per day worldwide, or
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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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