FedEx Corporation Strategic Audit May 14, 2004 MGMT 449 Prepared by: Clement Chen Lisa Duong Hideo Yang Marny Susanty Mario Vellandi Andrea Betro Forward: This company for this case analysis was chosen by me, Mario Vellandi. I found FedEx interesting because they are one of the top four logistics companies in the world with 2002 group revenues of $24.2 billion. Since I was studying the transport industry, I found them to be an excellent company to analyze while in Strategic Management.
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Q. Critically analyse the article for the meaning of strategic human resource management and identify the factors impacting on strategic human resource management in contemporary organisations. Before an argument can be put in place about whether human resource management (HRM) can be strategic, we need to be aware that human resources (HR) is more then maintaining personal functions. Corporate and economic developments since the 1950Ў¦s have dictated that businesses, to remain competitive, need
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The Battle for Value, 2004 FedEx Corp. vs. UPS, Inc. FedEx was form in economic class by Fred Smith in Yale University. In 1971, Smith invested 4 million dollars of his own capital and raises an addition of 91 million dollars to launch the firm. His key innovation was a hub and spoke distribution pattern. By 2003, FedEx owned 50,000 ground vehicles, 625 aircraft, 216500 employees and shipped more than 5.4 million packages daily. The company had $15.4 billion in assets, $830 million net income
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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
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PAGE | 1. Background of Fedex | 2 | 2.1. Fedex History | 2 | 2.2. Fedex Malaysia | 3 | 2.3. Fedex Supply Chain | 4 | 2. Product Offered by Fedex | 5 - 10 | 3. Services Offered by Fedex | 11 - 12 | 4. Swot Analysis of Fedex | 13 - 15 | 5. Conclusion | 16 - 17 | 6. References | 18 | 7. Appendix | 19 - 20 | 1. BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY 2.1. FedEx History FedEx Corporation is the short name
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UV2561 Rev. Sept. 7, 2011 FEDEX CORP. VERSUS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.: WHO WILL DELIVER RETURNS FROM CHINA? On April 17, 2006, the International Air Cargo Association hosted its first-ever meeting in China. The location could not have been more appropriate. China was shaping up to be the world’s most significant market for air cargo, and Yan Yuanyuan, director general of China’s General Administration of Civil Aviation, had just announced that China would be opening up its
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Marketing Case #1: Federal Express (FEC) Situational analysis Consumer | Small packages (up to 2 lbs) must be delivered in a reliable and timely manner. Delivery confirmation would help. | Competitor | USPS (Express Mail), Emery (much bigger brand name), smaller airfreight forwarders, REA Air Express, Airlines, *local freight companies (hard to match local relationships) | Company | Courier Paks at flat rate, self-contained delivery/flight system (sustainable), People-oriented culture
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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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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.......................................................................
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