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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Operations Objectives and Performance Measures in Private and Public Organizations White Paper 7. Authors Jocelyn Bauer, Kelley Pecheux, Michael Smith, Zachary Fletcher 9. Performing Organization Name and Address Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) 8301 Greensboro Drive McLean, VA 22102 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 15. Supplementary Notes Mr. Richard Backlund
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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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environment changes. The case study looks at one on the world’s most successful adopters of a new business model that transformed the airfreight and package delivery sectors worldwide. But the advent of the internet in the mid-1990s meant that the FedEx business model had to change or the company would decline. This is also the story of how it rose to that challenge. l l l In 1965, Yale University undergraduate Frederick W. Smith wrote a term paper about the passenger route systems used by
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they abdicate responsibility, they set their companies up for wasted investments and missed opportunities. Six IT Decisions Your IT People Shouldn’t Make by Jeanne W. Ross and Peter Weill COPYRIGHT © 2002 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. For several years now, we have observed the frustration—sometimes even exasperation— that many business executives feel toward information technology and their IT departments. Our center runs a seminar called “IT for the
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FedEx FedEx is a company that provide logistical service. The company is well-known for transportation, e-commerce and business services. Reason behind succeed of the FedEx company has always been efficient information system. The business process will be discussed in the section of How FedEx deliver parcels. Company Mission and Goals “FedEx Corporation will produce superior financial returns for its shareowners by providing high value-added logistics, transportation and related business services
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on the activation link. 6. Click on the video you want to view. Chapter Videos |Part One: Organizations, | | |Management and the Networked | | |Enterprise |
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Strategy: Art and Science LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, you should be able to understand and articulate answers to the following questions: 1. What are strategic management and strategy? 2. Why does strategic management matter? 3. What elements determine firm performance? Strategic Management: A Core Concern for Apple The Opening of the Apple Store Image courtesy of Neil Bird, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nechbi/2058929337. March 2, 2011, was a huge day for
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environment changes. The case study looks at one on the world’s most successful adopters of a new business model that transformed the airfreight and package delivery sectors worldwide. But the advent of the internet in the mid-1990s meant that the FedEx business model had to change or the company would decline. This is also the story of how it rose to that challenge. l l l In 1965, Yale University undergraduate Frederick W. Smith wrote a term paper about the passenger route systems used by most
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Federal Express (FedEx) Corporation was founded by Frederick W. Smith in 1971 (Ferrell & Hartline, 2011). Formerly known as FDX Corporation, its headquarter is in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. There are four segments that the company is divided into which are FedEx Express Segment, FedEx Ground Segment, FedEx Freight Segment and FedEx Services Segment. The FedEx Express Segment includes two companies which are FedEx Express and FedEx Trade Networks. In the FedEx Ground Segment includes FedEx Ground and
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