Mr. Fred Smith FedEx Corporation 3875 Airways, Module H3 Memphis, TN, 38116 Dear Mr. Fred Smith, Your company, FedEx, approached our company, The (company name) on October 12, 2009, with the desire of becoming more eco-friendly. The vast majority of your vehicles are not alternative fuel based; however our company would like to help enhance your fuel usage by developing a fuel that is healthier for the environment. The (company name) is pleased to submit this report to provide more environmentally
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As a side note, there is ongoing debate if the agreements for the Railway Labor Act expire. Railroad contracts have been drafted and treated as continuous documents, without expiration dates. When parties reached an agreement, they would further agree not to reopen the agreement, or certain provisions in that agreement, for a defined period of time. These provisions are a “moratorium” clause. Airline labor contracts historically follow the pattern under the National Labor Relations Act of having
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Managemengt of International Teams EM Strasbourg Xu Yuwei Oct 6, 2013 Assignment #1 International teams: What makes their success? Introduction As we all know, globolization phenomenon is an inevitable trend in modern business work. International team management is another essential part in business. People come from different countries with various culture background could connect
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responsibility, loyalty, and safety as the primary values of the company (FedEx, 2017). One thing FedEx makes clear on their website is that the employees are the foundation of their success and the key to their future. This statement lines up with a scholarly article that came out in the year 2000 called “A Company with a Mission,” from the Urology Times. In the article, the senior manager of employee benefits talks about FedEx and their commitment to their employees. He says, “Every manager, from
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In this paper, the author will describe the primary components of a strategic management process and explain the importance of a company having a strategic management process. The author will also describe the strategic management process used at FedEx Corporation that makes them a leading force in their industry. The concepts and techniques of strategic management are widely used by organizations to help their companies remain competitive and decrease the likelihood of costly errors (Wheelen &
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Blue Sky University Student Research FedEx Corporation Tanan Jargalsaikhan Table of Contents Key Information 3 Business Description 4 Industry Overview and Competitive Positioning 5 Porter’s Five Forces model 5 SWOT analysis 7 Financial Analysis 8 Cash Flows 8 Common size statements 9 Evaluating Internal Liquidity 11 Evaluating Operating Performance 12 Valuation 14 Dividend Discount Model 14 Present Value of Free Cash Flow to Equity 15 Present Value of Operating Free
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Value Chain Application of FedEx The value chain for FedEx can be realised from the start of packing up the package from various locations. The employees of FedEx collect packages from different locations like residences, drop-boxes, business houses, or centres. FedEx creates value for its customers by picking-up the packages from anywhere and anytime. It also assures timely delivery of the packages by providing a money back guarantee for the customers whose packages do not delivered on time. The
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unless it causes undue hardship on them. A FedEx delivery employee, Christopher Polk, became a Rastafarian and grew dreadlocks to symbolize his new religion. This violated the company’s dress code policy. After several internal discussions with Polk, FedEx gave him two options. He needed to either cut his hair or be assigned to a different job, which had no direct customer contact and paid less. Polk refused both options and was terminated. He sued FedEx under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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this memo is provide a recommendation on whether to invest in FedEx or UPS, given that the air transportation market in China is now open to both companies. Outlined in this memo are an assessment of the strategic approaches and an evaluation of the financial and non-financial performance of both companies, which led to the conclusion that UPS is the superior investment opportunity. 1.0 Strategic Approaches for FedEx and UPS FedEx and UPS are package-delivery companies that together provide supply
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Case #4: THE BATTLE FOR VALUE, 2004: FEDEX CORP. VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. Synopsis and Objectives • Set in June 2004 • To assess the financial performance of FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS). The two firms have competed intensely for dominance of the overnight express package industry. • This case is intended for use in an introductory discussion of corporate value creation and its sources. It requires no numerical computations; rather, the tasks
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