Spencer Kasulis
Comprehensive Diversity Analysis
United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) is a long-standing American company with a rich culture and history. The legacy of UPS started in 1907, 108 years ago, in Seattle, Washington. Seattle is home to a few other industry giants as well, the likes of Starbucks and Amazon. Jim Casey, the father of UPS, started the American Messenger Company (AMS), which was appropriate for the kind of business that began in 1907 but has quickly evolved to the world’s largest package delivery company today. Additionally, the UPS enterprise has grown to be a supply chain management solutions and logistics provider. UPS is a publicly traded company whose industry is “courier”. UPS stock is currently around $103.00 per …show more content…
That operation was a “wholesale” service. It later became UPS’ “common carrier” service.
This new service was radically different from any being offered in the United States. It incorporated many of the features and operating principles of UPS’ retail store delivery service, such as uniformed drivers, attractively painted and well-maintained vehicles, an emphasis on courtesy, daily pickups, and an insistence on meeting service commitments. This is the brand that is no common place and easily recognizable, globally, today.
In 1952, lack of growth in UPS’ retail delivery business prompted them to seek an extension of their operating authority in California. These rights were granted in 1953. Shortly thereafter, the company also decided to begin common carrier operations in other cities where they could do so without additional authority from state regulatory commissions or the Interstate Commerce Commission, and to seek authority to serve more extensive areas elsewhere as the public demand for UPS service grew. A series of unprecedented legal battles took place before regulatory commissions and the courts in an effort to obtain Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity over areas wide enough to satisfy the constantly growing public demand for our unique type of …show more content…
In 1975, UPS received authority from the Interstate Commerce Commission to begin interstate service to and from Montana and Utah, to extend statewide the partial service areas in Arizona, Idaho, and Nevada, and to connect these five states and the company’s existing service area along the Pacific Coast with all states to the east. As a result, UPS became the first package delivery company to serve every address in the 48 contiguous United States. By 1986, UPS had obtained full operating rights, both interstate and intrastate, for all 50 U.S.
Comprehensive Diversity Analysis
United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) is a long-standing American company with a rich culture and history. The legacy of UPS started in 1907, 108 years ago, in Seattle, Washington. Seattle is home to a few other industry giants as well, the likes of Starbucks and Amazon. Jim Casey, the father of UPS, started the American Messenger Company (AMS), which was appropriate for the kind of business that began in 1907 but has quickly evolved to the world’s largest package delivery company today. Additionally, the UPS enterprise has grown to be a supply chain management solutions and logistics provider. UPS is a publicly traded company whose industry is “courier”. UPS stock is currently around $103.00 per …show more content…
That operation was a “wholesale” service. It later became UPS’ “common carrier” service.
This new service was radically different from any being offered in the United States. It incorporated many of the features and operating principles of UPS’ retail store delivery service, such as uniformed drivers, attractively painted and well-maintained vehicles, an emphasis on courtesy, daily pickups, and an insistence on meeting service commitments. This is the brand that is no common place and easily recognizable, globally, today.
In 1952, lack of growth in UPS’ retail delivery business prompted them to seek an extension of their operating authority in California. These rights were granted in 1953. Shortly thereafter, the company also decided to begin common carrier operations in other cities where they could do so without additional authority from state regulatory commissions or the Interstate Commerce Commission, and to seek authority to serve more extensive areas elsewhere as the public demand for UPS service grew. A series of unprecedented legal battles took place before regulatory commissions and the courts in an effort to obtain Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity over areas wide enough to satisfy the constantly growing public demand for our unique type of …show more content…
In 1975, UPS received authority from the Interstate Commerce Commission to begin interstate service to and from Montana and Utah, to extend statewide the partial service areas in Arizona, Idaho, and Nevada, and to connect these five states and the company’s existing service area along the Pacific Coast with all states to the east. As a result, UPS became the first package delivery company to serve every address in the 48 contiguous United States. By 1986, UPS had obtained full operating rights, both interstate and intrastate, for all 50 U.S.