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FedEx A Case Study of Organizational Excellence A report submitted to Instructor: Prof. Pradyumana Khokle Academic Associate: (insert name) In partial fulfilment of requirements of the course Understanding People and Organizations On July 7, 2015 By Group E-7 Section E INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 ORGANIZATION’S EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 3 TECHNOLOGY 4 STRATEGY 4 PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATION 5 REFERENCES 6 INTRODUCTION FedEx was…

Have you ever seen the movement of a whip? When it is cracked it starts with small ripples at base and magnifies as the waves move towards the end. Now someone may be puzzled how in the earth that can be linked towards supply chain. The analogy is quite simple, although the consequences can be quite complex and adverse. Let’s start with an example, suppose just at the beginning of the winter season customers buy 2 moisturizer creams for the season. If there is an offer on the table,…

The ever advancing field of technology is an amazing feat that the human race has developed. With any strive forward, there is always negatives that come with it. Throughout history mankind has always been curious and wanted to find out way to circumvent the systems that they use. Mankind does it out of curiosity and malicious intent though. Technology has quickly attempted to block these malicious attacks through new security measures and proper training, but malicious users will always find a…

existing supply chain to increase efficiency and reduced time needed to complete an event. The blow table lists Somerset 's proposed changes to the existing supply chain events. The events includes possible new automation, technology update such as RFID, bar code, ERP and SCM software to integrate suppliers, retailers, corporate office and end users. Somerset - proposed changes to the existing supply chain…

“Can I get a W.. W..can I get an A.. A..Can I get an L.. L.. can I get a squiggly SQUIGGLY.. can I get an m M..can I get an a A… can I get an r R.. can I get a t T… what does that spell Wal-Mart” (Smith & Young, 2004). Although the Wal-Mart maybe the most controversial business in America, it has one of the greatest success stories in Americas history of business (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell, 2013). However, the success of Wal-Mart is accompanied by controversy, it is possibly the most…

Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd applied the Electronic Payment System (EPS) in the business. Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd provides a made of payment via a prepaid e-payment smart card called the Touch ’n Go card. The Touch ‘n Go card is an electronic purse that used to pay for toll usage at all highways in Malaysia. Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd uses contactless smartcard technology. The credit card-sized Touch ‘n Go smart card is made of plastic with Philips’MIFARE microchip technology (which is locally developed according…

All of the United States Government agencies are now implementing some sort of risk management into there every day operations. A risk management can be done for a simple office party to the most dangerous raid. The Department of Homeland Security is no different with their 22 departments. In the case of ports, the Coast Guard and FEMA “cybersecurity efforts in the maritime port environment have been limited” (GAO, 2014, p.1). This includes the lack of a risk assessment that is heavily followed…

Introduction Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of protocols that allow communication between two electronic devices. Most commonly this technology is used for communication between portable devices like smartphones. Even though it is a contact less system of communication, it requires that the devices are within 4 cm or 1.57-inch distance from each other (Carter & Faulkner, 2015). Basically, this technology relies on creating a low speed connection between the devices which has a very…

ADF systems. This system has many benefits as SenseTime do have. SenseTime is more about animals behavioral figures, on the other hand, ADF is more about the health of the animal itself. ADF works with FreeFlow which has integration with SenseTime's RFID chips. FreeFlow is a system that matches the SenseTime device found on the necks of the animals as they come to milking units and conveys the knowledge of how much milk the animal gave to the servers. When the information provided by these two…

1.1 Why do we need packed food? Packaged foods are driven heavily by the trend towards more convenient preparation and consumption, which is a result of a busy lifestyle and an aging population. Packaged foods must be tasty and high quality, that meeting with consumer expectations in terms of ease of use, variety, safety, packaging, nutritional value and product appeal. And consumers are attracted by their relatively low cost and complexity, easily use, variety, and availability in every…