United Parcel Service

History of United Parcel Service Airlines United Parcel Service (UPS) was founded in 1907 in Seattle, Washington, when 19-year-old James E. (“Jim”) Casey borrowed $100 from a friend, and established, with partner Claude Ryan, the American Messenger Company, whose services included running errands and delivering packages, notes, baggage and even food from restaurants. In 1913, American merged with a rival messenger service, the Motorcycle Delivery Company, creating Merchants Parcel Delivery, and…

them to improve their service and make it more reliable and valuable in the eyes of their customers. They have improved quality by introducing innovative technologies such as package tracking on their website, address checker which is a Aconvenient tool that can help you reduce the costly mistakes, late deliveries and dissatisfied customers resulting from incorrect addresses This commitment to improving the quality of their service with add-ons creates a more valuable service in the eyes of…

Executive Summary FedEx Corporation, a global courier company with a wide portfolio of transportation, business and logistics services, was started as FedEx Express – to deliver packages quickly using the air transport system. Over the years, FedEx, with a vision to provide world-class, quality, reliable and safe services and innovative solutions to its customers, has developed a strong infrastructure and has emerged into shipping regions worldwide. Since its inception, they have stuck to the…

furniture, electronics, petroleum, automobiles, cement, lumber, steel and other products. The port is a major economic force, it supports more than 30,000 jobs in Long Beach, 316,000 jobs throughout Southern California and 1.4 million jobs throughout the United States. With a Green Port Policy, the port is trying to minimize or eliminate negative environmental impacts. Serving as a model for ports around the world. For example, the port pioneered the Green Flag vessel speed reduction air…

Vision and Mission Before 1980, United Parcel Service (UPS) was the leading express delivery service company. The use of air services for delivery was unexplored. A visionary leader – Fred Smith – paved a new way for FedEx, with a commitment to quality, customer and innovation, to compete with UPS, and now it holds a sizable chunk in the overnight delivery market. FedEx Corporation’s mission statement focuses on the following: • Quality - providing high value-added services (transportation,…

The United Parcel Service operation is affected by governmental action and political challenges and therefore, determine the company’s financial standing through opportunities and threats. A direct implication is through the transportation operating costs provided to customers. The courier company allocates shipping expenses among big competitors such as Federal Express (FedEx) and DHL. The government creates the rules and dictates to a certain extent the standards of each competitors.…

USPS GENERAL OVERVIEW The United Sates Postal Service (USPS) founded in 1775, is a federal agency that is responsible of providing postal services to citizens at a standard cost independently of location. USPS is the only delivery service institution that reaches around 150 million addresses around the country. USPS annual revenue is 65 billion for the closing fiscal year of 2012, and it also delivers around 40% of the world’s mail (David, 2015). USPS source of incomes is based on the sale of…

Corporate analysis and appraisal UPS (United Parcel Service) continues to expand their global reach by opening new facilities and increasing their fleet. Their expansion efforts have been credited with creating employment opportunities. UPS continues to focus on environmental concerns with their” Go Green” efforts. UPS keep ahead of their competitors with advance technology. The company must continually find ways to ship products efficiently and cost effectively to stay ahead of the…

FedEx Corporation is an American courier delivery services company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee and was founded in 1973. The name "FedEx" is an abbreviation for Federal Express, which was used from 1973 until 2000. In 2000 the name was then changed to FedEx Express. The company is known for its overnight shipping service, and they also started the tracking system. They were the first company that was able to track a package and provide delivery updates. This system is now being used by…

more critical in determining a company’s specific position within the industry than the performance against rest of success factors that are left out. Key Success Factors Weight Assigned Global Network/ Global Presence/ Market Share 20% Service Quality (Reliability/ Visibility/ Speed) 20% Operating Efficiency 20% Financial Strength (Financial Capacity for Expansion) 15% Price Competitiveness 15%…