United States civil service

At this point in my life the career path which interests me the most is the Foreign Service. This is has been a career interest of mine throughout high school and continues to be today. Saying that getting a job in the State Department is hard is a bit of an understatement. After spending months researching others’ endeavors trying to get employed the Department of State, I’ve learned it is one long battle. You are essentially competing with yourself every time. Surprisingly with all the…

that selection is based only on a person's ability to perform the work. Merit selection aims to choose the best person for the job, resulting in a quality workforce. OPM's history, which started with the Civil Service Act in 1883 and formally renamed to the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission regulations stated the administration select employees based on how well they can carry out the occupation. Originally, legislation would select employees based essentially upon political…

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…

multi-product offering and customized services. Traded on the NASDAQ from 1997 to 2002, Aramex today is a publicly traded company on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM: ARMX), employing more than 8,600 people in over 310 locations around the world, and has a strong association network providing worldwide presence. Competitive advantage: Ability of one organization to outperform other organizations because it produces desired goods or services more efficiently and…

Fed Ex began delivery in 1973 (Parnell, 2014). What was originally an overnight and second-day delivery service to 22 major cities in the U.S. has blossomed into a diverse portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business solutions where air, ground and sea networks cover more than 220 countries and territories (FedEx, n.d.). FedEx was the first major air transport company to implement a “hub and spoke” system, where all packages would enter a central location and be redistributed to their…

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%…

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,…

FedEx is one of the largest global shipping and solutions corporations in the World. FedEx has more than 300,000 employees providing services to consumers along with businesses globally. FedEx has different operating systems, which include FedEx Freight, FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. All serve purposes on how they are able to deliver products to its consumers. The headquarters of FedEx is located in Memphis, Tennessee. They are only a couple of miles away from the Memphis International Airport…

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.…