Fedex Vs Ups
Autor: Chen Kang • September 4, 2016 • Case Study • 272 Words (2 Pages) • 825 Views
FedEx vs. UPS
FedEx | UPS |
Guangzhou hub | Shanghai hub |
First direct service to China (from Europe) | World’s largest package-delivery company and dominant parcel carrier in US |
Worldwide air express freight | Domestic ground package delivery |
1984 First expand in Europe then Latin America and Caribbean, later AsiaOne via Subic Bay | 1988 enter Europe market acquire 10 European courier services and has larger market share in Europe than FedEx |
Apple | Amazon |
e-commerce shipments to their location | e-commerce shipments to the recipient |
Overnight service same day service next flight service for international deliveries freight services | Time-definite service domestic Ups Express critical-same day Ups next day air International to over 220 countries Supply chain & freight service |
Fed office larger sophisticated service | Ups store small |
Generally fedex is cheaper at shipping cost | |
Time-sensitive express service | Larger assets and revenue World’s largest small-package shipping |
Less focus on shorter-distance delivery | |
Independent operation | Single network |
Large equity base | Smaller shareholder equity than Fedex using heavy debt leverage but high operating efficiency for shareholders (110) |
Package tracking Saturday delivery
The industry is critical to international trade
As the maturing of US market, international market especially china become important.
World-wide supply-chain 3.2 trillion market
China’s imports and exports is huge
What does it take to excel in the package delivery market?
On time and service
Why is China so important to these firms?
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