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the article talks about UPS as an old outdated and lagging behind its main competitor FedEx while in my experience as a regular shipper I have to say UPS is a l

by elvirs 8y ago

the article talks about UPS as an old outdated and lagging behind its main competitor FedEx while in my experience as a regular shipper I have to say UPS is a lot more reliable with its delivery schedule and serving its shipper customers needs.

pests 8y ago
I'm drawing a blank to which company but this reminds me of when a huge worldwide shipping company was hit with WannaCry and did everything by paper. The loss of efficiency was way less than they expected. They did have to spend weeks though fixing containers sent to the wrong location.
- AmVess 8y ago
  That would be Maersk.
  - pests 8y ago
    Oh yes! Thank you.
- elvirs 8y ago
  human error is a bitch. happens all the time and cant really blame people. happens to everyone unfortunately but costs a lot.
Spooky23 8y ago
The article seems to be missing a lot of details. FedEx ground has a more modern capital plant because they bought an awful carrier and just completed a multi billion dollar capital program to build out facilities. It also doesn’t mention that Fedex operates two companies ground and express. Most of the B2B stuff is via FedEx express. IMO the actual information here is that UPS approached the market based on their long term plan and maximized utilization of their capital investments. Now they’re looking to invest in modernization. The question is, was it smarter to stay the course, learn from Fedex’s experience and lock into tech at a lower price, or should they have scrambled?
- Shelnutt2 8y ago
  FedEx operates 3-4 shipping based companies. Freight [1] and Custom Critical [2] are seperate entities. Both of which operate independently. The downside of fedex's seperate companies is there is a lack of logistical coordination at the national level. I.e. If they have a ground 28' trailer full at a smaller location and a separate 28' LTL Freight trailer, they will send two drivers instead of 1 long haul driver with a doubles configuration. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20080206004244/http://www.fedexfreight.fedex.com/press_releasesresp.jsp?as_press=pr_2-12-01.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080206004244/http://www.fedexf... [2] https://about.van.fedex.com/our-story/company-structure/custom-critical-fact-sheet/ https://about.van.fedex.com/our-story/company-structure/cust...
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by elvirs 8y ago

pests 8y ago

I'm drawing a blank to which company but this reminds me of when a huge worldwide shipping company was hit with WannaCry and did everything by paper. The loss of efficiency was way less than they expected. They did have to spend weeks though fixing containers sent to the wrong location.

AmVess 8y ago
That would be Maersk.
- pests 8y ago
  Oh yes! Thank you.
elvirs 8y ago
human error is a bitch. happens all the time and cant really blame people. happens to everyone unfortunately but costs a lot.

Spooky23 8y ago

The article seems to be missing a lot of details. FedEx ground has a more modern capital plant because they bought an awful carrier and just completed a multi billion dollar capital program to build out facilities. It also doesn’t mention that Fedex operates two companies ground and express. Most of the B2B stuff is via FedEx express. IMO the actual information here is that UPS approached the market based on their long term plan and maximized utilization of their capital investments. Now they’re looking to invest in modernization. The question is, was it smarter to stay the course, learn from Fedex’s experience and lock into tech at a lower price, or should they have scrambled?

Shelnutt2 8y ago
FedEx operates 3-4 shipping based companies. Freight [1] and Custom Critical [2] are seperate entities. Both of which operate independently. The downside of fedex's seperate companies is there is a lack of logistical coordination at the national level. I.e. If they have a ground 28' trailer full at a smaller location and a separate 28' LTL Freight trailer, they will send two drivers instead of 1 long haul driver with a doubles configuration. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20080206004244/http://www.fedexfreight.fedex.com/press_releasesresp.jsp?as_press=pr_2-12-01.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080206004244/http://www.fedexf... [2] https://about.van.fedex.com/our-story/company-structure/custom-critical-fact-sheet/ https://about.van.fedex.com/our-story/company-structure/cust...
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