Becky Avilez
Professor Fowler
Graphic Communications 101
December 3, 2015
Corporate Identity: FedEx Bold colors, bold font, and simplistic design. This logo fly’s around town and its tag line rings so clearly in my mind “the world on time” whether it be the truck arriving at your house to deliver a much anticipated package, or being warehouse personnel watching a truck marked with the bold graphic speed off with a sense of urgency, its graphic is iconic and could be recognized at a glance. Formerly known as Federal Express when the company began, it is remarkable that unlike so many other large companies, FedEx has only rebranded it’s self once since its birth.
The concept of Federal Express was born in 1965, when founder Fred Smith wrote a paper outlining to logistics needed to get important shipments around the country in record time, he received an average grade. Flash ahead 6 years, Federal Express Corporation is born. (Time Flies: The FedEx Timeline). “The earliest logo of Federal Express logo was created in 1973 by Richard Runyon. It featured the company’s name in a diagonal position on a blue and white background. The company’s immense success as a huge global delivery firm led to a highly innovative redesign and a massive advertising campaign to support it” (Alexander). Somewhat staying true to the original logo, Leader came in and amplified its attributes in 1994 when “Federal Express officially adopt[ed] ‘FedEx’ as its brand recognized as the worldwide standard
Instead, customers value goods and services that are of the quality they expect and that are sold at prices they are willing to pay (Lamb, Hair, & McDaniel, 2017). As Smith mentions in one of his interviews, “If people were going to use FedEx in lieu of having incalculable amounts of money tied up in inventories, it absolutely, positively had to be there when promised” which tied to FedEx first slogan: “When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight” (“FedEx,” 2015). Here FedEx slogan and Smiths words focus on the value they provide to a customer because they want to make sure that the customer receives the worth of what the customer paid for.
In addition to that, FedEx came up with new services such as Saturday deliveries, delivery by 10:30 A.M., customer interfaces (drop boxes, drive through stations and express delivery stores) and same day pickup of order. This is to distinguish its services. More on that, FedEx's philosophy of "People-Service-Profit" was successful in insuring a union free workforce devoted to customer focus. In 1978, deregulation in transportation helped FedEx to acquire larger planes therefore achieve lower cost. Trade deregulation in Asia-Pacific enabled FedEx to expand further. The acquisition of Gelco express, Tiger International, and establishment of Airport Hub in Brussels expanded FedEx internationally. Inflation and rising global competitiveness generated the need for "just-in-time" supply model, which was the advantage supported by FedEx advanced technologies.
By capitalizing on this strategy, FedEx was able to boost its average delivery volume in 1976 to 20,726 packages per day via its three services, Priority-One, Standard Air, and Courier Pack, compared with an average of 10,521 delivered daily the prior year. Clearly the company’s calculated use of strategically-located hubs, nighttime flight routes, and limited package size allowed the company to carve out a niche by reliably delivering packages on an immediate, overnight basis.
FedEx is a logistical service company specialized in transportation, e-commerce and business services. The success of FedEx lies on an efficient information system. The business process is as follows:
FedEx was first established in 1973 as a logistic company with the name Federal Express that be created by founder and first CEO Frederick W Smith. The Headquarters is in Memphis, Tennessee in the US. The company became well known for its fast and reliable delivery service around the world. On its first night of operation FedEx delivered 186 bundles to 25 urban locations in the US with only 389 employees and a 15 Dassault Falcon aircraft. In 1980 FedEx purchased a system for live updates on the packages. In this system, FedEx drivers share the current locations from the trucks to provide updates of the packages to the customers. This information was sent to a central computer of FedEx then the company improved the update system by introducing FedEx.com webpage. This webpage allowed the tracking data to be easily accessible. However, recently, FedEx uses Savvy bundle for packing and tracking the products across couriers. (Baldwin, 2016)
Fred Smith, is the founder CEO of FedEx, the first overnight express delivery company in the world, and the largest in the nation. To really grasp the concepts that he used in the formation and launch of the company, we really should examine the story in his own words. A former Marine Aviation pilot in Vietnam, Smith founded Federal Express. In 1973, the company began offering service to cities, beginning with small packages and documents. The focus was upon developing an integrated air-ground courier system something that had never been done before. What guided Smith more than anything else according to his own words were the leadership qualities that he developed as a Marine officer in Vietnam that have guided his company from the beginning. These principles, plus his days at Yale came together in FedEx. In his philosophy, he tells his managers to rely on their subordinates, delegate and to praise in public for a job
Fred Smith, is the founder CEO of FedEx, the first overnight express delivery company in the world, and the largest in the nation. To really grasp the concepts that he used in the formation and launch of the company, we really should examine the story in his own words. A former Marine Aviation pilot in Vietnam, Smith founded Federal Express. In 1973, the company began offering service to cities, beginning with small packages and documents. The focus was upon developing an integrated air-ground courier system something that had never been done before. What guided Smith more than anything else according to his own words were the leadership qualities that he developed as a Marine officer in Vietnam that have guided his company from the beginning. These principles, plus his days at Yale came together in FedEx. In his philosophy, he tells his managers to rely on their subordinates, delegate and to praise in public for a job
The company I decided to do my course project on was Fed-Ex. This corporation was incorporated on October 2, 1997. Fed-Ex provides many services such as, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight and FedEx services. FedEx Express offers a certain time of delivery within one-three business days. However, FedEx ground focuses on residential and business deliveries with packages weighing up to 150 pounds. Furthermore, FedEx Freight provides service to virtually all United States ZIP Codes (including Alaska and Hawaii). And finally, FedEx Services provides other companies with many sales, markets, informational technology and customer service. FedEx has ben providing their employees with many benefits until the economy went into recession.
The main station is located in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States. The company started off by delivering couriers to some American cities, which was the first time for parcel delivery to take place at that time. As stated before, the industry’s goal is to fulfill the needs of customers, developing relations with different companies, and ensure a high investment for its shareholders. This is made possible through their six shared principles: people, service, innovation, integrity, responsibility and loyalty (FedEx). In order to satisfy its clients, FedEx has3 branches which provide customers with different services regulated on different demands; this include FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express, FedEx Kinko’s, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Services. It delivers more than 10.5 million shipments daily, covering more than 220 countries. Monthly, it has over 50 million visitors. In order to… it has 1250 express stations, 33 ground hubs, 370 freight service centers, and more than 1800 offices. The company also possessed 656 aircrafts and more than 100,000 motorized vehicles for express, ground, freight and expedited delivery service (FedEx). Through these aspects and values, Smith achieves to develop a company with a productive way in controlling time, space, and
FedEx is an American global courier delivery services company. The company has expanded from its original focus on ground and air-based services to include home delivery options and a retail division. They have 5 choices when shipping around the world. In case of above 68kg packages, customers can choose 2 choices,
(2010) mentions that the FedEx Corporation which leads Fedex “provides strategic direction and consolidated financial reporting for the operating companies that compete collectively under the FedEx name worldwide: FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Services.” These companies function under the motto of "operate independently, compete collectively and manage collaboratively." By upholding this functional strategy, it enables each FedEx company to focus exclusively on delivering the best service for its specific market and avoid wasting time and resources on problems unaffiliated with its core
Customers/ Services: FedEx has a strong adherence to its People-Service-Profit philosophy; it provides reliable, competitive, global air-ground transportation of goods and documents that require quick delivery. The key position is to influence the customer’s perception of
FedEx is a worldwide shipping and solutions corporation that provides services for: Time-sensitive deliveries to all of the U.S. states and territories, logistics solutions and business support services. FedEx operates through four divisions: FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Services, and FedEx Express. FedEx Ground provides services in the U.S and Canada. The service offers Saturday delivery with no additional charges. FedEx Freight provides time-sensitive truckloads. Services extend through the U.S, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. FedEx Services offers solutions for global supply chains, data management services, and e-commerce to its customers. FedEx Express was the first service offered by the company. It included the shipments of time-sensitive and air-ground express services. FedEx is one of the worlds leading transportation businesses delivering small parcels throughout the U.S and to 220 countries internationally.
FedEx was established on June 18, 1971, founded by Fredrick W. Smith, in Little Rock, AR. FedEx is a well known American corporation that brings courier global delivery service to its customers. Having such a wide range of portfolios, FedEx has been able to incorporate many different delivery systems for maximum customer satisfactory, with the help of e-commerce, and global delivery service it is no surprise that FedEx has consecutively been ranked amongst the most admired and trusted employers.
With the air cargo deregulations in 1977, the company was able to use larger aircrafts like Boeing 727s to further improve their operational efficiency and performance, leading to rapid growth of the company. By 1980, it had established its position in the industry and had a growth rate of 40% and became the first company to reach the USD 1 billion revenue-mark within 10 years of inception. Following international acquisitions in 1984, Federal Express started its operations in Europe & Asia. In 1994, Federal Express official adopted ‘FedEx’ as its primary brand and became a symbol of overnight parcel delivery services.