Zipcar Analysis

His academic background is in Graphic Design at UQAM and a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts

United Parcel Service, a logistics company has established itself through its strong corporate culture, continuous ability to innovate, and its far-reaching global network. The company has maintained a competitive advantage over the years by implementing continuous growth strategies—the first was geographic expansion, next the early adaptation of electronic tracking technologies, and then came a series of acquisitions. Although UPS is financially strong and is able to maintain its role in the courier and delivery industry—it is vital that UPS continue to act strategically as to strive for long-term success. UPS is heavily dependent on the U.S. economy and it is important that it find greater and more profitable ventures

​Competition within the internet sales industry is fierce and innovation is the way internet retailers are looking to grab the top spot. Internet retailers such as Walmart are following in the path of competitors and building fulfillment centers left and right to allow for faster delivery to customers. Many internet retailers have explored the possibilities of drone delivery, using customers to deliver products to other customers on their way home, and allowing customers to pick up products out of lockers in stores so they don’t have to wait in line; these competitive strategies internet retailers are seeking to implement illustrate how far firms are willing to go to gain the upper-hand on one another (Forbes, 2012).

Tire City, from the projections, seems to be headed in the correct direction. In the fiscal year 1996, even with increasing debt by 351 thousand dollars, Tire City turned a profit. The expansionary vision that has been given seems to project to more revenue, which increases from 23,505 to 28,206, and a healthy growth rate that can be viewed as sustainable. One precaution to this is the anomaly that takes place in the inventory in 1996. This should be monitored closely and inquired about the reasoning of capping the inventory at 1625 for that year. The total assets of the company is still greater than the liabilities, which leads me to believe that they are structured correctly and have taken the necessary precautions in their capital structure.

Ziplines are something that most people find enjoyable. But, what most people don't think about all the safety procedures that are taken to make sure that it doesn’t endanger the living things on and around it. Larry Gerstner is the man who built the zipline at The Wilds Conservation Center. He designed it so that the wild life would be protected as well as the people.

Zipcar needs additional funding if it hopes to survive and expand. In order to gain additional funding they would have to bring in there best arguements to why they should be funded by outside investors. On pages 1 and 11 it states that Chase needs to work on a pitch that will get investors to invest. In other words, she needs to look at revising the current business model so investors will want to buy in.

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate three technology opportunities associated with the transportation and logistics industry. With today’s constantly evolving business environment, consumers are placing demand on businesses of all industries, and they want products and services faster, with more added value, and delivered immediately. Nevertheless, customers are smarter by requiring more quality, innovation, and choice, and at the same time wanting to spend less money and effort. Consequently, every transportation business has to remain highly competitive in researching and developing innovative cost-cutting techniques in order to save money.

Operation leaders are tasked to identify the critical success factors and core competencies of their business functions and objectives in order to generate sustainable long-term growth. Critical success factors are actions essential for a business to reach its objectives. (Heizer & Render, p. 42, 2009). UPS’s key success factors are its efficiencies in scheduling, integrating the stream of goods, its ability to provide multiple solutions such as “harmonizing the flow of goods, information and funds across customer supply chains” while enabling consumers to “evolve in new and necessary ways” (Lewis, Forquer & Quinter, pg. 2, 2007). UPS’s environmental factors include their supply chain design and planning, competitors in logistics such as FedEx, distribution services, diversification in the global environment and focusing on differentiation. UPS is also an expert in its industry because the strategy is globally focused and is centered on diversification of its systems (See Appendix1.1)

In addition to Graff’s argument, he also states that he believes that the knowledge a child gets from non-academic activities overrule academic skill any day. Graff’s theory of “street smarts” is extremely beneficial due to the fact that it gives the reader a preview on the issue of keeping social life separate from the academic environment. This is not always a sign that academic smarts are less important than street smarts. I agree with Graff on the need to integrate non-academic skills in traditional academic settings. It is obvious that by tying in both academic and social significance, students will want to learn what they need to in the classroom in order to get the knowledge they need for things that interest them more. In class when

The CannaBus is an unconventional business with unique ideas. A traveling dispensary that offers a delivery service will be the first of its kind in the Denver market. The CannaBus is entering a competitive market and will “need to meet and beat competition” (Nickels et al., 2016, p. 23). “Empowering the front line and

By 1976, at a volume of 1,300 packages per day, FedEx’s Courier Pack service was only fulfilling one tenth of a percent of the “emergency rush” market, which totaled 870,000 packages delivered per day. By comparison, at 13,400 deliveries per day, the company’s Priority One “emergency rush” service accounted for one percent of the total market. Clearly both services have potential to gain more share of the rush delivery market, but the Courier Pack’s untapped potential is nearly limitless. Surely, the remaining 98 percent or so of customers using competing services for emergency rush delivery, including Emery Air Freight and USPS Express Service, are not familiar with Fed Ex’s less expensive, and more consistent Courier Pack service, and would switch brands with heightened awareness gained through careful marketing.

Whether you are designing a Bentley Continental GT Speed or a website for Zipcar, usability matters. To ensure that a website is functional and easy to use, it should undergo usability testing. While the primary goal of usability testing is the same for all usability tests—can the user easily complete the necessary tasks, each product and iteration of testing involves unique tasks and questions. In analyzing the usability test video of Zipcar’s website created by Steve Krug, it is clear that even websites created by successful companies need usability testing after the website has been launched.

Not only will their blockchain create a transparent worldwide standard for self-driving cars, but users will also be able to lease their own vehicles to others on the network.

UPS has been in the package delivery business for 95 years, providing services to businesses and consumers worldwide in more than 200 countries. In 1994, UPS began to investigate the potential of e-commerce and started an internal group focused on enabling e-commerce. UPS redefined its core business and found ways to change its structure and processes, forming new businesses to take advantage of new opportunities. UPS was interested in finding ways to leverage their extensive infrastructure and expertise in basic transportation of goods, services, and

[Case: Zipcar] Zipcar’s SWOT and financial analysis a) Strengths Firstly, Zipcar seized 80% of US market share, making it the strong player in the market. Secondly, as the company is able to acquire its competitors (Flexcar-US, Streetcar Ltd-UK), they can reduce the competitors as well as gain those market shares and customer bases from those 2 companies. Thirdly, Zipcar’s customer-friendly and disruptive business model is what makes it unique. They leverages accessibility, make it available close to where people live or work and need access to vehicle, which is one of the threat of car renting. The company also allows the members to use a car when required, which provides true flexibility. Supported by advanced technology (RFID System r),