Deutsche Post

With a workforce exceeding 325,000 employees, they provide solutions for an almost infinite number of logistical needs. DHL is part of the world's leading postal and logistics Group, Deutsche Post DHL Group and encompasses three divisions: DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, Freight and DHL Supply Chain. Solutions, encompassing everything from international express deliveries, to warehousing, to customs brokerage, to freight forwarding –

Logistics is an important part of the supply chain process as it is the phase where products that are manufactured are packed, stored in warehouse, and transported to the end users when an order is placed. Logistics deals with lot of data/information about different products, resource, transport, and warehouse management. With the growth of technology, many devices like RFID, barcode, sensors, GPS, Telematics etc. have found its use in Logistics resulting in huge amount of data/information generated

DHL’s American Adventure 1. DHL used several strategies for entering market of the United States, they can be divded into corporate level ,business level and operational level strategies. For the corporate level strategies, Globalization Strategies are adopted, DHL invests $1.2 billion in entering the U.S. market. DHL is the largest express carrier in Europe with a 40% share, and the largest international express carrier in Asia, also with 40%. There is a global economy now, all businesses

Airborne Express: Analysis of HBS Case Study Q1) 1. Threat of New Entry For the US Express Mail industry, the overall threat of new entry is very low. The following list and explanation captures the difficulty an entrepreneur might face in trying to penetrate the express mail market: * High capital requirements: In order to establish an express mail operation, the start-up capital required is too big for an individual to obtain. For example, Federal Express’ Superhub in Memphis has

Question 1 asked to complete a five forces analysis of the US Express Mail Industry. A five forces analysis is done to rate the attractiveness of an industry. Threat of new entry is low because the barriers to entry are high. Newcomers to the industry would require an enormous amount of up front capital to set up the distribution networks and infrastructure, such as establishing hubs, and acquiring aircraft and a large amount of ground transportation vehicles (vans, trucks, ect). Economies of scale

Q1) What is the industry attractiveness like in 1997? Has it changed in recent years? Q2) Does Airborne Express have a competitive advantage? Is it sustainable? Q3) What recommendations will you give Airborne Express? ---------------ESSAY START ------------------ Industry Attractiveness in 1997 The industry is defined as the Domestic US Express Mail industry. This includes overnight and second day delivery. In order to assess the attractiveness of the industry, a Porters' Five Forces analysis

1.How and why has the express mail industry structure evolved in recent years? How have the changes affected small competitors? The US express mail industry is highly consolidated. 85% of the market is served by 3 service providers. There are six second tier players who serve the remaining 15%. FedEx and UPS lead the industry in services and innovation. The following trends have been observed in this Industry. Services: A host of services are provided to suit the needs to different businesses.

(cannot bind business reports / “deliverables”). Also, the customer cannot transport a non-paper package (e.g. a book, a desk) via this delivery system. b) Regular mail only cost 32 cents for letters. The post office is also very convenient. However, in regards to packages, the post office is very poor in quality service and efficiency (cannot track packages efficiently and has an on-time delivery record much worse than commercial carriers) 3. Bargaining Power of Suppliers—Medium for the

five-forces analysis of Airborne Express’ industry. Forces | Items | Power | Rivalry | * Big competitors are FedEx and UPS; * Smaller competitors like BAX Global, DHL, Worldwide Express, Emery Worldwide, RPS, TNT Express, Worldwide, and US Post Service | Keen competition with big competitors as they account for the lion’s share of the market | Entry barriers | * Economy of scale * CAPEX on IT, facilities, aircrafts and airports, trucks, * Brand loyalty, licensing, customer networks

FED EX and UPS Airfreight Industry Analysis 1. During the 1980s, the air express industry was a medium to attractive industry to already be a major player in, but not a very attractive industry to try and break into. The industry can be characterized by high rivalry from competitors who compete on the same services with very little differentiation, medium power from suppliers who supply the resources necessary to run the business, high buyer power because