UNITED PARCEL SERVICES



United Parcel Service

Outline

This Paper is on United Parcel Service, one of the biggest companies at U.S and it portrayed following aspects:

History of Company- It came into existence in 1907 in U.S to deliver packages all over the world with their improved technologies.

Company Introduction- Established in 1907, headquarter is situated in Sandy Springs; Georgia is expanded over 220 countries delivering 150 packages per day.

Company Vision and Mission- Their vision and mission are to maximize shareholder value and build strong relationship with partners by efficient logistics, supply chain management, and e-Commerce business.

UPS Enterprise Strategy- Their strategy is based on creating value, transforming and increase investment in other big markets.

Organization structure- UPS operates in U.S Domestic Package, International Package and Supply Chain and Freight areas.

Leadership Structure-It is owned by Scott Davis, CEO followed by 11 directors; Candace Kendle, Stuart Eizenstat, Duane Ackeman, Clark Randt, William Johnson, John Thompson, Carol Tome, Michael Burns, Micheal Eskew and Ann Livemore.

Leadership Development- They initiated with two programs for leadership growth; Women and diversity leadership development.

Strength and Challenges- its major strength is that it is performing globally with over 400, 000 employees and efficient distribution network. Major Challenges it facing is tough competition from its competitors and threats from unions which as result declining customer base.

Overcoming Challenges- They can improvise through expanding their businesses more to handle tough competition and they should re-engineer their processes to reduce cost. Here also organization theory (Goal- Setting theory) is suggested for improving their businesses

Conclusion- Its operating worldwide efficiently but facing severe competition in recent times which required them to expand their business more and to reduce their production cost.



History

United Parcel Service, Inc. came into existence in 1907 in the United States to deliver packages all across the world. It expanded its operation all over the globe through enabling commerce around the world. Recently, UPS brand is being recognized and admired worldwide.

Company Introduction

United Parcel Service, Inc. is one of the biggest companies at United States. It is a package delivery company. It's headquarter is situated in Sandy Springs, Georgia. United States, UPS is recognized as spreading packages 15 million per day across more than 220 countries holding customer base of around 6.1 million also include territories around the world.

It's majorly known for its brown trucks, internally called as package cars. UPS also operates its own airline.

Products and Services

UPS is amongst leading Transportation Company which circulate goods, information and fund to individuals and companies. They deliver products by land as well as by air, and they offer services to customers shipping centers, as well operation e-commerce setup doing business online through their websites.

Company Vision and Mission

United Parcel Service (UPS) Mission Statement:

"As the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services, UPS continues to develop the frontiers of logistics, supply chain management, and e-Commerce combining the flows of goods, information, and funds”

It can be further divided into:

Provide value in all that they deliver and enter globally by serving the ...