Assignment Background

UPS & FedEx

Assignment highlights the importance of world's leading Integrated Logistics Services Provider - UPS and FedEx that had positively penetrated almost all markets. Assignment requires secondary research and comparative analysis on the two Integrated global logistics networks. The following questions raise global transportation issues that are central to both Integrated Logistics Service provider's strategy and success: Please make sure while responding to each question, you should prefer one's integrated logistics network over other with strong reasons for the preference.

Questions:

1. Highlight each Integrated Logistics Services provider global market dominance by identifying each networks top 5 markets and top 5 services. Highlight each network's reach based on economic of scale and distance covered. Select your preference with reasons to support? 2. Differentiate each logistics network based on two important functionalities - Product Movement and Product Storage. Select your preference with reasons to support? 3. Differentiate each logistics network on Fleet sizing and Configuration. Select your preference with reasons to support? 4. Differentiate each logistics network on Routing and Scheduling. Select your preference with reasons to support?

5. Highlight Hub and Spoke operational model of each logistics network along with the various transportation modes provided -air, land and water. Select your preference with reasons to support? 6. Highlight each logistics network's transportation technological integration bringing efficiency and effectiveness to overall network. Select your preference with reasons to support? 7. Highlight each logistics network's transportation challenges and issues and clearly select the logistics network that has the capabilities to overcome them.