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In $1973,$ when FedEx was launched, the company offered the world$$s first overnight delivery service and delivered $186$ packages on the first day of operation. Today, the company has become the world$$s largest overnight delivery service $$ delivering more than $15$ million express and ground packages every day. FedEx's expansion has been driven by technology $$ it was the first major delivery network to use barcode scanning. More recently, the company introduced $$Picture Proof of Delivery$,$ which offers customers evidence of the delivery without having to log onto the FedEx website or open a FedEx account. This innovation offers enhanced convenience to residential customers.

Consider the FedEx supply chain and its ability to deliver $15$ million packages daily. Write a report outlining the information gathered by the company and whether this could be classified as $$big data$(5$ marks$).$ In your report, explain the term $$big data$$ and why it presents a challenge to organisations $(5$ marks$).$ Furthermore, using this information, compare and contrast EDEA and FedEx, explaining why the former is unlikely to experience this challenge $(5$ marks$).$

$5$ marks for detailed explanation of $$big data$$

$5$ marks for application to FedEx

$5$ marks for comparison with EDEA