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UPS VS. FEDEX Head-to-Head on Wireless

By Paul Herold. UPS VS. FEDEX Head-to-Head on Wireless. Wireless. Wireless technology provides the medium through which dynamic exchange happens Interconnectedness allows drivers to talk, interact, and businesses to work together. UPS vs. FedEx Why?. UPS Is known for their ground delivery

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UPS VS. FEDEX Head-to-Head on Wireless

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  1. By Paul Herold UPS VS. FEDEXHead-to-Head on Wireless

  2. Wireless • Wireless technology provides the medium through which dynamic exchange happens • Interconnectedness allows drivers to talk, interact, and businesses to work together

  3. UPS vs. FedEx Why? • UPS Is known for their ground delivery • FedEx is known for their overnight deliveries • FedEx and UPS are now crossing into their competitors primary business • Both are trying to step up wireless developments • This will shave cost, increase reach, and give them the ability to do more with the same resources

  4. UPS General Info • Handle’s 13.6 million packages a day • 90,000 Wireless devices are in the field • 55,000 Wireless devices in their warehouses • 9,000 Wireless access points

  5. UPS Wireless Adventures • Slow and Deliberate • Refresh their technology every 5 to 7 years • Rolls out the new system in stages that is synchronizes with the life span of the older system • Goal: use next generation wireless technologies to better manage the packages that flow through there facilities

  6. FedEx General Info • Handle’s 5 million packages a day • 80,000 Wireless devices in field • 70,000 Wireless devices in their warehouses • 5,000 Wireless access points

  7. FedEx Wireless Adventures • Leads the way in cutting edge technology • Deploys new technologies as soon as it can justify cost, and prove how it can help efficiencies • Goal: use next generation wireless technologies to better manage the packages that flow through there facilities

  8. Future Wireless Application • Both are looking to the future for new products to give them the edge over their competition • RFID tags- replace bar codes. Chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers. • GPS- allow company to locate field units

  9. Question 1 • The goal to use next generation wireless technologies to better manage the packages that flow through there facilities is for which company? • UPS • FedEx • Neither • Both

  10. Question 2 • Which company uses technology for 5 to 7 year span? • UPS • FedEx • US post office • Neither

  11. Question 3 • RFID is? • Chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers. • Replace bar codes • Are old technology • A & B

  12. KEY • D, both • A, UPS • D, both A and B are correct

  13. Discussion Question • UPS waits 5 to 7 years to implement new wireless technology, Yet they have a bigger market share than FedEx. The question is why? Will FedEx approach to technology soon make them the leaders in packaging? Why?

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