Year: 2005

UK Royal Mail shares proposal attacked

Posted by | Oct 20, 2005 | |

Plans by the Royal Mail to offer its workers a stake in the company are being opposed by almost half of Labour MPs, including allies of Gordon Brown, the chancellor, raising the prospect of a parliamentary clash over the issue in the new year.

Some 160 Labour MPs have signed a Commons motion urging the government to hold on to all shares in the Royal Mail and stick by a general election manifesto commitment to keep it in public hands.

On Tuesday, Allan Leighton, Royal Mail chairman, said he was optimistic of securing government approval for his plan to give a fifth of the company’s shares to its staff.

He told the trade and industry select committee that it would be “very straightforward” to set up a share ownership scheme for employees of the postal services operator.

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Japan Post, ANA to tie up international distribution

Posted by | Oct 20, 2005 | |

Japan Post will make its way into international distribution services by joining hands with All Nippon Airways Co, sources said Thursday.

The two will announce their alliance at 3 p.m., the sources said.

While last week’s enactment of postal system privatization laws has allowed the postal entity to launch international delivery services, it has no international distribution networks or know-how.

Japan Post has chosen to tie up with ANA, which has such a network and international business expertise, the sources said.

Japan Post, at present a public corporation, and ANA, Japan’s second-largest airline, expect to set up a joint venture for international delivery services in Asia including China, they said.

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US FedEx dares to keep the status quo

Posted by | Oct 20, 2005 | |

Go behind the scenes at some of Manhattan’s top restaurants and the revolutionary impact of FedEx can be found staring straight back at you – in the clear, glistening eyes of truly fresh fish.

Thanks to the company’s global delivery network, gourmet chefs are increasingly bypassing the traditional fish market and sourcing their best fish directly from individual fishermen thousands of miles away.

Turning business models upside down in this way is something the express parcel carrier does quietly all the time. When Apple sold one million new iPod nano music players in 17 days last month, the customised models bought online barely saw the inside of a warehouse but were fed directly from factories in China into the FedEx delivery system.

The efficiencies made possible by such low-inventory supply chains even play a key role in the flexibility and resilience of the US economy – most recently lauded by Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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OBI Germany contracts DHL with the delivery of its do-it-yourself stores

Posted by | Oct 20, 2005 | |

OBI, the leading provider in the area of do-it-yourself stores, is transferring its national logistics to DHL. The express and logistics specialist of Deutsche Post World Net will handle the logistics for 341 OBI stores in Germany starting in the spring of 2006. The goal of the cooperation is optimization of the entire value-added chain through more efficient processes and a need-centered management of corresponding processes. An expansion of the partnership to further logistics areas is being planned.

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DHL invests in its European express business

Posted by | Oct 20, 2005 | |

DHL Express is putting additional focus on local service to the customer in its European business activities. To accomplish this goal, the express and logistics subsidiary of Deutsche Post World Net will invest more than 1 billion euros in the years ahead. This money will flow into infrastructure programs, IT development and customer-focused services. Among other goals, the company plans to achieve a region-wide presence by the end of 2008 and expand its network to 30,000 customer drop points. A total of 20,000 sites are to be ready for private and business customers a year earlier.

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UPS earnings jump 23% on 18% revenue growth

Posted by | Oct 20, 2005 | |

Led by strong worldwide gains in package volume and the expansion of its supply chain and freight business, UPS today reported a 17.9% increase in revenue and an adjusted 22.9% increase in diluted earnings per share. For the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, earnings per diluted share were USD 0.86 compared to the USD 0.78 reported in the prior year. Adjusting for a tax credit that positively impacted earnings in 2004’s third quarter, diluted earnings per share rose 22.9%, up from USD 0.70 a year ago. “This has been a great quarter of growth for UPS,” said Mike Eskew, UPS chairman and CEO. “We have tremendous momentum right now in the US and around the world and we see it continuing.”

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US FedEx chief warns on EU over-regulation

Posted by | Oct 20, 2005 | |

Rigid labour markets and excessive red tape are deterring US investment in Europe and pose a “huge danger” to the continent’s economy, Fred Smith, chief executive of FedEx, has warned.

Restrictive regulations and heavy social obligations on employers made US companies, including FedEx, cautious about expanding across the Atlantic. “Most US CEOs are particularly worried about the continued proliferation of regulations that come out of the EU,” Mr Smith said.

While it is uncommon for such views to be voiced publicly, they are shared by many US chief executives who are increasingly in favour of higher-growth opportunities in Asia and the US.

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trans-o-flex further extends use of RFID applications with support from Oracle

Posted by | Oct 19, 2005 | |

trans-o-flex Schnell-Lieferdienst GmbH will place even more emphasis in future on innovative Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and sensory technology. Today the company, a specialist in the transport of sensitive goods, has a leading role in Europe in the practical use of RFID technology in logistics. Together with Oracle, the databank and software specialist, trans-o-flex is going to integrate RFID completely into its existing IT environment. “This integration is an important step for us. It will mean that we can make even better use of RFIDs possibilities and make these even more accessible for our customers. Furthermore, we can develop additional innovative solutions”, says Wolfgang Weber, Operations Director at trans-o-flex.

To derive further benefit in future from the possibilities of RFID, trans-o-flex has decided to use open and flexible software components from Oracle. These are based on established standards and are adaptable – specialists say scaleable – to growing data volumes. Oracle possesses special know-how in the RFID field and is a member of a number of leading specialist associations. One of these is EPC Global which leads the development of leading-edge standards in the worldwide use of RFID. In Germany, Oracle is a member of GS1 Germany and of the Informationsforum RFID e.V.

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