Tag: FedEx

Express couriers launch fresh online services

Posted by | Mar 10, 2008 | |

Several leading global and national express companies operating in Asian markets have begun 2008 by introducing new electronic/online service enhancements for customers. On the international front, that group includes TNT, FedEx and DHL, while at a national level, one recent example of such a development involves Indian operator Elbee Express.
Netherlands-based TNT last month announced its intention to offer secured electronic invoices with digital signature in over 30 countries, including several key Asian markets, by the end of March.

TNT explained that the new service, called Express Invoicing, was due to be made available to customers in most European countries, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, adding that the web-based e-invoicing solution would be free of charge.

TNT said it already offered e-invoices in 37 countries around the world, with another 10 countries preparing to introduce the paperless invoice this year. The company estimated it could eventually eliminate up to one million paper invoices per month.

For customers, claimed TNT, the e-invoicing service reduced paper processing costs and improved the accounts payable management process.

The latest electronic enhancement announced by US-based FedEx, also in February, involves providing users of e-mail application Microsoft Office Outlook with the ability to connect directly to FedEx shipping services.

This year has also seen DHL Express, part of German group Deutsche Post World Net, unveil DHL Ship Now, an online programme offering “a fast and seamless method for sending parcels to any destination inside or outside the country”. DHL said that facility enabled shipments to be booked directly over the internet without a DHL account number.

Meanwhile, Elbee Express claims to have become the first Indian express delivery company to offer customers the facility to access business information relating to their consignments and the ability to generate reports based on that data customised to their own needs.

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Deutsche Post CEO mulls tie-up of US express operations with FedEx

Posted by | Mar 7, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG’s chief executive Frank Appel is mulling a tie-up of the company’s troubled US express operations with rival FedEx Corp, Financial Times Deutschland reported, without saying where it got the information.

Appel said yesterday he will present the company’s decision in May on the future of the US express operations, which have posted unspecified losses since the company entered the market in 2004.

There have already been repeated talks with FedEx head Frederick Smith, FT Deutschland reported today.

But to retain some leverage, Appel is also looking into a possible tie-up with regional US express mail companies, it said.

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FedEx Female Employees Shoulder Great Responsibilities

Posted by | Mar 7, 2008 | |

In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, FedEx Express, is recognizing the accomplishments of women around the world. Female employees are key contributors to the culture and success of FedEx. In China, female employees account for 32 pct of the workforce, which is more than 6,000, and play an increasingly strong and significant role in various functional groups.

FedEx People-Service-Profit (PSP) philosophy offers equal employment opportunities to the best-qualified individuals for every job opening when hiring and promoting. FedEx also has in place a committed and sustained program that nurtures female talent and expertise, and actively helps women rise through the ranks and take leading roles in the company.

At present, nearly 40 pct of the managing directors and about 30% of the management team in Asia Pacific at FedEx are women. The overall, management numbers of women have been growing exponentially in the past three or four years.

The China market presents dynamic challenges and opportunities, in which women often must balance work and family.

Long-committed to diversity both inside and outside the workplace, FedEx recognizes the contributions of female employees around the world and continues to embrace diversity as vital to the company’s continued success in today’s dynamic global marketplace.

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Ken May resigns as leader of FedEx Kinkos

Posted by | Mar 7, 2008 | |

FedEx Corp. announced last 7th March that Ken May has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Kinkos. Brian Philips, Chief Operating Officer of FedEx Kinkos, will become acting CEO.

May assumed leadership of Dallas-based FedEx Kinkos in January 2006, and his resignation is effective March 31. In a letter today to FedEx Kinkos team members, May said, after an incredible 25-year career with FedEx, the time has come for me to resign and refocus my energy on my family, friends and other personal interests.

Ken has been a true ambassador for our people-first philosophy throughout his career, and he relied on that philosophy to transform the culture at FedEx Kinkos, said T. Michael Glenn, Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Services, which includes the operations of FedEx Kinkos.

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FedEx Recognizes Diverse Staff in Honor of International Women’s Day

Posted by | Mar 6, 2008 | |

FedEx Express in honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, underlines its commitment to foster a positive work environment in which all its employees have an opportunity to achieve their personal career aspirations.

FedEx is committed to supporting all their employees and has won recognition across the world for its ongoing drive to hire the right people for the right jobs irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or creed.

The logistics industry has traditionally been perceived as male-orientated. FedEx has implemented a number of schemes across Europe, the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Asia to hire and retain a diverse range of staff. FedEx employees play a central role in helping the company fulfil the needs of its diverse customer base.

FedEx Express in the UK caters for all its staff by offering flexible working arrangements beyond the statutory requirement which states that parents with children under the age of six must be offered flexible working opportunities. Additionally new mums receive a welcome bonus on returning to work from maternity leave.

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