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FedEx sees steady global growth in '06

Posted by | Feb 9, 2006 | |

Global economic growth prospects appear to be in good shape heading into 2006, FedEx chief economist Gene Huang said Thursday. Global growth should be slightly above 3% this year, after growing at a 3.3% rate in 2005, Huang said.
Huang has an enviable vantage point for an economist – a front row view of the global supply chain management system. ‘I get to watch traffic flows in every sector of every economy in the world on a real time basis,’ Huang told reporters at a briefing. The global business cycle is still determined by trade in goods, Huang said, as the services sector remains constant. Huang said 2006 will be a ‘typical mid-cycle year’ for the global economy, with continued demand and improvement in labor markets. ‘A mid-cycle environment is all about sustainability,’ Huang said. The durable goods and industrial sectors remain strong and there will be ample opportunities in merchandise trade supported by inventory restocking and pent-up demand in capital spending. The United States and China continue to be the global growth engines, Huang said.

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UPS expands 2nd day air options

Posted by | Feb 8, 2006 | |

UPS has accelerated the guaranteed commit time for the industry’s only 2nd Day Air A.M. delivery service to 10:30 a.m. from 12 p.m. and added a Saturday delivery option for UPS 2nd Day Air. The moves are part of an overall expansion of the UPS 2nd Day Air portfolio that also includes the addition of 9,300 ZIP codes to the 2nd Day Air A.M. delivery service area.

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USPS Board approves development of new sorting technology

Posted by | Feb 8, 2006 | |

The Postal Service took another step toward completely automating the mail sorting process with the approval by the agency’s Board of Governors today of a new technology. The Board approved the redirection of funds toward the development and testing of a Flats Sequencing System (FSS) which will allow the sequencing of larger mail pieces in delivery point order. Flat mail – which includes large envelopes, catalogs, magazines, and newspapers – is one of the most labor-intensive categories of mail to process, sort and deliver due to variations in size, thickness and address label placement. Similar to the Delivery Bar Code Sorters that were developed and implemented under the successful Corporate Automation Plan for letter mail, the Flats Sequencing System will arrange flats in the order of delivery. This will reduce the time letter carriers need to prepare mail for delivery.

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Renewed thrust for DHL: delivery firm says it has fixed infrastructure and will attack UPS-FedEx duopoly anew

Posted by | Feb 7, 2006 | |

The challenger came on strong last year with a splashy, USD150 million ad blitz that portrayed its bright yellow fleet as a reliable alternative to UPS and FedEx. DHL, long the dominant small-package carrier outside the United States, was determined to break into the domestic duopoly of UPS and FedEx which, together, control 80 percent of deliveries in the world’s largest market. It’s been a bumpy road so far. A series of breakdowns in DHL’s domestic delivery network stranded huge numbers of US packages last fall, lowered on-time deliveries to levels company officials called “totally unacceptable” and cost UD280 million in lost revenue. Now, with its infrastructure problems apparently fixed, DHL plans another major ad campaign during the Winter Olympics aimed at wresting market share from its American rivals. “Our strategy going forward is totally unchanged, and it’s beginning to bear fruit,” said John Pearson, DHL’s executive vice president. “We’re challenging the duopoly here with a flexible, responsive and more human approach – and the reaction from customers has been very favorable.”

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Firms to be charged to beat email filters

Posted by | Feb 7, 2006 | |

Email providers are to charge companies a fee to ensure their emails reach customers, it emerged today. AOL, one of the internet’s biggest email providers, is due to launch a paid-for service which will allow businesses to beat spam filters and guarantee delivery. For a fraction of a penny, companies such as banks can send emails to their customers, knowing they will arrive promptly. A spokesman for AOL said the scheme would begin in the US and Canada in the second quarter of the year. A service for British companies would follow, he said.

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