Tag: USA

FedEx puts service before savings

Posted by | Oct 15, 2001 | |

Commentary Copyright 2001, Traffic World Magazine During an analysts’ meeting last April in Memphis, Tenn., Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx Corp., once again was asked why FedEx does not integrate the operational network of its express and ground parcel services. Smith, founder of the $20 billion company and the express industry, has been asked this question many times before. Once again, an exasperated Mr. Smith explained the differences in the service requirements of the two businesses and the improved ability to provide higher service for express packages and a more attractive price for ground packages.

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Compaq Computer: USPS Contract worth $1 billion

Posted by | Oct 12, 2001 | |

Compaq Computer Corp. has won a five-year contract renewal with the U.S. Postal Service that could be worth about $1 billion. ‘A contract of this magnitude validates Compaq’s strategy of focusing on integrated solutions that create value for customers, rather than just providing hardware,’ said Peter Blackmore, executive vice president of worldwide sales and services for Compaq, Thursday.

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Together: Posts and Industry

Posted by | Oct 9, 2001 | |

“Rethinking Strategic Partnerships,” by Michael J. Critelli, Chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes, is a speech from Post-Expo 2001 in Geneva. “The theme of my remarks today is partnership. The partnership of which I will speak is that among the posts around the world and the industry that provides solutions for mailers and recipients of mail. I will discuss the very different worlds of letter mail and packages during my remarks. I will draw heavily on my learnings as a CEO of an industry participant, and my more-concentrated learnings as co-chair of a Mailing Industry Task Force in the United States. The Task Force was created by the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service to bring the mailing industry together to look at solutions that could be implemented by the Postal Service and the industry without major legislative or regulatory reform,” Critelli says.

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