Tag: Worldwide

Smart Box Provides Added Security

Posted by | Aug 22, 2006 | |

Where is my shipment – right now? Is the shipment still complete? These are the kinds of questions many customers want answered while their goods are being shipped – especially when it comes to such valuable items as pharmaceuticals or high-end entertainment electronics. Smart Box is the answer. Norbert Pieper, Senior Expert Security in the Corporate Security Department and his colleagues Rainer Hen and Michael Schmidt are the minds behind Smart Box. A few years ago Pieper and his team started to identify potential weaknesses in shipping processes; they also considered customers’ additional requests. Their research led to the idea of an intelligent transport box that met all demands. “Why re-invent the wheel? There are plenty of technologies that have already stood the test,” describes Pieper his thoughts during Smart Box’s conceptual phase. He decided to combine several technologies for the smart transport container, the most important of which is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).

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Postal density charge plan attacked

Posted by | Aug 21, 2006 | |

Radical plans by Royal Mail to charge customers different rates according to the density of deliveries in each geographical area have been attacked by business.

The dominant postal operator is today launching its biggest price overhaul in decades, which will charge customers according to the size, thickness and weight of mail, rather than just weight alone.

But Royal Mail has also applied to Postcomm, the postal regulator, to extend zonal pricing to some bulk business mail from April, albeit with a six-month transition period.

The system is already used in some Royal Mail services, and would cut prices for delivering in densely populated areas and raise them for less dense zones.

It would not apply to stamped or frank consumer mail or erode the Royal Mail’s commitment to deliver to every address. But bulk mailers, in particular, would be affected.

Postcomm began to open up bulk mail to competition three years ago, with the entire market facing competition from the beginning of this year.

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Made in America

Posted by | Aug 21, 2006 | |

What do blue jeans, DVDs, moisturizer and athletic shoes have in common? They are among the American products that Chinese consumers desire most, according to a UPS survey of 1,200 middle-class consumers in six Chinese cities.

The second annual UPS survey of Chinese urban consumers – often referred to as “Chuppies” – reaffirms their demand for high-quality U.S. products and unearths more detailed insight into their buying preferences and demographic differences. UPS, which flies to more points in China than any other U.S. airline, commissioned the survey to help its customers do business in the world’s fastest-growing market.

“The survey highlights the need for small-to-mid-sized businesses to be prepared and focused on exactly what it is they want to accomplish by entering China,” said Kevin M. O’Connell, senior partner of the law firm O’Connell and Co., which handles foreign direct investment and general business matters in China. “They need to set themselves apart from their competition and from the large multi-nationals and market to a very specific niche.”

The most sought-after products in this year’s survey were American videos/DVDs, music or books and consumer electronics – which also were the top categories in the 2005 survey.

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US FedEx Corp. board declares quarterly dividend

Posted by | Aug 18, 2006 | |

The Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation have declared a quarterly cash dividend of USD0.07 per share on FedEx Corporation common stock. The dividend is payable October 1, 2004 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2004.

FedEx Corp. provides customers and businesses worldwide with the broadest portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of USD25 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand.

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Österreichische Post AG Supervisory Board decides to advertise posts of Members of the Board

Posted by | Aug 18, 2006 | |

New in-house agreement to provide more flexibility as well as
safety and security in the branch network

At its latest meeting, the Supervisory Board of Österreichische Post AG has unanimously decided to advertise the posts of all four members of the Managing Board. In line with the respective legal provisions in Austria, the posts will be advertised in the “Wiener Zeitung” as of next week.

The President of the Supervisory Board, Dr. Peter Michaelis: “After the successful going public of the enterprise, we think it is in the interest of the company to try and ensure continuity in the company’s top management as early as possible.” The existing contracts with the current Members of the Board will expire as of 30 June 2007.

In addition, the Supervisory Board adopted an in-house agreement on the piloting of flextime models in the branch network. In this way, Österreichische Post AG not only intends to make capacity usage more flexible, but also to adapt HR deployment to actual customer frequency.

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