UPS's full name is United Parcel Service

UPS related information:

In 1907, the demand for private messenger and delivery services in the United States was very high. To meet this need, entrepreneurial 19-year-old James E. ("Jim") Casey borrowed $100 from a friend and founded the American Messenger Company in Seattle, Washington. According to Jim, there were already several messenger services in the Seattle area at the time, and he himself had worked for some of them in the past.

The original name was well suited to the new company's business pursuits. After receiving calls from base headquarters, in response, couriers began running errands, delivering packages, notes, luggage, and restaurant food. Most deliveries are by foot, with longer journeys by bicycle. Cars were rare at that time, and department stores still used horses and buggies to transport items. It would be six years before the U.S. parcel postal system was established.

Jim and his partner Claude Ryan run the company's services business from a modest office on the sidewalk. Jim's brother George and several other teenagers were the company's messengers. Despite the fierce competition, the company was doing well, largely due to Jim Casey's strict principles of hospitality, honesty, reliability, 24/7 service, and low prices. These principles still guide UPS today, and Jim summed them up in the following slogan: Best Service, Lowest Price.

In 1919, the company first expanded beyond Seattle to Oakland, California, adopting its current name, the United Parcel Service. The word "joint" suggests that the company's operations in each city are part of the same organization, "package" specifies the nature of the business, and "service" points out what it offers.

In 1922, UPS acquired a Los Angeles company and pioneered a business known as "common carrier" service. Common carrier service combined many of the features and operating principles of retail store delivery services with features not available at that time on many other private carriers or even the Parcel Post.

Distinct features of Common Carrier Service include daily automated pickup calls, shipper acceptance of cash on delivery, additional delivery attempts, automatic return of undeliverable packages, and streamlined recording of each shipment. Weekly payments. Perhaps the most important feature of UPS is that UPS offers its wide range of services at prices comparable to those of package mail.

UPS was one of the few companies offering common carrier service in the United States at the time. The acquisition of a smaller company and the decision to continue common carrier service will impact UPS's growth for years to come.

In 1924, UPS debuted another technological innovation that would shape its future: the first conveyor belt system to handle packages. Although common carrier service was initially limited to a small area near Los Angeles, by 1927 it had expanded to a 125-mile radius from downtown. Meanwhile, UPS's retail delivery services have expanded to include all major cities on the U.S. Pacific Coast.

Over the course of its history, UPS has become the global delivery expert. At UPS, global distribution involves managing not only the movement of goods, but also the flow of information and money that travels with them.

More and more UPS customers are requesting this expertise, which ultimately led to the formation of the UPS Supply Chain Solutions business unit. UPS Supply Chain Solutions is a streamlined organization that provides customers with logistics, global freight, financial services, mail services and consulting to enhance their business performance and improve their global supply chains.

UPS Supply Chain Solutions are provided by UPS Capital, UPS Logistics, UPS Freight Services, UPS Mail Innovations and UPS Consulting***.

July 27, 2005, Beijing News The Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games (Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee) announced today that UPS has been selected as the logistics and express delivery service sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

This news was announced at the signing ceremony between the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and UPS held in Beijing today, by Wang Wei, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, and Ken Torok, President of UPS Asia Pacific. ) ***Same as announced.

As a sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, UPS will provide a full range of logistics consulting services to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and assist the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee in planning and executing the logistics operation plan for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. During the Olympic Games, UPS will also provide express delivery services to all designated locations of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee.

UPS was founded: August 28, 1907, in Seattle, Washington.

Global Headquarters: Atlanta, California, USA

Global Web Address: www.ups.com

Chairman and CEO: Michael L. Eskew

< p>2004 revenue: $36.6 billion

Employees: 407,200 worldwide (348,400 U.S.; 58,800 international)

Package business

2004 delivery volume: 3.6 billion packages and documents

Daily delivery volume: 14.1 million packages and documents

Daily U.S. air freight volume: 2.1 million packages and documents

Daily International Deliveries: 1.4 million packages and documents

Service Area: More than 200 countries and territories; every address in North America and Europe

Number of Customers: Daily 7.9 million (1.8 million pickups, 6.1 million deliveries)

UPS.com: 145 million daily clicks to www.UPS.com, including an average of 10 million daily online package tracking requests

Service outlets: 4,200 UPS stores; 1,500 UPS business stores (global); 1,000 UPS service centers; 17,000 authorized service points; 40,000 UPS drop boxes.

Operators: 1,748

Delivery fleet: 88,000 Package carriers, vans, tractors and motorcycles

UPS Jet fleet: 269; world The 9th largest airline

Number of leased aircraft: 305

Daily flight segments: Domestic: 1,071; International: 767

Number of airports served: Domestic : 400; International: 377

Federal Express related information:

FEDEX: Federal Express FedEx

Discovered by FedEx, which was founded in April 1973 Innovative express delivery concepts quickly spread across the United States. At the same time, customers who adopted this unique service soon began to seek support and services overseas.

Dating back to the 1980s, the manufacturing base gradually shifted from developed countries to developing countries. FedEx, as the first company to recognize this trend, began to embark on large-scale global expansion to In response to the increasingly fierce international competition and challenges, the Asia-Pacific branch came into being.

In the late 1980s, FedEx achieved a far-reaching goal. FedEx acquired Flying Tiger Airways (an air cargo company founded in the 1940s) in 1989. This move alone enabled FedEx to obtain Flying Tiger Airways' route rights to 21 countries and regions in Asia, thereby gaining a foothold in the world's fastest growing economic region.

In 1992, the company's regional headquarters moved from Honolulu to Hong Kong. Relocating the company's operations center to a central area of ??economic activity also shows that the company attaches great importance to the area.

FedEx has always attached great importance to its business expansion and strategic development in the Asia-Pacific region. In 1995, FedEx purchased the air route rights between China and the United States, and began to use special cargo planes flown by FedEx pilots to provide express transportation services between China and the United States.

In March 1996, FedEx became the only American express transportation company with the right to fly directly to China. FedEx currently operates 10 flights per week between China and the United States.

In September 1995, FedEx established its first Asia-Pacific distribution center in Subic Bay, Philippines, and provided a full range of Asian next-day delivery services through its Asian one-day delivery network. Based on the company's "center-and-radio" innovative operation concept that has been successfully operated in the United States, the Asia-Pacific operation center has now connected 18 major economic and financial centers in Asia.

FedEx currently has nearly 8,600 employees in 32 countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region. The company's Asia-Pacific headquarters is located in Hong Kong, and it also has regional headquarters in Shanghai, Tokyo, and Singapore.

As the backbone of the FedEx Group, FedEx's service scope covers areas accounting for 90% of the world's gross national product, and can provide door-to-door delivery within 24 to 48 hours. , International express service for customs clearance. The company's unparalleled route rights and infrastructure make it the world's largest express delivery company, providing fast, reliable and timely express transportation services to 220 countries and regions. FedEx ships more than 3.2 million packages every business day and has more than 138,000 employees, 50,000 delivery points, 671 aircraft and 41,000 vehicles worldwide. The company maintains close electronic communications with more than 1 million customers around the world through FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.com and FededEx Ship Manager Software.

Federal Express’s service advantages:

Has more than 50,000 delivery locations around the world

Delivers your shipments to All over the world

Provide instant parcel tracking services

Help you improve productivity, create value for customers and gain time advantage in the competition

FEDEX Headquarters: Global:< /p>

Asia:

Canada:

Europe:

Latin America: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

China Hong Kong

Toronto, Ontario

Brussels, Belgium

Miami, Florida, USA

Principal Responsible Person: David J. Bronczek, President and Chief Executive Officer Executive Officer

Foundation date: 1971, continuous operation started on April 17, 1973

Service scope: 220 countries and regions

Number of employees: Approximately 138,000 employees worldwide

Transportation Capacity: Approximately 3.2 million packages and more than 6 million pounds of cargo per workday

Fleet: 671 aircraft, including:

Airbus A300-600: 44 aircraft

Airbus A310-200/300: 59 aircraft

ATR 72: 2 aircraft

ATR 42 : 29

Boeing 727-100: 19

Boeing 727-200: 94

Boeing DC10-10: 31

< p>Boeing DC10-30: 17 aircraft

Boeing MD10-10: 35 aircraft

Boeing MD10-30: 5 aircraft

Boeing MD11: 57 aircraft< /p>

Cisna 208A: 10

Cisna 208B: 246

Fokker F-27: 23

Ground Transportation: Roughly 41,000 dedicated trucks

DHL related information

DHL: The name DHL comes from the initials of the three company founders, Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn.

In 1969, a few months after Neil Armstrong took the great first step to the moon, the three partners also took a small step together, this small step. This step will have a profound impact on the way business is conducted around the world.

In the beginning, the founders flew themselves by plane to transport cargo documents between San Francisco and Honolulu, so that customs clearance of the goods could be carried out before the goods arrived, thus significantly shortening the waiting time at the port.

Insist on saving wealth for customers

With this concept, a new industry was born: international air express, the rapid delivery of documents and goods by airplane.

DHL's network began to expand at an alarming rate. It advances westward, from Hawaii to the Far East and Pacific Rim, then to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. As of 1988, the countries served by DHL had expanded to 170, with more than 16,000 employees.

In early 2002, Deutsche Post Global Network became the major shareholder of DHL. By the end of 2002, DHL was 100% owned by Deutsche Post Global Network.

In 2003, Deutsche Post Global Network integrated all its express delivery and logistics businesses into a single brand: DHL. In December 2005, Deutsche Post Global Network's acquisition of Exel further consolidated DHL's brand. The integrated DHL professional services come from several companies acquired by Deutsche Post Global Network. Here are just a few:

Excel: When Deutsche Post Global Network acquired Exel in December 2005, Exel had approximately 111,000 employees in 135 countries around the world. Exel's main business is to provide transportation and logistics solutions to important customers.

Deutsche Post Europe Express: Started operations in 1997. Through its own growth and investment in top European companies, its parcel and express service network covers more than 20 countries and has become the leader in the European business customer market who.

Danza: Founded in 1815 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, it was acquired by Deutsche Post Global Network in 2000. Danza is the global leader in air cargo and ranks second in the ocean freight market. Dansa's service scope also includes land transportation and supply chain management.

International Air Express Company: The largest American air freight forwarder, integrated into Dansha Group in 2001.

Sinotrans-DHL International Air Express Co., Ltd. was officially established in Beijing on December 1, 1986. The two parties to the joint venture are China Foreign Trade Transportation Corporation and DHL International Air Express Company, with each party holding half of the equity. The joint venture successfully combines DHL's rich experience as a leader in the international express delivery industry with Sinotrans' operating advantages in China's foreign trade transportation market to provide air express services to major cities in China.

Since the establishment of the company, with China's rapid economic growth, DHL-Sinotrans has also achieved impressive results. The company's average annual business growth rate is 40%, and its turnover has jumped as much as 60 times. . At present, DHL-Sinotrans has established the largest joint venture express service network in China. It has 56 branches and 163 office facilities, and its business covers 318 major cities across the country. Now, Sinotrans-DHL has firmly occupied the leading position in China's air express industry, with a market share of 37% in China.

Dansha Sea and Air Freight established its first representative office in China in 1991. In 1998, it formally established a joint venture with its Chinese partners, namely Dansha Zhongfu Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd., and in the same year obtained the first-class international freight forwarding Agency license, becoming the first company among foreign-invested logistics companies to obtain this qualification.

After more than ten years of hard work, by the end of 2003, the company had developed into a large-scale foreign-funded logistics enterprise with more than 550 employees and 18 branches in large and medium-sized cities across the country. In 2003, the company's annual turnover exceeded RMB 1.6 billion. The company's business scope covers air and sea transportation, warehousing management, supply chain management, project transportation, e-commerce, international trade, etc., providing customers with comprehensive one-stop logistics management services.

Sentai Freight Co., Ltd. is a Sino-foreign joint venture registered in China that specializes in providing supply chain services. Its controlling stake is owned by Deutsche Post World Network (DPWN), which also owns DHL One World. 100% control of a global express delivery organization and famous trademark.

In China, Sentaifei Freight Co., Ltd. operates under the trademark DHL Solutions, which fully reflects DHL’s controlling interest in the company and its use of DHL’s rich customer service experience and expertise in supply chain services to provide domestic and foreign customers. Excellent service. The company is headquartered in Beijing and has two branches and 16 distribution centers across the country.

Employees -- more than 285,000

Office locations -- about 6,500

Transfer centers, warehouses and terminals -- more than 450

< p>Ports - 240

Aircrafts - 420

Operational vehicles - 76,200

Countries and regions - more than 220

Annual package volume--more than 1.5 billion

Destinations covered--120,000

UPS, FEDEX, and DHL are the world's three largest express delivery companies

< p>According to the "Asia Wall Street Journal" report, DHL, FedEx and United Parcel Service, the world's three largest express delivery giants

are no longer satisfied with shipping parts and finished products to factories in China. , buyers who ship to foreign countries, they see more and further: if it can help Chinese manufacturers manage the increasingly complex supply chain, thus saving them time and money, it will be a greater development opportunity.

The express delivery industry expands into supply chain services

As China’s export products become more and more complex, domestic manufacturers are also working hard to solve supply problems and try to avoid shortages or inventory backlogs. . Increasing competition means that factories also have to improve production efficiency and effectiveness, which has opened up a promising Chinese outsourcing logistics service market for logistics companies; consultants from McKinsey & Company estimate that the total size of this market can currently reach 84 billion. The US dollar will more than double by 2010.

Bond Express, UPS and DHL have already assumed this role in other regional markets. Indeed, with the rapid growth of air express business in the U.S. market, ground delivery service companies have expanded one after another. These three companies have identified daily supply chain service needs-consolidating goods, managing warehousing, executing orders, etc. as their future development areas.

Jordan, head of Asia business development for UPS's supply chain solutions subsidiary, said improving customers' supply chains is a bigger problem than moving goods quickly from one place to another.

For example, in the industrial areas near Shanghai and the Guangzhou area, the manufacturing center of South China, UPS now controls more than 92,900 square meters of warehousing space for customers to help them manage inventory.

In a UPS warehouse on the outskirts of Shanghai, electric forklifts are quietly operating between four-story steel frames, which are piled with data storage equipment boards imported from Thailand and imported from Belgium. Imported fiberglass in big bags. On-site manager Nicole Wang said that she is responsible for providing services for the American electronic equipment manufacturer Molex Inc. every day. Ships up to 4,000 boxes of components. Molex itself does not need to participate in cargo delivery arrangements, etc. It only needs to notify Wang that the goods will arrive at the warehouse, and check if the shipping documents are incomplete.

Jordan said this model feels so good that no company wants to take up more space than needed.

The business of the three major express delivery companies in China is growing rapidly

DHL, a subsidiary of Germany's DeutschePostWorldNet, estimates that their customers can save 10% to 20% by handing over supply chain management work to them. % of distribution costs. At present, it has launched businesses such as stocking emergency spare parts for customers and inspecting defective products rejected by buyers. DHL also repairs damaged goods for customers after being authorized, and this business is currently growing in scale.

Maren, CEO of DHL’s Asia and Americas Express Business Division, said that these businesses do not contribute much to the company’s profits, but they can create more value and strengthen the company and its customers. relationship. The company currently has an operations center in Hong Kong and plans to expand its supply chain business next year by building three new logistics centers and 16 warehousing sites for parts storage in the mainland.

While promoting logistics business, the three major express delivery companies are also promoting their core business in China. None of the three companies would disclose their financial performance in China, but all said their business there was growing rapidly.

Last month, after China and the United States signed an air service agreement, FedEx was allowed to double its flights in China and UPS was allowed to triple its flights.

One of the strong competitors of these three major express delivery companies is TNT

TNT Group is the world's leading provider of logistics, express delivery and postal services. The group has 161,000 employees located in 63 countries, and its service coverage covers more than 200 countries and regions. TNT provides its customers with integrated business solutions including direct mail solutions, door-to-door express services and supply chain management. TNT's service areas cover automotive, electronics, consumer goods, utilities and communications, printing and media. As one of the world's Fortune 500 companies, TNT Group is headquartered in the Netherlands and listed on the Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt stock exchanges. In 2004 the group reported sales revenue of 12.6 billion euros.

TNT Express has Europe's leading air and land delivery systems, providing the fastest and most reliable door-to-door express services to customers in more than 200 countries around the world. TNT Express handles 187 million pieces of cargo every year.

TNT Logistics is the world's leading logistics provider. It designs, implements and operates complex supply chain solutions for large and medium-sized enterprises that are national, regional or global. Its freight management department uses its international network to provide customers with air and sea freight services. TNT Logistics uses cutting-edge technology to achieve supply chain optimization, integration and visibility. TNT Logistics' service areas cover automobiles, tires, electronics, consumer goods, public utilities and communications, printing and media.

As one of TNT's brands, TNT Post, with a history of more than 200 years, is the leader in the global postal market. It has postal networks in 7 European countries and handles more than 7 billion pieces of mail every year.

TNT China is the branch of TNT Group in China. By integrating express, logistics and direct marketing business departments, TNT provides customers with integrated business solutions from door-to-door express services to comprehensive supply chain management and direct marketing services. Currently, TNT has more than 100 operating facilities, more than 4,500 employees, and more than 2,000 service outlets in China, with its service coverage covering 600 cities in China. TNT China has 7 international ports - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, Hangzhou, Xiamen and Shenzhen.

Through the joint venture established with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation - Anji Tiandi Automobile Logistics Co., Ltd., TNT has become the largest third-party automobile logistics supplier in China.

Although TNT has maintained an average annual revenue growth of 23% and a business growth of 30% in the Chinese market in the past six years, its global competitors UPS, DHL, and FedEx have performed more commendably. : UPS's business growth rate in China has remained above 35% for several consecutive years. UPS announced that before the end of 2005, it will obtain direct control of the international express delivery business in China's largest and most important commercial center city, which will in turn provide 200 customers in the mainland. Many cities directly provide international express delivery services.

As the first professional express delivery company to enter the Chinese market, DHL has an average annual growth rate of 40%, and its market share in China has reached 36%.