ups vs fedex: head to head on wireless
TRANSCRIPT
LESS
IS MORE
WIRELESS
IS MORE
UPS VS FedEx:Head-to-Head on Wireless
Torikul Islam Raihan #26
Md. Nishadul Haque Nihal #31
CASE SUMMARY
Memphis, Tennessee Louisville,
Kentucky
GROUND DELIVERY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
Logistics and Shipment Companies
specialized in
BOTH SEEKING TO GAIN
COMPETITIVE EDGE
THROUGH DEPLOYEMENT OF
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
SHAVING
COST
INCREASING
REACH
INCREASING
EFFICIENCY
DIFFERENT APPROACHES
TO DEPLOYMENT OF TECH
AS SOON AS IT CAN JUSTIFY
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
UNIFIED SYSTEMIC CHANGE
EVERY 5-7 YEARS
5 MN PACKAGES HANDLED 13.6 MN PACKAGES HANDLED
3.1 MN AIR DELIVERIES 2 MN AIR DELIVERIES
80K WIRELESS DEVICES ON FIELD 90K WIRELESS DEVICES ON FIELD
MAIN COMPONENTS OF
OPERATIONSPICK UP/DELIVERY
PACKAGING
/SORTING
ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO
MANAGE MILLIONS OF PACKAGESTHAT FLOW THROUGH
DOZENS OF SORTING FACILITIES
SECONDS
PER STOP
MILLION
PER YEAR
$
LOOKING BEYOND
THE HORIZON
RADIO FREQUENCY
IDENTIFICATION RFID
As replacement for
BARCODE SCANNER
GPS WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY
Precisely LOCATE
FIELD UNITS
CHANGES LITTLE OR BIG
IN THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
//ESPECIALLY WIRELESS//
AFFECTS YOUR BOTTOMLINE
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY OFFERS
BOTH SMALL AND LARGE FIRMS
//FLEXIBILITY//
CRACKING
THE CASE
QUESTION 1
EXPLAIN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF WIRELESS FIDELITY.
ALLOWS DEVICES TO COMMUNICATE
THROUGH EITHER INFRARED OR RADIO SIGNALS
OVER COMPUTER NETWORK INCLUDING
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET
//EASY, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
//LIVE ACCESS TO ORGANIZATIONAL INFO
//PARCEL TRACKING
Wi-Fi NETWORK IN A VEHICLE
QUESTION 2
DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN UPS AND
FEDEX’S USE OF WI-FI.
DIFFERENT APPROACHES
TO DEPLOYMENT OF TECH
ADAPTS TECHNOLOGIES TO
IMPROVE CUSTOMER BENEFIT
AS LONG AS COST IS JUSTIFIED.
FREQUENT BUT SMALL CHANGES.
MORE OF A SLOW MOVER.
ADAPTS TECHNOLOGY
AS WHOLE SYSTEM
RATHER THAN A PART OF IT.
VS
POWERPAD
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QUESTION 3IDENTIFY TWO TYPES OF WIRELESS BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES THE COMPANIES COULD USE TO
GAIN COMPETITIVE EDGE.
#1
//CHEKING PARCEL DROPBOX STATUS
//REQUIRES NO LINE OF SIGHT, UNLIKE IR
//SAVE TIME IN
//CAN BE USED IN MOTION STUDIES AS WELL
#2
//PACKAGE TRACKING
//FOR EMPLOYEES & CUSTOMERS
//REROUTING OF PACKAGES
QUESTION 4
HOW COULD RFID HELP COMPANIES
DEAL WITH POTENTIAL SECURITY ISSUES.
//PREVENTS LOSS AND THEFT OF PACKAGE
IN ADDITION TO THEFT AND LOSS PREVENTION,
RFID HELPS IN MONITORING
//TEMPERATURE
//HUMIDITY
//JOLTING
IT IS RE-WRITABLE, HENCE REUSABLE
PROVIDES REAL TIME FEEDBACK
DRAWBACKS OF RFID
//REQUIRES GLOBAL STANDARD
//DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ALLOW DIFFERENT RANGE OF RADIO FREQUENCIES FOR RFID TO FUNCTION
//POSSIBILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED READING
QUESTION 5DEVELOP A BLUETOOTH, GPS OR SATELLITE
PRODUCT THAT PARCEL DELIVERY BUSINESS
COULD USE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES.
INTELLIGENT BOXES THAT CONTAIN BLUETOOTH AND GPS TRANSMITTERS
//USING GPS, TO TRACK PARCELS
//USING BLUETOOTH, TO MONITOR
TEMPERATURE, JOLTING OR HUMIDITY
WE’LL BE TAKING
QUESTIONS NOW