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United Parcel Service
By: Mandy Martin
History
• 1907 founded by James E. Casey in Seattle,
Washington
• 1930 expanded to east coast
• 1977 UPS starts providing air service becoming
the first package delivery system to serve every
address in the United States
• 1985 Starts international air services
• 1992 Begins electronic ground tracking,
delivering to over 200 countries
• 1993 establishes logistics to provide supply
chain management solutions
• 1999 IPO on New York Stock Exchange
• Current CEO is Scott Davis since 2008
Today, UPS is a global company that is one of
the world’s most recognized brands
1919
1937
1961
2003
UPS reports operations in 3 segments:
U.S. Domestic Package Operations
International Package Operations
Supply Chain & Freight Operations
Revenue by Segment
Domestic
Package
58%
Intl
Package
21%
Supply
Chain &
Freight
21%
UPS strategy is to:
• Restore Historic Margins
• Continue International Expansion
• Increase Success of Customized Supply Chain Solutions
Create Value, Transform, and Invest to Grow
Mission Statement
"As the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global
provider of specialized transportation and logistics services, UPS continues to
develop the frontiers of logistics, supply chain management, and e-Commerce
... combining the flows of goods, information, and funds."
United Parcel Service is a holding company for
several UPS subsidiaries, some of the most
known include:
The UPS Store
UPS Logistics
UPS Airlines
UPS has locations in over 220 countries
throughout the world.
With its world headquarters located in Atlanta, Georgia
and regional offices located in Singapore, Belgium, and
Miami, Florida
Competition
UPS competes in the Courier Industry, delivering
messages, packages, and mail.
It’s largest domestic competitors are United States Postal
Services and FedEx as well as its largest international competitor
Deutsche Post AG (DHL).
Ground Delivery Market Share
DHL, 3% Others, 3%
USPS, 15%
Fed Ex, 18%
UPS, 61%
Financial Information
Annual Sales:
53.72 B
Current Stock Price:
$ 73.02
52 Week High:
$ 81.79
52 Week Low:
$ 66.46
Market Capitalization :
69.99 B
Shares Outstanding:
958.44 M
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
• Strong market position
• Strong distribution
network
• Brand Equity
Opportunities
• Expansion of Supply
Chain & Freight
operations
Weaknesses
• Brand Lag
• Unionization
• Debt
Threats
• Rise of fuel prices
• Competition
• Economic slowdown
Extra Facts
• James E. Casey started UPS with a $100 loan
• UPS currently employs about 398,000 people
world wide
• Delivers over 15 million packages and documents
daily
• Services approximately 8.8 million customers a day
• Has over 92,000 vehicles in it’s delivery fleet
• And over 500 in it’s aircraft fleet
Future Predictions
United Parcel Service is a primary source for global
package delivery and logistics solutions. Since it was
founded in 1907, UPS has survived several recessions
and has been able to reinvent itself throughout the
century. With the potential for greater expansion and a
high profit outlook as the economy recovers, I believe
UPS has a successful future in store.
Works Cited
• http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/about/index.html
• http://investing.money.msn.com/investments/stockprice?symbol=US:UPS&ocid=en-us_bingiaquotebtn
• http://www.company-statements-slogans.info/list-ofcompanies-u/united-parcel-service.htm
• http://samedaydeliver.com/articles/fedex-vs-ups-vsusps/ups.php
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Parcel_Service