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Parcel Shipping Industry Analysis Angela Copeland, Pierre Crozet, Jayne Park, Sarah Todnem.
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Transcript of Parcel Shipping Industry Analysis Angela Copeland, Pierre Crozet, Jayne Park, Sarah Todnem.
Introduction
• Industry: Parcel Shipping Industry
• Main Players: FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS
• Cumulated Revenues: $152 Billion
Background
• Porter’s Five Forces
Sustainable Industry
Profitability
Supplier Power
Buyer Power
Intensity of Rivalry
Potential Entrants
Threat of Substitutes
Threat of New Entry
• Important Economies of Scale
• Hard to Differentiate
• High Capital Requirements to Start New Biz
• Leaders Control Distribution Channels
• Leaders Have Highly Recognized Brands
• Threat: Moderate/Low
Buyer Power
• Size Does Matter (individuals v. corporations)
• No Serious Threat of Backward Integration
• Threat: Low
Supplier Power
• Unions (all except FedEx)
• Foreign Government Licenses
• Facilities and Vehicles Suppliers
• Oil Industry
• Threat: High
Intensity of Rivalry
• Handful of High Powered Rivals
• US Economy
• High Fixed Costs
• Homogeneous Industry
• High Exit Barriers
• Threat: High
Conclusions
• Threat of New Entry: Moderate Low
• Buyer Power: Low
• Supplier Power: High
• Intensity of Rivalry: High
• Threat of Substitutes: Low
Trends
• Increase in Stability
• Product Differentiation
• Continued Integration of Subsidiaries
• Technology in the Driver’s Seat
References• BAYE, MICHAEL (2003) Managerial Economics and Business Strategy, Economies
of scale, p183: Mc Graw Hill, Retrieved November 27, 2004• DHL International Ltd., Retrieved November 26, 2004 from DHL web site
http://www.dhl.com• Federal Express, Retrieved November 27, 2004 from FedEx web site
http://www.fedex.com• Isidore, Chris, CNN/Money Senior Writer, CNN Online, “SHOWDOWN: FEDEX VS
UPS” from CNN web site, Retrieved November 27, 2004http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/fedex_ups/
• Park, Kristi, Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (November 2004), Retrieved November 26, 2004 from Hoover’s Online US http://www.hoovers.com/mail-boxes-etc./--ID__14014--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
• Porter, Michael E. (1979), How competitive forces shape strategy, Harvard Business Review, Retrieved November 27, 2004
• United Postal Service, Retrieved November 27, 2004 from UPS web sitehttp://www.ups.com
• United States Postal Service, Retrieved November 27, 2004 from USPS web sitehttp://www.usps.com