My company presentation for EECS 441

1. United Parcel
Service
Nicholas Mars

2. Problem
How do I get something across the world quickly and safely?

3. Product
• Domestic package delivery
• International package delivery
• Supply chain and logistic solutions

4. Financial Info

5. Business Model
• Charge customers for shipping their packages
• Partnering with companies to manage their supply chain

6. Brief History
• 1907: Founded in Seattle as the American Messenger Company
• 1975: UPS becomes first package company to delivery to all 48
continental states
• 1989: UPS starts shipping in Africa, Asia, and Europe
• 1994: UPS launches their website, UPS.com

7. What’s Hot?
• Increased online shopping
during the pandemic
• Distribution of the COVID-19
vaccine

8. Secret Sauce
• Prioritizing safety
• In house maintenance keeps
cost down
• Consistent invocation and
expansion

9. Competition

10. Prediction
• UPS will continue to succeed in the future
• They’re a huge company whose delivery services are
integral for many business and consumers
• Will this delivery volume stick after the pandemic ends?

11. References
• https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/120115/ups-vs-fedex-comparing-business-models-and-strategies.asp
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2019/10/18/ups-revenues-strong-last-few-years-but-slower-growth-
ahead/?sh=29dc169268e4
• https://www.ups.com/cy/en/about/history.page
• https://www.ups.com/us/en/about/news/important-updates.page
• https://stories.ups.com/upsstories/us/en/newsroom/press-releases/customer-first/ups-to-support-distribution-of-
approved-vaccines-as-part-of-oper.html
• https://stories.ups.com/upsstories/us/en/newsroom/press-releases/customer-first/ups-continues-support-of-covid-19-
vaccine-distribution.html
• https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-ups-mobilize-to-deliver-moderna-covid-vaccine
• https://www.ups.com/us/en/services/knowledge-center/article.page?name=the-sky-is-the-limit-for-medical-
drones&kid=art169a5e96709
• https://www.ups.com/us/en/services/knowledge-center/article.page?kid=cd18bdc2