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5. What do you fell is the motivation behind
UPS and its attention to the natural
environment in which it exists?

6. From Small Business to Big Business The motivation
behind UPS is Because building a business is about
having a vision and the will to succeed. The
businesses started as small and have since become
icons of the business world.

7. 1. UPS continues to seek ways to improve its sustainability
efforts and respect the natural environment in which it
operates.
2. UPS is not only impacting its own operations but is also
displaying a sincere interest in protecting the natural
environment and providing its customers with an
opportunity to do the same.

8. UPS is an Efficient Supply Chain is a Great business has its own
unique needs and challenges. To remain competitive, you need
a design for your supply chain that capitalizes on the most
efficient methods available for sourcing, manufacturing,
transporting, fulfilling orders, and managing returns.
Whether you own your network assets or outsource your logistics
and transportation, UPS can make their supply chain, more
efficient, saving your time and money.

9. UPS offers a variety of services that tie distribution tactics
to their company's strategic goals. They are looking for
ways to reconfigure their distribution network to
accommodate carbon-reduction strategies.

10. 1. To maintain efficiency on the ground they use a variety
of strategies like telematics a set of technologies
innovated by UPS to monitor vehicle performance;
mile-reduction plans; and testing and implementation
of alternative technology vehicles like composite car.
2. As the world's largest package delivery company,
they have a lot of experience with packaging and can
help their customer to become more environmentally
efficient with their own packaging. Their Package
Design and Test Lab can help to make their shipping
materials more environmentally responsible. They look
at content, configuration and even the closure method
and measure their effectiveness.

11. The companies involved specialize in the time definite
delivery of packages and documents throughout the world.
UPS is able to compete by differentiating its product while
maintaining cost effectiveness. UPS strength is in its ability
to integrate its distribution and information systems to
provide unique transportation solutions at competitive
prices UPS has established itself as a leader in this field,
which has allowed the company to expand its expertise.

12. UPS and downturn of economy
UPS could effectively manage its operations
through such significant downturn in the
economy
Kurt Kuehn(CFO)says: (it was really just a process
of having every function and every business unit
realize that they've got to find a way to manage
their costs to whatever level the revenue is going
to come in. Finance stepped up and took a strong
leadership role and helped every business and
every function begin to read and develop plans to
stay afloat and be prudent during this big
downturn).

13. • In 2009 UPS joint ventures with a Turkish partner to more
effectively reach the markets in the Mediterranean
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• Scott Davis( UPS CEO) revealed a major restructuring that
included 1,800 management and administrative layoffs.
• Announcing plans to furlough at least 300 of the company's
2,800 pilots. These cuts com on the heels of a 4% reduction in
UPS's 408,000 strong global workforce in 2009.
• UPS has positioned itself to withstand the recent economic
downturn and continue to operate efficiently and at a profit.

14. • The company says it is also cutting spending on
strategic investments by an additional $200
million, bringing the total to just below $2 billion
in 2009.
• While the downturn of economy, UPS was
expansion its market domestically. UPS chairman
and CEO Scott Davis said, “As economic activity
deteriorated throughout the world during the
quarter, we managed costs while maintaining our
excellent service to our customers

15. Challenges that UPS faced in
establishing itself in new market:
•UPS began the process of transformation.
•UPS started at the basic level—taking a
hard look at their core competencies and
expertise.

16. UPS was prepared to meet
challenges
•UPS has been able to make
tremendous strides because of their
open and consensus-based company
culture.

17. Conclusion
• UPS has done a remarkable job of
leveraging their core competencies for
the new world of e-commerce.
•UPS has been aggressive in finding new
revenue streams with existing and new
customers.