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Air Freight V:Integrated Carriers, Post Offices and
Forwarders
Dr Narudh Cheramakara
MAY 16
Group Works
• FED EX• UPS• DHL• TNT• Find annual reports or company descriptions• Describe history, the developments, strategies• Current hubs, fleet, operations.• Future plan.• Discuss which is the best, in which aspects
Integrated Carriers
• Business model based on (developed from courier business);
1. Door-to-door service2. Fast and reliable transport3. Guaranteed delivery time4. Tracking system• Using Hub-and-spoke system (Lorries/planes)
Integrated Carriers Model
• Using Hub-and-spoke system (Lorries/planes)• Only four main operators owing to large
investments in infrastructures, network, vehicles, IT system
• FedEx, UPS, DHL, TNT (being merged with FedEx)
FedEx
UPS
DHL
TNT
The Post Office• La Poste (Europe Air Post)-Mostly Overnight flights-737 QC Aircraft• Other mail operators mostly shipped with
passengers carriers
Freight Forwarders and Consolidators
• Freight Forwarders: Intermidieries for the arrangement of shipping goods
• Comes in various sizes and various geographical areas
• Large ones are: Deutsche Post DHL, DB Schenker
Exercise
• Lufthansa Cargo
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