Shipping Industry Assessments eCommerce Business Models Team 7 Will Blackbird Will Blackbird James Bray James Bray Bill Campbell Bill Campbell Brian Davis Brian Davis Helen Pepperman Helen Pepperman Kurt Swanson Kurt Swanson
Shipping Industry AssessmentseCommerce Business Models
Team 7Will BlackbirdWill Blackbird
James BrayJames Bray
Bill CampbellBill Campbell
Brian DavisBrian Davis
Helen PeppermanHelen Pepperman
Kurt SwansonKurt Swanson
Industry Assessment
• The express package and freight markets are highly competitive …. Beyond price, the ability to compete effectively depends upon:
– frequency and capacity of scheduled service
– ability to track packages
– geographic coverage
– reliability
Companies must use e-commerce to compete
Shipping Industry Overview
No Stone Tablets ---
Time-Sensitive Movement of Goods and Information
E-Commerce changes freight patterns
Dominated by B2B Target Market
Shipping Industry Overview
Traditional business segmentation based on size, weight and speed
Competitive industry with significant pricing pressure
Reduce internal cost and expand markets
Prevent cost from being the only base of competition
Industry evolution to e-commerceCompletely web-based shipping interface
Movement toward integrated logistics thru e-commerce solutions
Company Lines of Business
United States Postal Service is the universal gateway to the American household
World's largest express carrier, & package delivery company; a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services.
The leading global provider of transportation, e-commerce, and supply chain management services.
A global supply chain services company with businesses in regional less-than-truckload trucking, and domestic/ international air freight…
E-Commerce Changes Freight Patterns“Survey results1 show that greater adoption of e-commerce
by large retailers and manufacturers in North America will change their freight patterns and, subsequently, impact the publicly traded freight carriers2.”
[2] HOW WILL E-COMMERCE IMPACT FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION? ONE CUSTOMER SURVEY REVEALS A FUTURE WITH FEWER CARRIERS AND SMALLER, MORE FREQUENT SHIPMENTS. Copyright Penton Media, Inc. Jan 2001
[1] Conducted by James Valentine of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
“A lot of what went via deferred air is now going to shorthaul regional truck and ground guaranteed service.“ Delivery-time guarantees supported by the latest information technology have helped drive the switch3.”
(3) Logistics Management & Distribution Report 10/01/2000, Expedited Freight It's the highway not the skyway
E-Commerce Changes Freight Patterns
(1) UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC filed this 10-K on 03/30/2000
“E-commerce is an important part of our future growth because we believe that it will drive smaller and more frequent shipments…. 1”
(2) USPS: Fighting for survival. Computerworld, BY Heather Harreld 06/05/2000
“USPS and Canada Post are accepting that the Web will soon absorb large chunks of their mail service2.”
(3) Distribution Dilemmas, Feb 24th 2000, The Economist print edition
“UPS has edged out its biggest rival, FedEx, which realised too late that its main business, document delivery, was being disintermediated by e-mail3”
B2B Dominates e-Commerce
(1) www.forrester.com - © 1997-2001, Forrester Research, Inc.
“Residential Delivery Cold-Shouldered by USPS Rivals
UPS captured 55% of the online package delivery market during the holidays. It was followed by Federal Express, with 32%, and the USPS with a much more modest 10%2.”
(2) Residential Delivery Cold-Shouldered by USPS Rivals
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Target Markets
B2C B2BStarting on B2C
B2BB2C – w/USPS
B2B
Traditional business segmentation based on size, weight and speed
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Shipping Industry Target Market
E-Commerce Helps Drive Down Internal Costs
(2) USPS: Fighting for survival. Computerworld, BY Heather Harreld 06/05/2000
“The other thing the internet and overall technology are enabling us to do, quite honestly, is streamline our internal costs, and that’s a big deal2.”
“Through new services and partnerships, UPS is becoming more accessible to customers in both the real and virtual worlds. This combination of improved efficiencies and better access is the impetus driving the growth in UPS’s core business1.”
(1) UPS Annual Report, 3/15/2001
Industry Expanding Features To Prevent Cost From Being The Only Basis Of Competition
Functionality ReliabilityFeatures
& Convenience
Cost
Time
•Only one relevant basis of competition for target market•Each prior basis must be over-satisfied to proceed to next basis• Determine basis by identifying improvements customers will pay premiums to get, and which customers will accept, but won’t pay for.
Shipping Industry Today
Shift Through Branding, Added Features, Added Convenience
E-commerce Helps Deliver Added Convenience & Features
E-commerce Helps Deliver Added Convenience & Features
“We have a comprehensive Internet strategy, driven by our desire for customer convenience. … our Internet strategy is our … Web site… customers accomplish all of the tasks they could otherwise accomplish with us by phone or in person. …. 3”
(3) FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP filed this 10-K405 on 08/15/2000
“Management will continue to focus on positioning Emery as a premium service provider. An important element … is the ability to track freight information, optimize carrier selections, and interlink and analyze customer data ….4.”
(4) CNF filed this 10-K on 03/28/2000
(2) USPS: Fighting for survival. Computerworld, BY Heather Harreld 06/05/2000
“In order to grab a slice of the e-business pie, postal services will … have to create and offer useful online services that make existing postal services simpler or more convenient….2.”
“Our website strategy is to provide our customers with the convenience of all the functions that they otherwise would perform over the phone or at one of our shipping outlets1 ”
(1) UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC filed this 10-K on 03/30/2000
Movement toward integrated logistics
Procurement Enabler
CatalogMgmt.
ContentMgmt.
OrderMgmt.
Credit Auth.Payment Mgmt.
Warehouse/ Inventory Mgmt.
TransportationMgmt.
Int’l TradeLogistics
Web-Based Procurement Transaction Mgmt Supply Chain Fulfillment
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UPS Movement Up the Supply Chain
“UPS is capitalizing on the opportunity to provide distribution and supply chain solutions extending well beyond traditional package delivery1.”
(1) UPS annual report 3/15/2001, James Kelly Chairman & CEO
“Small package delivery accounts for 6 cents of every supply chain dollar, and through UPS Logistics Group and other subsidiaries, we’re targeting the other 94 cents1.”
“Bottom line growth through supply chain efficiency is real. UPS sees this opportunity and is positioning itself to enter the supply chain at any point1.”
USPS Movement Up the Supply Chain?
“We're using the Internet just like a lot of companies to try to enhance our core products and offer Internet-related products outside our mainstream 2.”
(2) USPS: Fighting for survival. Computerworld, BY Heather Harreld 06/05/2000
"We just have to be smart to understand what our consumers want, what the technology can offer," says John Nolan, deputy postmaster general of the USPS, in Washington,
"We're working basically to keep two streams alive. One is the hard copy, which is our industry now. But we're also looking into the future, which is going to be e-commerce, and we're looking to be big in parcel distribution because of online purchases,"
We’re Looking…, Its going to be…, We’re trying to,…
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StrategyStrategy
FedEx Movement Up the Supply Chain“…we design our e-commerce tools and solutions so that they are easily integrated into our customers' applications, as well as into third-party software being developed by the leading e-procurement, systems integration and enterprise resource planning companies. This is increasingly important given the growing customer trend toward multi-carrier shipping platforms1.”
(1) FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP filed this 10-K405 on 08/15/2000
“…(We) provide Small & Medium size Businesses (SMB’s) with the ability to build and manage an online store. FedEx eCommerce Builder integrates the core business processes necessary for SMB's to sell online, including FedEx shipping and tracking1.”
Emery Movement Up the Supply Chain“In 1998, CNF created a new business, Con-Way Integrated Services (CIS), to provide logistics solutions to customers. CIS offers integrated supply chain services for shippers, using its own multi-client warehouses, its multi-modal carrier relationships, and alliances with leading supply chain software firms to bring semi-customized solutions configured to its customers' needs1.”
(1) CNF filed this 10-K on 03/28/2000
UPS Ship, Track, Rates, Transit Time, Pickup, Drop-off, Supplies
FEDEX Ship, Track, Rates, Signature Proof, Locations, Schedule Pickup, International Assist,Drop-off
Emery Service Availability, Offices, Rates, Schedule Pickup, Doc Center, Tracking
USPS Rates/Fees, find Zip Codes, Change Address, Locations, Track/Confirm, E-Shop, Pay/Recv bills, Secure E-docs, online mailing, E-cards
Web-Based Shipping InterfaceFeatures Summary
Site Design
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E-Commerce Assessment Criteria
UPS Fedex Emery USPS
Express / Parcel Yes Yes Yes YesReal Time Tracking 2 1 3 3Best E-interface (Breadth) 1 2 3 4E-Bill Payment 1 1 2 1Site Functionality 2 1 4 3Cool Stuff 4 3 1 2Fastest 1 1 2 4Frequent Service 1 1 1 2Geog. Coverage 1 3 2 4Service Performance 1 1 1 2Share 1 3 4 2
15 17 23 27
Best Average Worst
UPS Fedex Emery USPS
Express / Parcel Yes Yes Yes YesReal Time Tracking 2 1 3 3Best E-interface (Breadth) 1 2 3 4E-Bill Payment 1 1 2 1Site Functionality 2 1 4 3Cool Stuff 4 3 1 2Fastest 1 1 2 4Frequent Service 1 1 1 2Geog. Coverage 1 3 2 4Service Performance 1 1 1 2Share 1 3 4 2
15 17 23 27
Best Average Worst
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Most To Gain / Lose
• UPS has most to gain– Integrated with the most customers
• 50,000 companies worldwide Integrated Logistical Systems• Locked in Largest # of B2B
– UPS innovates/adopts technology quickly– All web based businesses want guaranteed delivery, but
don’t absolutely need overnight
• USPS has most to lose– Break even company – Don’t have to compete– Serve everybody – Last to lock in customers – Followers of technology– Least innovative
Runners- Up
• FedEx– Retains the speed advantage– Best innovator of processes (technology)– Alliance with USPS great if B2C takes off
• Emery– Will be very successful if the market for capital
goods continues to grow– Positioned as premium service
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