Presented by Group1 Sudarshan R Rohith Castelino Shalibhadra Jain Srisha Kadambi Sandeep Agrahari Nitin Shahani Anant Maheshwari

Founded in 1971 at Little Rock, Arkansas by Fred Smith. Originally known as FDX Corporation, currently headquartered at Memphis, Tennessee. Worlds third largest express transportation company and cargo airline. Smith got the idea from a paper he wrote while at Yale University identifying the importance of time in business and the inflexibility of US Airlines at the time of making fast deliveries. In 1983, became the 1st US company to reach $1 Billion in revenue without any mergers or acquisitions. Rapid growth by using technology such as COSMOS and DADS. Slowly expanded operations to other countries, today present in close to 200 countries across the world.

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Facilities Express: 1,057 stations; 10 air express hubs Ground: 32 ground hubs; over 500 pickup/delivery terminals Freight: Approximately 355 service centers Office: Nearly 2,000 locations International Hubs: 4 Air Operations 688 aircraft; more than 375 airports served worldwide

Ground Fleet More than 90,000 motorized vehicles for express, ground, freight and expedited delivery service Dropoff Locations 691 FedEx World Service Centers 1,797 FedEx Office locations 6,613 FedEx Authorized Ship Centers and Alliance Partners 42,920 FedEx Drop Boxes (including 4,979 U.S. Postal Service locations)

Web based ServiceFedEx Insight, Tracking, Signature Proof on Delivery FedEx Drop Box, FedEx Same day FedEx Ship Manager tool Small business solution- FedEx Office

FedEx Innovation Lab Sense Aware a service that pairs a multisensor device with a web-based shipment. The FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis

For The Customer

Technology

Promotion from within the company:

Ninety-two percent of managers came up from the ranks. FedEx has more than doubled in size since it debuted and founder Fred Smith is still at the helm.

Flexible hours Mobility

FedEx makes it easy to transfer to another position in another city or state. They publish a catalog of jobs each week; employees accumulate transfer-eligibility points based on tenure. After 18 to 24 months in one position, employees can explore transfer opportunities.

Outstanding benefits
Employees can go back to school to earn a degree, and FedEx offer them full reimbursement for every class as long as they received a passing grade. In addition to receiving significant discounts on shipping costs for packages employees sends through FedEx, they can also catch a ride to certain destinations on a FedEx plane when there is an available seat.

Unusual perks

FedEx Express has been certified as one of Britain's Top Employers 2012. Outstanding working conditions A famous brand full of promise A powerful culture built on the People-Service-Profit philosophy Dedication to excellent customer service Rich and varied career development opportunities A family-feel across international locations A paternalistic approach to looking after its employees