Tom Schmitt, · Tom Schmitt, President & CEO FedEx Global Supply Chain Services Nov. 11, 2008 Tom...
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Tom Schmitt,President & CEOFedEx Global Supply Chain Services
Nov. 11, 2008
Tom Schmitt,President & CEOFedEx Global Supply Chain Services
Nov. 11, 2008
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Winning DNA makes innovation possibleWinning DNA makes innovation possible
• Call on your organizational DNA– Operational Excellence– Customer Centricity– People– Visionary Leadership– Access– Sustainability
• Call on your individual DNA
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Drawing on organizational DNA Drawing on organizational DNA
• Razor-sharp focus on activities across the globe
• Managing in a service quality index, keeping the focus on the customer experience.
Weekly WAR Meeting
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Operational Excellence – building a global infrastructureOperational Excellence – building a global infrastructure
• FedEx saw the need to offer our customers a wider range of services.
1989 – Acquiring Flying Tigers
provides greater Asia presence for FedEx
1995 – Asia Hub
1999 -Paris Hub
1984 – Service to Europe and Asia begins
1981 – Canada service is launched
2008 - Asia Pacific Hub - Guangzhou
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For the answer, FedEx turned to its customers to ask what could be better.For the answer, FedEx turned to its customers to ask what could be better.
• Bring on the customers – the grumpier the better. – Customer Summits – senior
management would sit for two days and get chewed out by the grumpiest customers we could find.
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Pursuit of new technologies continues to find innovative solutions and services for customersPursuit of new technologies continues to find innovative solutions and services for customers
• FedEx Innovation Labs – An information technology project designed to create an
atmosphere of collaborative thinking around critical technologies• advanced optics for scanning, • robotics, • pervasive computing• social networking and more.
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Putting customers first comes easy for FedEx employees – FedEx has always put them first.Putting customers first comes easy for FedEx employees – FedEx has always put them first.
• A philosophy that says people and service ought to come before profit drives creativity and innovation.
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At the heart of the Customer Summit (and everything else we do) is a promise.At the heart of the Customer Summit (and everything else we do) is a promise.
• You’ll see Purple in the logos of all our operating companies – it’s what unites us. It’s also a promise.– We change the way the world works and lives when we
do one simple thing: put customers at the center of everything we do.
“I will make every FedEx experience
outstanding.”
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With innovation and vision, FedEx changed the face of business in AmericaWith innovation and vision, FedEx changed the face of business in America
“Next day” became the rule,
• NOT the exception
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FedEx knew early on that unparalleled delivery service alone would not be enough.FedEx knew early on that unparalleled delivery service alone would not be enough.
• “… the information about a package is as important as the package itself.”
Frederick W. SmithChairman, FedEx Corp
1978
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Customers wanted peace of mind – where is my shipment “right this minute”?Customers wanted peace of mind – where is my shipment “right this minute”?
• Speed was still the answer but with it came the need for more and more technology
19861979
SuperTracker hand-held bar code scanner system launched. The SuperTracker captured detailed
package information and provided electronic package status in-transit.
Federal Express launched real-time shipment tracking via a
centralized computer system.
Federal Express implements DADS (Digitally Assisted Dispatch System) to coordinate on-call pickups and allow
customers access to the FedEx network whenever they needed it.
FedEx Tracking Technology Early Highlights
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Vision and innovation moved FedEx beyond simply offering physical and information-focused transportation.Vision and innovation moved FedEx beyond simply offering physical and information-focused transportation.
• Ultimately, what we provide is Access.
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What is Access?What is Access?
ac•cess (āk'sěs) n. • Force that makes all forms of interaction and
exchange possible between people, businesses and nations.
• Force that boosts opportunities and empowers people to improve their current conditions and future prospects.
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FedEx and the Global EconomyFedEx and the Global Economy
FedEx’s role in world commerce brings a lift to the global economy:
120+ countriesgrowing by 4+% GDP YOY
in 2006 and 2007*
*Source: “Post-American World,” Fareed Zakaria. Published by W.W. Norton, 2008.
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Access empowers people with more choices and greater confidence.Access empowers people with more choices and greater confidence.
• It is about creating new opportunities, accelerating and simplifying global connections and changing what’s possible.
• It is moving beyond bricks and mortar thinking
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Today’s leaders are turning their innovative brainpower toward sustainability.Today’s leaders are turning their innovative brainpower toward sustainability.
• Since 1973, innovation at FedEx has evolved along three currencies. – Time– Value– Sustainability
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The innovation at FedEx has always focused on looking for ways to ‘fly’ more efficiently.The innovation at FedEx has always focused on looking for ways to ‘fly’ more efficiently.
• Boeing 757s and 777s –better payload capacity and fuel efficiency
• Electric hybrid vehicles –fuel economy and reduced C02 emissions
• Solar energy• Recyclable packaging
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That creativity has led us to another way of thinking: why ‘fly’?That creativity has led us to another way of thinking: why ‘fly’?
• FedEx Critical Inventory Logistics
• FedEx Office Print Online• Skating to where the puck is
going
Coastal China → Inland → Bangladesh → Mexico
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Draw on your personal DNA for the leadership and the attitude to keep the innovative spirit aliveDraw on your personal DNA for the leadership and the attitude to keep the innovative spirit alive
• Ultimately that is what moves us forward
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Visionary leadership - Imagining the possibilities…Visionary leadership - Imagining the possibilities…
• It takes breakthrough thinking to move to the next level …– What would have to be true for…
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Are your leaders rational, analytical ‘left brain’thinkers?Are your leaders rational, analytical ‘left brain’thinkers?
• Why would you trust your future to half a brain?
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