United Parcel Service

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’s key services include logistics and distribution, transportation of freight, using air, ground, sea and rail. UPS’s top competitors include FedEx, United States Postal Service, and DHL. DHL, the German-owned package delivery company, is considered a “rookie” compared to its well established competitors. However DHL has made a strong impression by establishing strong relations with large corporations. Recently, DHL signed a five-year contract with T-Mobile in which, “it will store and ship T-Mobile and T-Com products” (6). Also, on April 5th, 2005, DHL struck a deal to sponsor Major League Baseball. “Attaching its name to America's "national pastime" is the most brazen sign to date of DHL's ambitions to challenge United Parcel Service and FedEx on their home turf” (10).
Being a well established company UPS has surpassed the beginning stages of building a strong reputation. Today, UPS has focused its resources towards offsetting itself into secondary markets. Currently UPS operates specialty services including supply chain con...