By: Mandy Martin

United Parcel Service

History• 1907 founded by James E. Casey in Seattle,

Washington • 1930 expanded to east coast• 1977 UPS starts providing air service becoming

the first package delivery system to serve every address in the United States

• 1985 Starts international air services • 1992 Begins electronic ground tracking,

delivering to over 200 countries• 1993 establishes logistics to provide supply

chain management solutions• 1999 IPO on New York Stock Exchange• Current CEO is Scott Davis since 2008

Today, UPS is a global company that is one of the world’s most recognized brands

1919 1937 1961 2003

Intl Package21%

Supply Chain & Freight

21%

Domestic Package

58%

Revenue by Segment

UPS reports operations in 3 segments:

U.S. Domestic Package OperationsInternational Package Operations

Supply Chain & Freight Operations

UPS strategy is to:

Create Value, Transform, and Invest to Grow

• Restore Historic Margins• Continue International Expansion • Increase Success of Customized Supply Chain Solutions

Mission Statement"As the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global

provider of specialized transportation and logistics services, UPS continues to develop the frontiers of logistics, supply chain management, and e-Commerce

... combining the flows of goods, information, and funds."

United Parcel Service is a holding company for several UPS subsidiaries, some of the most

known include:

The UPS Store UPS Logistics UPS Airlines

UPS has locations in over 220 countries throughout the world.

With its world headquarters located in Atlanta, Georgia and regional offices located in Singapore, Belgium, and

Miami, Florida

UPS competes in the Courier Industry, delivering messages, packages, and mail.

It’s largest domestic competitors are United States Postal Services and FedEx as well as its largest international competitor

Deutsche Post AG (DHL).

Competition

UPS; 61%Fed Ex; 18%

USPS; 15%

DHL; 3% Others; 3%

Ground Delivery Market Share

Annual Sales: 53.72 B

Current Stock Price: $ 73.02

52 Week High: $ 81.79

52 Week Low: $ 66.46

Market Capitalization : 69.99 B

Shares Outstanding: 958.44 M

Financial Information

Strengths

• Strong market position• Strong distribution

network• Brand Equity

Weaknesses

• Brand Lag• Unionization• Debt

Opportunities

• Expansion of Supply Chain & Freight operations

Threats

• Rise of fuel prices• Competition• Economic slowdown

SWOT Analysis

Extra Facts

• James E. Casey started UPS with a $100 loan• UPS currently employs about 398,000 people

world wide• Delivers over 15 million packages and documents

daily• Services approximately 8.8 million customers a day• Has over 92,000 vehicles in it’s delivery fleet• And over 500 in it’s aircraft fleet

Future Predictions

United Parcel Service is a primary source for global package delivery and logistics solutions. Since it was

founded in 1907, UPS has survived several recessions and has been able to reinvent itself throughout the

century. With the potential for greater expansion and a high profit outlook as the economy recovers, I believe

UPS has a successful future in store.

Works Cited

• http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/about/index.html• http://

investing.money.msn.com/investments/stock-price?symbol=US:UPS&ocid=en-us_bingiaquotebtn

• http://www.company-statements-slogans.info/list-of-companies-u/united-parcel-service.htm

• http://samedaydeliver.com/articles/fedex-vs-ups-vs-usps/ups.php

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Parcel_Service