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The Financial Slide for FedEx Begins...

Posted June 23, 2008
by Tom Gonser

As I mentioned in my post earlier this month on the high-cost of overnight shipping, the players in that market are in trouble. It hasn't taken long for the impact of higher fuel prices to manifest itself at FedEx, the carrier most dependent on its overnight letter business.

Blog Category: 
Shipping, Supply Chain

Enterprise 2.0 - Something besides social networking?

Posted June 12, 2008
by Tom Gonser

 I am headed back from Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston where I was on a panel to discuss Enterprise 2.0 and its growth. I knew my perspective from DocuSign was going to be a little different than some of the mainstream "Enterprise 2.0" thinking. I was not talking about FaceBook.com for the enterprise or social networks where people can share ideas and thoughts. Interesting ideas in their own right, but not what we do.

Blog Category: 
Conferences, Community

Have you looked at your FedEx bill lately?

Posted June 3, 2008
by Tom Gonser

I don't like paying $4 a gallon for gasoline - nobody does... But unless you are pilot you probably have not looked at the U.S. Spot price for Jet Fuel.  As of today, it sits at more than $4.00 per gallon for the US Gulf coast.

I am sure the execs at FedEx are looking! 

Blog Category: 
Shipping, Supply Chain
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