REPORT FORMAT ON LEAN MANAGEMENT

The Paradigm of Lean Management in FedEx

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5 , May , 2010

Table of Contents

TOC \o "1-3 " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " Introduction PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 3

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " Target Market PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " Qualifiers and Winners PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " Business Operations PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " A broad perspective of Lean Management PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 5

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"_Toc2 " Several misconceptions about lean management : PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " The combination of Lean management and Six Sigma : PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " Lean Management and SCM : PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 9

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " Implication of Lean Management in FedEx PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 10

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " Challenges PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 12

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 14

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " References PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 15 Introduction

According to FedEx (2010 ) the business was officially started in 1973 by Frederick . W . Smith . Later on it acquired several corporate businesses like Tiger International Corporation , Caliber System Inc Tower Group International and many more . Instead of relying on transportation services the business has diversified into different fields . Currently it operates in more than 220 countries with annual revenue of 35 .5 billion . The company employed 280 , 000 employees worldwide

Some of its major business operations and services include the following

FedEx Express : It provides the largest express transportation services...