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Originally Posted by V1andgo
Last time I ordered on-line it was shipped UPS ground for free. So what I wait a day.
Colography predicts that FedEx Corp. this year will transport more domestic ground shipments than domestic air shipments for the first time. "This is a watershed event, but not an unexpected one," said Ted Scherck, President, The Colography Group. "The gap between FedEx's air and surface shipment mix has been narrowing for the past seven years, starting about the time FedEx acquired the parent of the former Roadway Package System and challenged UPS' dominance of the domestic ground parcel segment."Yes, but in business, time is money - you simply cannot afford to wait a day.
That is true. But that is what Brown does for you. The value adding and the cost versus time benefits are managed by a Logistic company, such as UPS, FEDEX, DHL, to achieve best value.
I believe, the freight industry is not run for the sake of an airline but to move business. Some of the freight will be moved by airplane but in supply chain management cost is a factor that has to be balanced with value of time. Trucking and rail can do a lot of things in 2 days for business for less money and still meet Just-in-Time schedules.
Which may be the reason for the following fact: