![]() ![]() FedEx will also hire 50,000 seasonal workers for the upcoming holiday season. The majority of this investment is geared towards increasing capacity and automation, including the use of “enhanced visibility technology” to improve tracking abilities of the packages. The company is looking to invest $1.2 billion in its ground-shipping network in its current fiscal year. Additionally, the company is adding “Black Friday” as a full operating day, allowing for more efficient handling of deliveries.į edEx has also announced plans to invest in logistical improvement as part of the holiday rush. ![]() The company has bolstered its capacity by preparing what it calls “mobile delivery villages,” which are modular facilities that can expand existing shipping centers. UPS has announced that it will hire up to 95,000 seasonal workers to match the demand of delivering an estimated 585 million packages in December alone. UPS is spending a reported $500 million on improvements for the holiday season. Amazon, which has traditionally partnered with UPS, has made some announcements of their own to ensure that last year’s problems do not happen again. The major shipping carriers (UPS, FedEx, and USPS) have announced plans for how they will combat the busy holiday season. There has been advanced planning going into this holiday season. Shippers, and retailers, have vowed not to let 2014 fall victim to the same problems. The weather made shipping even more difficult than normal, and pushed back delivery timeframes even for those packages that were ordered on time. First, there was a huge jump in last minute orders that shippers were simply unprepared for, and therefore were unable to get out on time. Last year’s holiday shopping season could be described as “rough.” An estimated two million packages were delivered late, which really doesn’t make for a happy customer. ![]()
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