this is the presentation made to analyze the relationship between dhl express and airborne express showing the reasons for merger ..

1. Prepared by
Bipin Dhungel

2.  Overview.
 Airborne strengths and weakness.
 Advantages and Disadvantages.
 Recommendations..

3.  Part of Deutsche Post DHL.
 The Logistics Company for the world.
 Global network composed of more than 220 countries.
 300,000 employees worldwide.
 World market leader in sea and air mail.

4.  Airborne is known for high-quality, reliable service
 Company offers a variety of flexible delivery options and
products
 Prices are generally lower than those of competitors
 Proprietary communications technology increases
delivery speed and reliability

5.  Airborne lacks resources and capital to become
undisputed industry leader
 Company has a very limited international presence
 Airborne has a much lower profile than its two major
competitors
 Company must continually juggle low cost and high
quality..

6.  Merger with Airborne promises to increase scope of US
marketing and operations
 Growth of e-commerce and shorter product development
cycles may generate increased need for express delivery
services
 Value-added services (supply chain
management, inventory control, etc.) may become most
profitable segment.

7.  Earnings are very inclined to level of business
activity.
 Requirement of higher investment.
 Not a well established business.
 Possibility of low return.

8.  Adopt industry-leading best practices that accord with
company’s stated competitive strategy; employ benchmarking
regularly and consistently
 Continue investments in time-saving machinery
 Exclusively target corporate customers that may be overlooked
by other competitors.
 Premium service without the premium prices.
 Take advantage of positive Airborne synergies to improve
efficiency and profitability of US ground operations.
 Maximize strategic benefits of Airborne merger.