Perhaps FedEx Needs to Rethink Their System

[Just.Rachel]

Not sure what was going on here, lol. This one bounced around Miami on the 10th...checked back on the 11th to see it doing the same thing. It did eventually arrive though.

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[egbeachley]

This is the FedEx business model that has made it $ Billions. Instead of creating direct routes between every major city to each other you just create one route to/from Memphis. Saves a ton of money.

There was a major company with building in NYCity that used Fedex to ship between floors. Their internal mail system would often take a couple days while Fedex got them there the next morning....via Memphis.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Interesting story about FedEx. Their last pick up each night is at 10:30 at the famous Rendezvous BBQ restaurant. Apparently Fred Smith loved the place and the last pick up each night is for boxes of freshly prepared ribs that will be delivered worldwide before 10:00 the next morning. All the action in Memphis at FedEx takes place between 1-4 AM, they give tours during that time.

I don't know if that still happens but it is part of their lore.

[ramram]

As Eric mentioned, that is Fedex's business model. If I recall correctly, the founder of Fedex first came up with this concept while working on his master's thesis and received a "C" in the class because the professor deemed it unworkable.

Rob M