Frederick W. Smith
Frederick W. Smith
Frederick Wallace "Fred" Smith, is the founder, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx, originally known as Federal Express.The company is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth11 August 1944
CountryUnited States of America
Frederick W. Smith quotes about
We're forecasting it will get better, but we'd like to see it get better faster,
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Gary's leadership transformed FedEx Kinko's into a global network offering the industry's broadest range of business services and helped change the way business is done in the digital age. I have the utmost confidence that Ken will take FedEx Kinko's to new heights by building on this outstanding record of innovation and service to our customers.
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FDX Corp. is benefiting from the accelerated move to fast-cycle production and distribution methods, the growth in electronic commerce and supply chain re-engineering.
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In the near-term, there are economic concerns but overall we see continued improvements in the global economy.
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We cannot be certain right now how the events of last week will ultimately impact the U.S. and global economies, the air transportation industry and FedEx, ... Nonetheless, we see our company well positioned to significantly increase growth, profitability, returns and cash flow as the global economies improve and trading activities increase.
men work
A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.
information
Information about the package is as important as the package itself.
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The biggest part of our business has always been moving things, not paper. With the Internet, people in Mississippi can buy things from Macedonia, without regard to time or place or quantity.
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This strategic investment in the long-term growth of China will broaden and deepen our relationship by improving access to important markets.
marine years skills
My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.
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It is impossible to manage the health care requirements of tens of millions of American citizens at the federal level. It is impossible to manage all of the permutations of people's economic aspirations and lives through a complex tax code. It is impossible to try to second-guess the market. It is impossible, from a managerial standpoint, for the federal government to do the things it is trying to do today.
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A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible.
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I’m not afraid to take a swing and miss.
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The tax rate of 35 percent is impossible to provide an incentive to the large corporations, that have $1.7 trillion offshore, to put their money back in the United States.