Please write a 150 word response to what each student wrote.Anthony wrote:United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including transporting packag

Please write a 150 word response to what each student wrote.

Anthony wrote:

United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including transporting packages and freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. The organization's mission statement is the thing that gives the direction expected to the everyday choices on approaches needed to enhance the achievements of the organization.The company’s ability to successfully align itself within the marketplace while facing global competition was done through the adaption of cutting-edge technologies for creating competitive advantage in nearly all the markets served. UPS has invested a substantial amount in creating user-friendly technologies and visibility tools for its customers. UPS’s integrated network gives it the competitive advantage to cash in on the shift toward residential deliveries. The company’s offerings support retailers across their value chains from global sourcing to distribution and returns. It provides low-cost solutions for US domestic shipments.The differentiating factor would further extend UPS’s reach in the global market and if successful in the business opportunity venture, the company would continue being the leading and dominating global leader in logistics. Online marketplaces are the undisputed kings of e-commerce. Consumers love clicking into a digital world of seemingly limitless choices with sales fulfilled by a panorama of sellers. But, for many of these sellers, managing transactions across multiple e-commerce marketplaces is too complex. UPS’s proposed business development opportunities create a technological solution that lets merchant’s view, process and ship orders from multiple e-commerce marketplaces and web stores using a single online tool. This is an innovative solution for businesses seeking a tool to offer customizable shipping services in the rapidly-growing world of e-commerce.References:Gara, A. (2017, May 21). United Parcel Service on the Forbes America's Largest Public Companies List. Retrieved May 10, 2018, from https://www.forbes.com/companies/united-parcel-service/Prince, S. (2016, April 6). Unpacking United Parcel Service, the Express Delivery Giant. Retrieved May 10, 2018, from https://marketrealist.com/2016/04/united-parcel-service-memory-laneWotapka, D. (2018, March 20). UPS Expands Marketplace Shipping Platform By Adding Houzz And Pricefalls Marketplace. Retrieved May 10, 2018, from https://pressroom.ups.com/pressroom/ContentDetailsViewer.page?ConceptType=PressReleases&id=1521550040065-621

Catherine wrote:

The product which I chose in MBA 560 was the Tesla Model 3. I was in the class before the model was announced, and I was suggesting a lower priced model for Tesla.  The reasoning for the lower priced model is partly based on the demand for an environmentally friendly vehicle, and partly based on the furor regarding Tesla vehicles and the companies associated with them through their leader, Elon Musk. 

            Tesla has made electric vehicles fashionable. They started out with the Roadster, a very high-priced and high-performance vehicle.  They then went to high-priced luxury vehicles, the Model S and Model X.  The vehicles sold very well and performed very well.  These vehicles created a fervor for Tesla vehicles, although they were out of the price range of most interested parties.  The Model 3 is a more moderately priced vehicle, starting out at $ 35,000 rather than the $ 80,000 range for the Model S and Model X. 

            The reason that they will be more successful than their competitors is that they will have the Tesla engineering behind the models, the engineering that was developed for the higher priced vehicles and is at the point that the cost is coming down as the number of vehicles sold and developed rises.  This means that the lower priced Tesla Model 3 will be more developed than the similarly priced vehicles from their competitors.  Not just electric vehicles, but all vehicles. 

            I also anticipate that there will be an even lower priced vehicle produced by Tesla in the future, to compete with the lower priced hybrids and lower priced electric vehicles. 

References:

Speculations, G. (2015, July 02). Tesla's Unique Position In The Car Market Is One Of Its Biggest Strengths. Retrieved April 03, 2017, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/07/02/teslas-unique-position-in-the-car-market-is-one-of-its-biggest-strengths/#389c8f043ad7

Tesla. (n.d.). Retrieved May 3, 2017, from https://www.tesla.com/