Ups Industry Analysis Paper

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Identify your industry and other industries that most directly affect or are affected by yours: 5- Your Industry: Technology enhancements affect the way UPS interacts with consumers and retailers providing more options for delivery. UPS My Choice and UPS Access Point is a service offered to consumers providing a more convenient way to get packages delivered and picked up (Stern, 2015). My Choice and Access Point reduces the cost for UPS and provides communication and options for the end consumer. My Choice and Access Point enhancements were launched and introduced to consumers by UPS exclusively. Free shipping is and industry trend for retailers, more often than not a consumer will wait longer for packages to be delivered if it qualified …show more content…

(2015, February 14). West Coast ports shut down as labor dispute heats up. Retrieved November 9, 2015. 7- Most Affected: Retail and E-commerce has a direct impact upon UPS. During the holidays, UPS package volumes double and UPS is afforded the opportunity to deliver more packages every year. In 2015, UPS is expecting 10% growth in packages volumes (Yamanouchi, 2015). Retail supplier and e-commerce alike have a direct impact on UPS’s earnings. Understanding trends in retail and the online shopping industry is crucial for UPS. Global growth of online retailing has made the world smaller. Today someone in China can buy UPS made products and have those products shipped to one’s door. The potential signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will open more doors to consumers. “95% of online consumers live outside of the United States” and this will give UPS the opportunity to provide shipping services (Calmes, 2015, para. 4). UPS has been a big proponent of opening up trade restrictions under the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. UPS estimates it will see increased international exports and imports once this deal is reached and implemented. Reference: Yamanouchi, K. (2015, October 27). Online Shopping to Drive Record Holiday Shipments for UPS. Retrieved November 9,