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FedEx was first established in 1973 as a logistic company with the name Federal Express that be created by founder and first CEO Frederick W Smith. The Headquarters is in Memphis, Tennessee in the US. The company became well known for its fast and reliable delivery service around the world. On its first night of operation FedEx delivered 186 bundles to 25 urban locations in the US with only 389 employees and a 15 Dassault Falcon aircraft. In 1980 FedEx purchased a system for live updates on the packages. In this system, FedEx drivers share the current locations from the trucks to provide updates of the packages to the customers. This information was sent to a central computer of FedEx then the company improved the update system by introducing FedEx.com webpage. This webpage allowed the tracking data to be easily accessible. However, recently, FedEx uses Savvy bundle for packing and tracking the products across couriers. (Baldwin, 2016)
In 1981, FedEx began the international delivery services to Canada. Then in 1984, the company opened Super hub adjacent to Memphis Airport. In 1986, it introduced a Super tracker, a handheld device used to capture bar codes from packages and update the status online for tracking. FedEx became the first company to win The Malcolm Baldrige National Award in the service category in 1990. The company became a famous brand globally under the name FedEx for reliable and fast service. FedEx became the first company that allowed customers

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