FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company and a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has appointed Trevor Hoyle as VP Operations FedEx UK & Ireland, effective January 1, 2014. Formerly Managing Director Ground Operations UK & Ireland, FedEx Express & FedEx UK, Hoyle has a proven track record in both international and domestic operations.
His appointment follows the recent announcement that effective January 1, 2014 David Binks will assume the role of Regional President, FedEx Express, EMEA and that Michael Holt will be promoted to Senior Vice President, European Operations. FedEx has a strong presence in UK & Ireland and Hoyle will be responsible for continuing to drive the region’s success.
With a background in engineering, Hoyle joined FedEx Express in 1995 as an operations manager, becoming MD of UK operations in 2001 where he delivered significant improvements in service and efficiency. Following the acquisition of the ANC Group in the UK, Hoyle moved across to FedEx UK as MD of Domestic Operations in April 2007. In January 2012, Hoyle also took on management responsibilities for Express international ground operations within the UK and Ireland, helping leverage the company’s capabilities even further across these markets.
Hoyle is a four times recipient of the FedEx Five Star Award[1], the highest prestige for a FedEx employee, and was also recognised with a Global Quality Success Award in 2012 for delivering five years of continuous service improvement and cost reduction.
数字经济，特别是电子商务，正在推动全球贸易的边界，为中小型企业提供了更多的发展机会。94%的中小型企业使用电子商务，90%使用移动商务，85%使用社交商务，它们通过这些渠道来完成采购商品与服务，并在国际市场上寻找客户。
在企业的营业收入中，电子商务、移动商务和社交商务分别占比42%、37%、31%。大多数中小型企业预计，在未来2-3年内，来源于这些渠道的收入将继续增长。调查发现，微信是最受中小型企业欢迎的社交平台，社交商务在跟踪发货(49%)、处理支付和货币问题(48%)以及办理清关手续 (43%)等方面为中小型企业提供了帮助。
新技术让中小型企业对国际贸易更加乐观
在受访中小型企业中，87%表示正在利用移动支付、大数据分析、人工智能等新技术来提高供应链和渠道的效率。移动支付是目前中小型企业使用最广泛的新技术(93%)，预计未来将呈现出接近现有用户规模78%的增幅。人工智能和大数据分析也具备强大的增长潜力。58%的受访企业表示，未来可能开始使用人工智能，53%的企业可能开始使用大数据分析。
物流供应商对中小型企业应对全球贸易挑战至关重要
得益于新技术的普及，中小型企业过去曾面临的贸易挑战（从语言障碍到寻找新客户）已经不再是现阶段最主要的挑战。目前中小型企业在进出口业务中面临的三大主要挑战分别是清关、和物流问题，调查显示，64%的受访企业表示物流供应商正在帮助它们应对这些挑战。此次调查还表明，海运是中小型企业最主要的进出口运输方式，其次是空运。
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今年11月，中国将举办首届中国国际进口博览会，作为全球贸易的积极倡导者和推动者 ，联邦快递届时也将作为参展商，在博览会的“服务贸易””区域，展示公司在支持进口贸易方面的全方位的物流服务和技术。通过这个平台，联邦快递将向包括中小型企业在内的用户介绍的物流解决方案，支持它们充分把握国际贸易商机。
联邦快递公司（纽约所代码：FDX）的子公司、全球的快递运输公司之一联邦快递今天宣布启用其的新匝道运营位于加利福尼亚州安大略的安大略国际机场。开业时间是在预计创纪录的假日航运旺季之前，是该公司提高运营效率和满足不断增长的客户需求计划的一部分。 “我们新的 FedEx Express Ontario 坡道的开通使我们的运营和服务能够有效地处理来自南加州的不断增长的电子商务量，并加强我们在市场上的竞争地位，”美洲区域总裁 Richard W. Smith 说FedEx Express 全球支持执行副总裁。“联邦快递 33 年前在安大略国际机场开展业务，我们很自豪能够达到这个新的里程碑，因为我们将继续为下一步改造我们的网络。” FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, announced today the opening of its new state-of-the-art ramp operation located at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif. The opening comes before what’s expected to be a record-setting holiday shipping season and is part of the company’s plan to increase operational efficiencies and to meet growing customer demands.“The opening of our new FedEx Express Ontario ramp positions our operations and services to efficiently handle the growing e-commerce volume coming out of Southern California and strengthens our competitive position in the market,” said Richard W. Smith, Regional President of The Americas and EVP of Global Support, FedEx Express. “FedEx launched operations at Ontario International Airport 33 years ago, and we’re proud to have reached this new milestone as we continue to transform our network for what’s next.” The 59.5-acre site includes a 251,000-square-foot, two-story facility with an automated sort of up to 12,000 packages per hour, including more than 2,700 non-conveyable shipments. The facility will staff 490 team members and includes nine wide-body aircraft gates, 14 feeder aircraft gates and 18 truck docks.
