Example of Fedex Intl shipping

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Fri Jul 27 18:32:36 2001

Guess it's better than the USPS way, better late than ever.

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Fred Cisin
-> (XenoSoft)
-> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 5:33 PM
-> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> Subject: RE: Example of Fedex Intl shipping
->
->
-> On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Russ Blakeman wrote:
-> > Why did it go from Alaska to Tennesse to California? Someone
-> else picks up
-> > the tab when these things are routed the Delta Airlines way. I
-> mean Delta in
->
-> ALL Fedex goes throught their "central" sort facility. If you fedex a
-> packet to your neighbor, it still has to go there.
->
->
-> My only complaint with Fedex is their algorithm for what to do with late
-> packages. Since their primary metric is the NUMBER of packeages on time,
-> NOT how late they are, ... Once a package is late, it will then not be
-> processed until AFTER every package that is still on-time! Thus, instead
-> of a late package delaying and making another package late, the late one
-> may be delayed multiple additional days in order to not mess up their
-> numbers!
->
-> IOW, if packages ABCDEFGHIJK are sent sequntially, and B is late, rather
-> than have CDEFGHIJK all be a little late, they will then be delivered
-> ACDEFGHIJKB.
->
-> Almost all of their packages are on time. The late one may be VERY late.
->
-> --
-> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
->
->
Received on Fri Jul 27 2001 - 18:32:36 BST