Comments on: This UPS Ad Bugs Me http://www.leanblog.org/2006/03/this-ups-ad-bugs-me/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:07:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A Leaner Message Delivered by UPS — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2006/03/this-ups-ad-bugs-me/#comment-22921 A Leaner Message Delivered by UPS — Lean Blog Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:38:42 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2006/03/this-ups-ad-bugs-me/#comment-22921 [...] by Mark Graban on February 27, 2007 · 0 comments For some context, here are my complaints about UPS ads from earlier today and from last year. [...] [...] by Mark Graban on February 27, 2007 · 0 comments For some context, here are my complaints about UPS ads from earlier today and from last year. [...]

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]]> By: Kevin C http://www.leanblog.org/2006/03/this-ups-ad-bugs-me/#comment-1723 Kevin C Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:45:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2006/03/this-ups-ad-bugs-me/#comment-1723 I agree that the commercials are disturbing. Similar is the "Barry" ad from FedEx that shows 2 guys in a conference room. The boss is asking questions on improving the company to an almost empty table. I think the idea is that the company has cut every other cost (mainly labor), and using FedEx is the last key to cost cutting.<br/><br/>To me, the message more clearly states, "We have laid off many people, and some of them may be needed to actually improve the company." The commercial does reflect the current mindset of cutting all expenses in the name of short term profits, rather than build a truly great company. I agree that the commercials are disturbing. Similar is the “Barry” ad from FedEx that shows 2 guys in a conference room. The boss is asking questions on improving the company to an almost empty table. I think the idea is that the company has cut every other cost (mainly labor), and using FedEx is the last key to cost cutting.

To me, the message more clearly states, “We have laid off many people, and some of them may be needed to actually improve the company.” The commercial does reflect the current mindset of cutting all expenses in the name of short term profits, rather than build a truly great company.

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]]> By: Jamie Flinchbaugh http://www.leanblog.org/2006/03/this-ups-ad-bugs-me/#comment-355 Jamie Flinchbaugh Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:53:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2006/03/this-ups-ad-bugs-me/#comment-355 I'm not aruging the points being made here, but to UPS's credit, they do supply some competitive advantage. Whether shipping or receiving over boarders, UPS cuts out the waste. They have installed processes to handle customs and paperwork that can consume a company's resources on non-value added work. You might not like the add, but the service itself eliminates waste for companies. I’m not aruging the points being made here, but to UPS’s credit, they do supply some competitive advantage. Whether shipping or receiving over boarders, UPS cuts out the waste. They have installed processes to handle customs and paperwork that can consume a company’s resources on non-value added work. You might not like the add, but the service itself eliminates waste for companies.

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]]> By: Chet Frame http://www.leanblog.org/2006/03/this-ups-ad-bugs-me/#comment-347 Chet Frame Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:48:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2006/03/this-ups-ad-bugs-me/#comment-347 I hear you, but isn't their business, in many cases, another "just-in-case" inventory to protect those who need protection from their own lack of lean. Their major customers are companies that need help moving things quickly from one part of the world to another because they haven't considered alternatives and they don't see the WASTE written on each Brown package. I hear you, but isn’t their business, in many cases, another “just-in-case” inventory to protect those who need protection from their own lack of lean. Their major customers are companies that need help moving things quickly from one part of the world to another because they haven’t considered alternatives and they don’t see the WASTE written on each Brown package.

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