Five Factors that will Shape the Future of the Express Industry

Table of Contents

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• CHAPTER 1 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
  • 1.1 Market Description
  • 1.2 Market Size
  • 1.3 Porter' s Five Forces model
• CHAPTER 2 GLOBALISATION AND CHANGING BUSINESS STRUCTURE
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Effects of Globalization in Europe
  • 2.3 What the Express players are doing
  • 2.4 Changing business structures
  • 2.5 Express Services support production efficiently
  • 2.6 Expansion of express services
  • Major users of Express Services by sector
• CHAPTER 3 CONSOLIDATION
  • 3.1 Overview
  • 3.2 Effects of consolidation
    • 3.2.1 Convergence
    • 3.2.2 Value Adding
    • 3.2.3 Pressure grows on medium-sized operators
  • 3.3 Consolidation trends in Germany
  • 3.4 Consolidation trends in the UK market
  • 3.5 Major acquisitions in Europe
  • 3.6 Company portfolio of the key postal operators inEurope
• CHAPTER 4 DEREGULATION AND PRIVATIZATION
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 The deregulation procedure
  • 4.3 The likely effects of postal liberalization
    • 4.3.2 Competition and focus on core competence
    • 4.3.3 Services
    • 4.3.4 Prices
  • 4.4 Competition development - parcel and expressservices
  • 4.5 Switch to advance technology
    • 4.5.1 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
    • 4.5.2 GPS satellite technology
    • 4.5.3 POD tracking
    • 4.5.4 Alternative tracking systems
    • 4.5.5 Tracking internet portal
• CHAPTER 5 SLOWER AIR EXPRESS GROWTH, ROAD NETWORKS TOEXPAND
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 TNT develops its European road network
  • 5.3 DHL road network
  • 5.4 UPS, FedEx focus on air express in Europe
  • 5.5 DPD and GLS expand coverage
  • 5.6 Road express growing in Spain
• CHAPTER 6 GROWING E-COMMERCE
  • 6.1 Overview
  • 6.2 E-commerce driving B2C growth
  • 6.3 E-commerce growth in Europe
  • 6.4 B2C driving the express sector growth
  • 6.5 What the Express players are doing
• List of Tables
  • Table 1: Express industry prospects
  • Table 2: Top 10 Shipments by Air, Ranked by Value: US1997
  • Table 3: Major users of Express service
  • Table 4: M&A activities of private equitycompanies in Europe (Transportation & Logistics)
  • Table 5: Company Portfolio of key postal operators inEurope
  • Table 6: Forecasts of total e-commerce (B2B & B2C)USD Billion
• List of Figures
  • Figure 1: EU 9 - 2006 Segmentation by service level
  • Figure 2: EU 9 - 2006 Segmentation by destination ofthe shipments
  • Figure 3: EU 9 -2006 Segmentation by the type ofrecipients
  • Figure 4: Generic Porter' s five force model
  • Figure 5: European Express Value growth 2001-2006 (€million)
  • Figure 6: Express Industry Main Client Sectors(Europe)
  • Figure 7: Semiconductor billings worldwide
  • Figure 8: Growth of B2C market globally ($ Billion)