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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz DADS
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/13/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
DADSIn the late 80's, early 90's Motorola bought the company that made FedEx's van terminals (company was MDI of Vancouver). Motorola then had the terminal built offshore for $600 and sold to FedEx for about $1800 each(we mistakenly received a bill from the offshore company showing us the Motorola prices).Motorola then decided to stop production of the MDT(mobile data terminal) and force FedEx to purchase a minimum order 20,000 of the new Motorola built terminal for $3200 each. This would force FedEx to also change out much of their radio network equipment and protocols. Motorola decided that FedEx had no options and had to buy from them.What did FedEx do?
George Moore5/13/2015
Designed our own and got them manufactured in Arab, AL for around $800 ea. (I think).
Mark Baugh5/13/2015
Anything but buy from Motorola ...
Peter Dangerfield5/13/2015
We did the same thing on the Falcon windshields. falcon Jet were charging us over $1800 per panel in the seventies, so we had our own manufacture for $800 with PPG in the U.S.
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/18/2015
from Jim Moore (discussing all the dollars saved at FedEx by doing things inhouse):
I was discussing Maintenance (telecom stuff, DADS, radio etc) and got to thinking about the BERT program, and Cetecea…
Between those two programs Millions were saved and probably the best local service support I’ve ever witnessed provided..
BERT - JJ Wood, was the Trainer, and perfect for that role, trained a line haul driver or courier at each station, on how to diagnose and change out anything that didn’t work.
Put in special colored cases and ship to Memphis, Hub pulled these cases and sent them Support facility.
We charged stations something like $2.50 or $5. Per Dads or some such for each radio item per month and with that purchased antennas, etc. MDI wanted $20/ month for a mx support. Moto wanted the same for the radio,,,, we never did that,,, So as for savings, Winn, you can add that to the pile…
Have a good one,
73’s
JIM
Subject: Photo from Glenn McFarland's facebook page: Glenn, James Barkley & Sheila Smith Swain
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/14/2015
Photo from Glenn McFarland's facebook page: Glenn, James Barkley & Sheila Smith Swain
Wade Waldrup5/14/2015
Who's the photo bomber on the right?
Chris Bentley5/14/2015
Larry Smithson on the right.
Larry Smithson5/14/2015
Not the photo bomber since I took the photo.
James Barkley5/14/2015
Larry was definitely part of the partay!
Dave Hansen5/15/2015
You all look very good. Very happy too!!
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/14/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiza. Name the fancy restaurant in Clark Tower on 1st floor in the 80's?b. In what restaurant (in the 80's) did many private executive meetings take place? where there was a meal servedc. In what restaurant did a lot of drinking take place in the early days?d. What color is FedEx china? used for corporate guests and sales at headquarterse. From what fast food restaurant did many executives send for food...and sometimes have vendors bring food from?f. What was served on Thursdays at the National Guard by the airport that many of us frequented?
Margaret Canon Bruch5/14/2015
F...turkey and dressing
Jim Bentley5/14/2015
A: Elans B: Fred Gangs? C: All of them
J. David White5/14/2015
Yep, I believe Margaret Canon Bruch is Correct. F. = turkey and dressing.
Subject: FedEx Triva Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/15/2015
FedEx Triva QuizWhen Federal Express desired to expand the SuperHub, what natural thing had to be addressed to expand??
Ron Houston5/15/2015
? Nonconnah Creek!!!
Johnnie Edwards5/15/2015
The creek
Bob Baxter5/15/2015
Hurricane Creek?
Jon Peacock5/15/2015
Hurricane creek...
Ron Houston5/15/2015
Yes! It was 'hurricane' creek...so many in that area - I remember walking across the creek to get to the 'new' superhub - when I first started - we parked in the field...(in the dirt). . .
Ron Houston5/15/2015
right after we slopped the hogs - the hogs ran on this big wheel and that's what originally turned the conveyor belts that powered the sorting belts. . . . lol
Ron Houston5/15/2015
....sorry, couldn't resist after all that talk about the 'crick'. . .
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/16/2015
Hurricane Creek is correct! (red line) of underground Hurricane Creek tunnel (water flows North to Nonconnah Creek)
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/15/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhere does the phrase 'JOE/ENGINE' come from???
Subject: FedEx Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/18/2015
FedEx Triviaa. In the early 2000's Express brought in a consultant to evaluate IT spending. They determined that IT spent approximately $120M a year on Telecom, and most companies our size spent about $10M/year.
They recommended that FedEx cut $100M out of their telecommunications budget.
What did Express do?b. In the early 2000's another consultant was brought in. They found that FedEx resources were not aligned to what FedEx needed.
25% of resources were on billing/Chronos, 25% were on Automation, and 25% were on DGO and 25% on everything else.
They recommended re-alignment of all resources.
What did FedEx Services do?
Buddy Johnson5/18/2015
A. Let 'em go. B. Let 'me go
Buddy Johnson5/18/2015
B. Let THEM go....small typo there
David Warren5/18/2015
I kinda like the first answer Buddy!!! LoL......
Buddy Johnson5/18/2015
Yea....opened myself up there.
Liz Ciulla Carrozza5/18/2015
Reorged in June - they do it every June!
Peggy Dawson Black5/18/2015
A. Moved it all to Services. Was it KPMG?
B. April 3 action. Darkest day in FedEx history. Shameful. Was this Andersen?
James Barkley5/18/2015
From talking to people still there, they have learned to shoot themselves in the foot without paying an outsider....
Peggy Dawson Black5/18/2015
Let me clarify B. It wasn't what we did, it was how we did it.
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/18/2015
I've been retired too long...Question: Is April the 3rd the date that 1,000+ employees were selected by the unknown algorithm to leave the company???
Subject: FedEx Trivia Which person was at one time, the SVP of Sales, then SVP DGO, & then Pres. Ground?
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/23/2015
FedEx Trivia
Which person was at one time, the SVP of Sales, then SVP DGO, & then Pres. Ground?
Jim McBryde5/23/2015
Dave rebholz
Peggy Dawson Black5/23/2015
When?
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/24/2015
Dave Rebholz is correct!
Jim McBryde5/24/2015
Great guy and the last of the great partiers. We used to have some great parties, err i mean meetings when he was my md for western region.
Subject: FedEx Trivia: Answer any of these:
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/25/2015
FedEx Trivia: Answer any of these:True or False???a. FedEx once gave cost of living increases to employeesb. FedEx once gave Christmas bonus' each yearc. FedEx once gave employee bonus' twice a yeard. ITD once gave you your birthday as a holidaye. FedEx gives unlimited sick daysf. If you miss work and don't call in, you are fired after 5 daysg. At FedEx you can falsify a document once and be forgiven, but not twiceh. Profs was the initial email system used by all employees
Buddy Johnson5/25/2015
A. True. B. True. C. True. D. True (thanks, JLB). E. False. F. ?? G. False. H. False (original email system was TSO based)
Marsha Terry Rider5/25/2015
like Buddy said, except: E) True - there were no set number of sick days (while many argued for it, JLB thought if would become de facto personal days), outside of the criteria governing STD of course. F) True (although, I was thinking it was less days) H) Since you guys were there before me (me in Dec'86) I should agree with Buddy. However I distinctly remember being taught by Gary Ragsdale to send a Profs message on his PC. Also I don't remember the TSO-based email until the next year when I was in the IT area.
Marsha Terry Rider5/25/2015
wait - not sure if A is true or not - at least there weren't COLA's in my time, perhaps before?
Jon Peacock5/25/2015
A. True. B. True. C. True. D. False. E. False. F. False. G. False. H. False.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Who is this???...who has joined the Empire & Dark Side??? (from his facebook page april ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/26/2015
FedEx Trivia
Who is this???...who has joined the Empire & Dark Side??? (from his facebook page april 2015)
Don Rose5/26/2015
Looks like Ron Ponder.
Gary Phillips5/26/2015
Definitely Dr Ponder.
Peggy Dawson Black5/26/2015
Omg.....it's Ronny J. Ponder.
Peggy Dawson Black5/26/2015
He used to call me "Peg". I could tell stories that would make you gasp and laugh at the same time. Talk about inappropriate....Dr. Ponder was the worst!
Buddy Johnson5/26/2015
Ronnie J
Subject: FedEx Trivia Poll
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/27/2015
FedEx Trivia PollWhen/If you retired or currently.... how many total days did you receive?? (vacation + personal + business days)
Rebecca Felts5/27/2015
One day shy of 6 weeks which was pretty sweet but I earned it. Thanks FedEx
Subject: FedEx World Travelers Bob & Connie Higgins in the Phillipines(from Bob's facebook page)
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/28/2015
FedEx World Travelers Bob & Connie Higgins in the Phillipines(from Bob's facebook page)
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/29/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizIn the 80's another transportation company started overnight deliveries. Their Hub was in Birmingham AL; there was heavy fog for about 3 days and their planes could not take off. FedEx did a commercial of their couriers, carrying packages, and lost & bumping into each other, in the fog. All of a sudden a FedEx courier pops out of the fog and says 'FedEx ..Delivery!'Which company was this commercial targeting?
Buddy Johnson5/29/2015
Airborne??
Dave Hansen5/29/2015
Emery??
Mary A Johnson5/30/2015
Is a copy of that comercial still around? I'd love to see it!
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/30/2015
Answer: UPS
There was a slight fear that if UPS couldn't make their overnite delivery system work, that they might just buy Federal Express; on paper it was worth $1B and UPS had huge cash reserves
Subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyJxxU7wKwk
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/30/2015
Subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNhOjg73csU
Jimmy Glenn Burk5/30/2015
Akita Hank6/4/2015
Do you remember when we only saw FedEx ads at monthly meetings? FedEx did not advertise in Memphis.
Subject: FedEx Poll
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/1/2015
FedEx PollFor those who have evolved to Medicare from FedEx Insurance..Do you pay less than for the FedEx Insurance including any supplementals?
Has Medicare been easier or harder to use than Cigna?
Doris McInturff6/1/2015
I find Medicare FAR easier to work with than Cigna. And much cheaper.
Ace McInturff
Jack Brown6/1/2015
My wife and I are both on Medicare and have an Advantage plan with Humana for Parts A through D. Our monthly premium is $27 per month per person in addition to the $104 withheld by Social Security. Most of the $104 is sent to Humana. Whatever insurance company you plan to use, I recommend using their mail order pharmacy. We have eliminated most of our prescription co-pays by using Humana's mail order.
Nancy Hinds6/2/2015
I am thinking of shopping this year.... 2 adults on FedEx retiree insurance and the deductibles etc - I am just curious - so gonna shop it...
Irene Williams6/2/2015
Medicare is cheaper, even after adding a supplement. Alternatively, an advantage plan for Parts A,B and D is also cheaper than FedEx insurance.
Nancy Hinds6/2/2015
I need a better deal between now and Medicare time..
Gary Phillips6/2/2015
I'm starting to think the Obama plan may be easier to deal with than Cigna.......just kidding but I'm starting to really dislike them. I can't imagine using them for supplemental once I go to medicare.
Janie Haynes6/3/2015
I think Medicare is much easier - cheaper too!
Jack Brown6/3/2015
IMHO, an Advantage Plan is better than a Supplemental Plan.
Peggy Dawson Black6/3/2015
Is anybody who's not Medicare eligible doing some other than Cigna?
Subject: Posting from Ray Peek:
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/2/2015
Posting from Ray Peek:To Children of The Greatest GenerationHey Friends! Please take a moment to read the email below from 'Forever Young Senior Veterans' …I encourage you to attend this Tribute to our WWII Vets; Sentimental Journey. Since many of you in this distribution list are with FedEx, you'll be proud to know that they are the show's primary sponsor; along with other prominent Memphis companies and a couple of our old, retired bosses JOrder your tickets now at the link in the email below! Having seen the first production of Sentimental Journey in 2012, I know you'll thank me afterward for nagging you to buy tickets and for suggesting you make plans to arrive at least 30m early! Another sell-out is expected, plus there will be interesting WWII memorabilia on display.Also, please forward this email to your circle of friends and family; post on Spacebook, Tweeter, Instajam, etc. Ask your kids how to do it! Your help publicizing this event and the need to for continuing donations to support the mission of Forever Young Senior Veterans is appreciated.If you can't attend, but would like to support this wonderful charity, follow the link to 'Sponsorship' or 'General Donations' link.If you know a WWII Vet, please get them to the show. WWII Vets and one guest get free tickets and other recognition during the show that you do not want to miss! Follow links to 'Veterans Registration'.Call or email me if you have questions or ideas about how to support this fine 501(c)(3) organization.Go Order Your Tickets - Now! Don't complain to me when they're Sold Out! Scroll down of the detailshttp://wwiiamerica.com/
http://foreveryoungvets.org/Ray Peek
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Answer any of the following:
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/4/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Answer any of the following:Who Am I?1. I was a professional hockey player at age 18 and later a manager in Telecom?2. I worked for AT&T, Bell Labs, and was part of the Presidential planning for overseas trips handling communications?3. I served in the Air Force, put together Cylix's first packet switching network, FedEx's first network control, brought in modeling apps to design FedEx's network?4. With Jim Moore, I put together USA 800?5. I was the first Telecom Director for International?6. I was the 2nd Telecom Director of International?7. I developed FITC as an MD and VP? (FITC bought and sold carrier services)8. I was an all state football player, wrestler, and received a scholarship to Ole Miss; knee surgeries ended my career and I became an executive at FedEx?9. My father raced boats down the Mississippi river, I got into transportation?10. I served in the Navy, worked at Cook, and became an SVP at FedEx.
Gary Phillips6/4/2015
1. Dick Braley
Gary Phillips6/4/2015
7. Patrick Greenish?
Dave Hansen6/4/2015
#3 Tyson Payne
Akita Hank6/4/2015
10: Winn
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/4/2015
Answers correct so far, except #3 was Ancel Hankins.
Akita Hank6/4/2015
Jimmy, you must have connections in the NSAto have that much information on these folks.
Akita Hank6/4/2015
Thanks Jimmy. As a foot note, I also served in the Air Force and worked at The Pentagon.
Peggy Dawson Black6/4/2015
8. Mike Ducker
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/5/2015
Answers:
1. I was a professional hockey player at age 18 and later a manager in Telecom?
Dick Braley
2. I worked for AT&T, Bell Labs, and was part of the Presidential planning for overseas trips handling communications?
John Schwarzmann
3. I served in the Air Force, put together Cylix's first packet switching network, FedEx's first network control, brought in modeling apps to design FedEx's network?
Ancel Hankins
4. With Jim Moore, I put together USA 800?
Richard Dunn
5. I was the first Telecom Director for International?
Pat Greenish
6. I was the 2nd Telecom Director of International?
Gary Ragsdale
7. I developed FITC as an MD and VP? (FITC bought and sold carrier services)
Pat Greenish
8. I was an all state football player, wrestler, and received a scholarship to Ole Miss; knee surgeries ended my career and I became an executive at FedEx?
Mike Ducker
9. My father raced boats down the Mississippi river, I got into transportation?
Fred Smith
10. I served in the Navy, worked at Cook, and became an SVP at FedEx
Winn Stephenson
Subject: Bob Baxter & Sue Tritt enjoying Corvettes
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/4/2015
Bob Baxter & Sue Tritt enjoying Corvettes
Sheila Turnage Harrell6/4/2015
Funny. Miss those guys!!
Buddy Johnson6/4/2015
Getting two, one for each???
Bob Baxter6/5/2015
That photo was June 27, 1997 when we took delivery of our new C5 Corvette at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. Still driving it - just 40,000 miles!
Subject: Trivia Quiz Who is the former FedEx person on the left?
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/6/2015
Trivia Quiz
Who is the former FedEx person on the left?
Laurie A. Tucker6/6/2015
Bill Razzouk
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/8/2015
Correct!
Subject: Miscellaneous FedEx Trivia Answer any of the following that your brain cells can remember...
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/10/2015
Miscellaneous FedEx Trivia
Answer any of the following that your brain cells can remember...1. What was FedEx's first layoff?2. Around 1989 there were 3 'Station Processor' Projects, name any one of them..ie who was working on it and what it did3. FedEx once cut salaries, of 'salaried humans', how much did they cut?4. DADS was installed in Chicago and couriers generally returned to the station 2 hours earlier than before DADS. There was a conservative 30% ROI. Some groups campaigned against deploying.
Why?5. Two projects were prototyped: Station Processor in mid 80's on a DEC, and Business Service Computer on NCR Towers. They were not deployed then.
Why?6. The first deployment of Supertrackers was from HHP(Hand Held Products). The request from SIS was for 10,000 devices from HHP and 10,000 devices from Norand.
Why was the two vendor request turned down?7. What was done on T-Day?8. Name any SQI component9. Name any VP's that reported to Ron Ponder as CIO?10. When FDX was formed...
a. who was the CIO of FDX
b. who was the CIO of Federal Express
c. Who was the CTO of FDX
Jim McBryde6/10/2015
3. 5%
8. service quality index
9. Dennis jones.
Gary Phillips6/10/2015
3. 5% ?
7. Merged Flying Tigers' network ?
9. Winn Stevenson ?
Subject: This may be something to keep in the medicine cabinet.
Jack Brown6/10/2015
Subject: http://www.commercialappeal.com/business/fedex/fedex-changes-pension-accounting-method_72511536
Jimmy Glenn Burk6/13/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley6/13/2015
Tommy Johnson6/14/2015
Those left coast people always have to stir the pot.
Marsha Terry Rider6/18/2015
But Tommy Johnson, at least they are consistent: now they're after the Uber for the same thing.
Subject: Has anyone else who has retired and is on Medicare gotten a notice from the IRS saying they have hav ...
Janie Haynes6/17/2015
Has anyone else who has retired and is on Medicare gotten a notice from the IRS saying they have have "an unpaid shared responsibility payment for the year ending December 31, 2014?" It also says "The law allows us to assess this payment against you for not securing minimum essential health insurance for you and your dependents, if applicable." Sounds like "Affordable Health Care" is doing it's usual stellar job.
Bruce Lindow6/17/2015
I guess that is about the only paper/message that I haven't received from Medicare.
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