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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:event
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gptkbp:acquisition
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Overnight delivery service in 1988
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gptkbp:business_model
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messenger service
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gptkbp:community_involvement
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charitable contributions
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:Fed_Ex
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gptkbp:customer_base
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businesses and individuals
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gptkbp:date
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August 28, 1907
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gptkbp:employees
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over 500,000
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gptkbp:expansion
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to San Francisco in 1919
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gptkbp:first_air_service
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in 1929
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gptkbp:first_autonomous_delivery
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in 2020
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gptkbp:first_corporate_social_responsibility_program
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in 2000
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gptkbp:first_drones_trial
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in 2016
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gptkbp:first_electric_vehicle
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in 2018
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gptkbp:first_expansion_city
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gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:first_international_service
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to Canada in 1975
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gptkbp:first_major_client
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local businesses
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gptkbp:first_online_service
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UPS.com in 1994
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gptkbp:first_sustainability_report
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in 2003
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gptkbp:first_technology_adoption
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barcoding system
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gptkbp:fleet_size
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over 120,000 vehicles
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:James_E._Casey
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gptkbp:global_presence
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operates in over 220 countries
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
gptkb:UPS_Worldport
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Founding United Parcel Service (UPS)
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:logistics
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gptkbp:initial_employees
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six
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gptkbp:investment
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$100
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gptkbp:key_development
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expansion to other cities
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
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gptkbp:logistics
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gptkb:supply_chain_management
supply chain solutions
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gptkbp:market_position
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one of the largest logistics companies
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gptkbp:mobile_app
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UPS Mobile in 2011
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gptkbp:notable_changes
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name change to United Parcel Service in 1919
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:United_Parcel_Service,_Inc.
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gptkbp:partnerships
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with major retailers
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gptkbp:previous_name
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American Messenger Company
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gptkbp:public_company
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gptkb:1999
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gptkbp:related_vehicle
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gptkb:Cycling
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gptkbp:revenue
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$84.6 billion (2020)
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gptkbp:service
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delivery of packages
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gptkbp:service_area
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gptkb:Seattle
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gptkbp:service_type
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package delivery
local delivery
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:UPS_My_Choice
gptkb:monitor
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gptkbp:shipping_options
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ground, air, and freight
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gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives
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carbon neutral by 2050
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gptkbp:uses_technology
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automated sorting systems
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gptkbp:year_established
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1907
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jim_Casey
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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