global impact of fedex on the new economy executive summary study prepared by sri international june 2001 1 f oreword this represents first comprehensive attempt to assess its scope is in that it covers four key areas business impacts consumer transportation logistics industry and macroeconomic measures a corporation s beyond traditional yardsticks such as shareholder value profits employment tax contributions addition conducting conventional economic analyses utilizes modules qualitative assessments analytical constructs other innovative approaches provide look at both old influences benefits generated conducted has been sponsored corp team benefited from support insights would like thank large number executives staff who provided with invaluable data interviews existing research reports related subjects were used readers may find some themes are duplicated certain chapters report due