A division , sometimes called a business sector or business unit ( segment ), is one of the parts into which a business , organization or company is divided.
11-633: Exel was a supply chain and logistics company operating in North America and Europe, which became a subsidiary of the German firm Deutsche Post in 2005. It reported annual revenues of about $ 4.2 billion in February 2012. The company has its origins in several independent warehouse and transportation management companies in the United States which were acquired in 1985 by NFC plc (formerly
22-539: A female associate to a supervisory position. In July 2013, during a four-day trial in Atlanta, the jury heard evidence that included "Travis's former supervisor testified that when he recommended Travis for the position, the general manager informed him that he would never put a woman in that position." The jury found the charges to be true, and awarded Travis $ 25,000 in compensatory damages and $ 475,000 in punitive damages plus back pay. Deutsche Post Deutsche Post
33-533: Is a brand of the DHL Group (listed as "Deutsche Post AG" ), used for its domestic mail services in Germany . The services offered under the brand are those of a traditional mail service, making the brand the successor of the former state-owned mail monopoly, Deutsche Bundespost . As of 2008, the monopoly for Deutsche Post on these services has expired. As of 2024 , the following services are offered under
44-648: The Exel brand in North America. The rest of the business was merged with DHL Express to form DHL Exel Supply Chain . Exel operates 441 facilities and works with over 40,000 associates in North America. Exel serves the automotive , chemical , consumer , energy , industrial, life sciences , retail , and technology industries. Services include supply chain management , inbound to manufacturing, in plant services, manufacturing , assembly and packing, warehousing and order fulfilment, transportation management, home and business delivery and reverse logistics. In August 2011,
55-523: The Council on Educational Travel (CETUSA). In February 2012, the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Exel almost $ 300,000 for wilfully failing to record and report on-the-job injuries for four years. In 2011, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , on behalf of Contrice Travis, sued Exel for sexual discrimination alleging that Exel failed to promote
66-948: The National Freight Corporation, the nationalised transportation business in the United Kingdom created by the post war Labour government ). The new company was re-branded Exel and the Americas headquarters was established in Westerville, Ohio , in 1992. By the year 2000, Exel had grown and expanded operations to include Canada, Latin America and South America. Its portfolio of services also grew to include transportation management, freight consolidation, contract packaging, contract manufacturing, demand planning and other supply chain services. In May 2000, NFC plc merged with Ocean Group plc and, adopting
77-451: The brand by DHL Group's Post & Parcel Germany ( Post & Paket Deutschland ) division : Other services by the division, such as DHL Parcel ( DHL Paket ), use the DHL brand. Division (business) Divisions are distinct parts of a business. If these divisions are all part of the same company, then that company is legally responsible for all of the obligations and debts of
88-399: The creation of a division "is substantially easier than developing subsidiaries. Because a division is an internal segment of a company, not an entirely separate entity, business owners create and end divisions at their whim. Also, because individuals in each division are employed by the same company, it's easier to modify staffing to fit with this setup". This business-related article
99-448: The divisions. In the banking industry, an example would be East West Bancorp and its primary subsidiary, East West Bank . Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal entities for the purposes of taxation , regulation and liability . For this reason, they differ from divisions, which are businesses fully integrated within the main company, and not legally or otherwise distinct from it. The Houston Chronicle highlighted that
110-598: The main distribution center for Hershey candies was subjected to a strike by about 400 young foreign workers brought to the United States under the J1 "cultural exchange" visa program. The center in Palmyra, Pennsylvania was run for Hershey by Exel. Exel in turn subcontracted the staffing of the center to another firm, SHS OnSite Solutions, based in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania . The students were recruited by yet another organization called
121-421: The name of its American subsidiary, became Exel plc . In August 2004, Exel plc acquired Tibbett & Britten , a leading contract logistics business based in the United Kingdom, for $ 710m. On 14 December 2005, Deutsche Post announced the completion of the acquisition of Exel plc. In January 2016, Exel (North America) changed its name to DHL Supply Chain: North America. Deutsche Post continues to trade under
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