Company History
The year Jim Casey founded the company that would become UPS.
What is 1907?
In project management, this diagram visually represents the sequence of tasks and dependencies in a project, helping to identify critical paths and schedule constraints.
What is a Gantt Chart?
What year was the initial concept for ORION first started?
What is 2003?
Jack-O’-Lanterns used to be made from onions: true or false?
False
They used to be made from turnips or potatoes.
ORION
What is On Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation?
In 1930, UPS expanded to this East Coast City
What is New York City?
331 East 38th Street, New York City
This project management methodology emphasizes adaptability and flexibility, with iterative cycles of planning, executing, and evaluating.
What is Agile?
In 2007, the first prototype of ORION optimization was implemented on a single route in which center?
What is PALAN - Lancaster, PA?
The word "Halloween" means what?
Saints' evening
DIAD
What is Delivery Information Acquisition Device?
Carol B. Tomé began her Wildly Important tenure as CEO on June 1, 2020. Carol is this number CEO in the company's history.
What is 12th?
What concept in project management is represented by the interplay between scope, time, and cost?
What is the Project Management Triangle?
ORION 1.0 was first implemented in 2010 using this graphical user interface.
What is ICO - In Center Optimizer?
What is the most popular Halloween costume for pets?
Pumpkin
APRS
What is Access Provisioning Request System?
On average, as of Feb 2023, we use over 170K of these daily.
What are DIADs?
173,283 in daily use
In project management, this document outlines the project's objectives, scope, deliverables, and timelines, serving as a roadmap for all stakeholders.
What is a Project Charter?
General deployment for ORION 2.0 was completed in 2016 achieving this annual on-road cost savings.
What is $400M?
Named ranges in Excel allow users to assign a specific name to a cell or range of cells, making it easier to reference in formulas. This feature can be accessed under this menu.
What is the Formulas menu?
NDPPH
What is Net Delivered Pieces Per Hour?
In 1975, UPS became the first package delivery company to serve every address in the continental U.S. This incredible connection of service areas came to have this epic nickname.
What is The Golden Link?
In product management, this method involves releasing a simplified version of a product to gather feedback and validate assumptions before investing further resources.
What is Minimum Viable Product (MVP)?
ORION 3.0, fully deployed in 2021, introduced two new key capabilities.
What is Navigation and Dynamic (on-road) Optimization?
In Excel, this advanced feature allows users to create complex calculations based on conditions, criteria, and logical tests, often used for financial modeling and data analysis.
What is the Excel 'Data Analysis ToolPak'?
SLIC
What is Standard Location Identification Code?