EPIC Jeopardy

Safety & Technology

100

According to the US Consumer and Product Safety Commission, what % of Candle fires can be avoided by following these tips? 

• Never leave a burning candle unattended. Always keep a burning candle within sight.
• Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets.
• Keep candles well away from flammable items that can easily catch fire, such as curtains.
• Keep all open flame, including candles, away from flammable liquids.
• Keep candles out of drafty locations.

What is 85%

200

Masks were provided to all employees and service providers. Name another Safety Procedure FedEx implemented due to COVID-19

What is...

- Network-wide temperature and system screenings daily

- Social distancing measures

- Signatures no longer required for most deliveries

300

Information Availability is important for both FedEx and our customers. Roughly what % of packages have electronic information available through customer automation?

What is 98%

400

In effort to support Safer Highways, FedEx implemented active breaking to avoid forward collisions. Name another game-changing technology we use.

What is...

- E-lite dolly

-Video Event Data Recorders

- Lane departure Warning Systems

- Speed limiters

500

Hands- free scanning at all touch points improves package visibility. Name another way we use technology extensively in Operations?

What is...

- GPS enabled real-time visibility

- Automated Yard Management System

- Advanced Transportation Management System

Acronyms

100

What does P&D stand for?

What is Pick-up and Delivery

200

What does TSP stand for?

What is Transportation Service Provider

300

What does PGH stand for?

What is Pittsburgh Ground Headquarters

400

QDM helps us do our best work. What does QDM stand for?

What is Quality Driven Management

500

How we think and do our business is represented by PSP. What does PSP stand for?

What is People Service Profit

FedEx

100

The average number of packages that represents the daily volume at ground?

What is 11.5 million packages?

200

The name of our “busy season” is?

What is PEAK

300

FedEx is Consistently named among the world’s most ____ and ____ brands.

What is valuable and admired

400

FedEx Ground is one of FedEx's Corporate Business Segments. Name another segment.

What is...

-Express

- Freight 

- Services

500

Incoming packages are unloaded from trailers onto a conveyor belt. What are the remaining 4 steps, in chronological order, the packages take when navigating at a FXG Station?

What is...

1) Packages are aligned in preparation for sorting and scanning 

2) Travels through scan tunnels where package information is recorded (weight, dimensions and exact location)

3) Packages are sorted by destination

4) Packages get loaded onto an outgoing truck