FedEx Created a First-Mover Advantage by Developing Its Customer Self-Service

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FedEx created a first-mover advantage by developing its customer self-service software, which allows people to request parcel pickups, print mailing slips, and track parcels online.

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Definitions:

Pareto Optimal Allocations

A situation where resources in an economy are allocated in such a way that it is impossible to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.

Trade

The exchange of goods, services, or both between two or more parties.

Numeraire Good

An economic term referring to a benchmark commodity or asset used to compare the value of other goods or assets.

Utility Function

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