FedEx Founder Fred Smith Dies at 80
Supply Chain Digest
JUNE 25, 2025
Fred Smith was the founder of FedEx, Supply Chain Digest Says. Operations began in 1973 with 14 aircraft, and a package hub in Memphis. RIP Fred Smith, one of the most consequential figures in the history of supply chain. He founded a new freight company called “Federal Express,” to denote his national ambitions.
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