UPS received the inaugural American Business Award for Most Innovative Company for the technological advancements of its Worldportsm global air hub in Louisville, Ky. in April 2003. UPS was selected from 18 finalists for its outstanding leadership, innovation, perseverance, creativity, teamwork and integrity at companies of all sizes.
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In April 2003, World Trade named UPS Supply Chain Solutions's Trade Direct Cross Bordersm as a product being one of the "most innovative uses of technology." UPS Supply Chain Solutions earned the SCTi award based on evaluations received from World Trade writers, contributing editors, its advisory board and a random sampling of 1,500 World Trade readers. The award also cited UPS's ocean services.
UPS Trade Direct Cross Border is a unique international trade solution that streamlines the movement of freight and packages from Mexico into the United States.
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In February 2003, UPS was rated the "World's Most Admired" company in its industry in a FORTUNE magazine survey, in the process ranking in the Top 10 among all companies on five of the nine attributes evaluated. UPS has received this award for the fifth consecutive year.
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In February 2003, FORTUNE magazine named UPS as "America's Most Admired" company in its industry for the 20th consecutive year. UPS also ranked in the top 10 for the quality of its management; its financial soundness; the quality of its products and services, and its commitment to social responsibility. Within its industry category, UPS ranked No. 1 in each of those four attributes as well as in rankings for its employee talent and use of corporate assets.
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In January 2003, Consumer Goods Technology ranked UPS number 1 in it's CGT Elite Best of Breed 2003: Supply-Chain Services.
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In October 2002, Frontline Solutions magazine named UPS the category leader for Logistics in it's Frontline Solutions Top 25.
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In September 2002, Global Finance magazine named UPS the best logistics company in its fifth annual ranking of the "World's Best Companies." The basis for choosing the winners included revenue and profitability growth, market capitalization growth, social responsibility, and technology or product breakthroughs.
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In August 2002, UPS was named "Corporation of the Year" by the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC), Georgia's leading organization dedicated to expanding business opportunities between corporations and minority-owned companies.
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UPS SonicAir was among Logistics Management and Distribution Report magazine's 2002 Quest for Quality Award winners. The award, ranked by readers, "demonstrated a superior degree of service excellence."
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World Trade Magazine ranked UPS Freight Services as the number one Best Freight Forwarder in August 2002. The magazine surveyed 5,000 subscribers and asked readers to cite, top-of-mind, the top two providers across several industry categories.
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In March 2002, Fortune magazine named UPS as "America's Most Admired" company in its industry for the 19th consecutive year and "World's Most Admired" in its industry for the fourth straight year. UPS achieved the top rating in every category in the Mail, Package, and Freight Delivery industry. Additionally, UPS was ranked in the top ten in four of the eight overall categories. These included Social Responsibility, Financial Soundness, Long-term Investment Value, and Quality of Products/Services. UPS was also honored as one of "America's Best Companies for Minorities," placing 25th out of the top 50 companies.
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In March 2002, UPS was named a top corporation for women's business enterprises (WBEs) by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). UPS received this honor for the third consecutive year, and was one of only eight corporations recognized nationally. The award recognized UPS and its Supplier Diversity Program, which has increased partnerships and economic opportunities provided to women- and minority-owned businesses for more than a decade. Additionally, UPS encourages its majority suppliers to support women- and minority-owned firms. Thanks to UPS's commitment to the Supplier Diversity Program, the company had approximately 2,000 women-owned suppliers and spent more than $115 million with WBEs in 2001.
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UPS was voted "Global Express Delivery Company 2002" by the Institute of Transport Management (ITM). ITM was formed in the United Kingdom in 1977 to supply continuing education and information to transport managers. ITM specifically examines developments in policies and services pertaining to all aspects of the transportation industry. ITM found that UPS is unsurpassed in the comprehensive range of destinations served and its superior standard of quality of services.
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In July 2001, BusinessWeek ranked UPS 49th in its Global 1000 survey. Using data from Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc., BusinessWeek ranks companies from 21 countries based on market capitalization.
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In July 2001, UPS was ranked 134th in the Fortune Global 500 index. In selecting UPS, Fortune noted: "Earnings declined 24 percent on average in the shipping industry. UPS, however, increased profits 232 percent, mostly by concentrating on markets outside the U.S. In Europe, for example, shipments increased 30 percent, helping Big Brown beat expectations."
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In June 2001, UPS again topped the Transport Topics 100 (TT100) list, published annually by Transport Topics magazine and recognized as the most authoritative ranking of U.S. and Canadian trucking companies. Transport Topics noted that UPS, which retained its hold on the top spot, made impressive gains in the e-commerce field over the past year. According to Transport Topics, UPS greatly expanded its financial service offerings and investments in online technology, which include providing venture capital and management assistance to Internet startups.
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In June 2001, UPS earned the 85th spot in Computerworld's annual survey of the top 100 employers for information technology (IT) professionals.
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In June 2001, Business to Business magazine named UPS's Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Lea Soupata, as one of Atlanta's Most Influential Females.
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UPS ranked 2nd on the 2001 Georgia 100 list published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The list ranked companies by their 2000 revenue.
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UPS won the parcel-express category in the National Small Shipments Traffic Conference (NASSTRAC) 2001 Carriers of the Year awards. Based in Washington, DC, NASSTRAC is the nation's only shippers' association focusing on essential transportation and supply chain activities. The organization's scope includes both domestic and global issues. NASSTRAC's leadership is an Executive Committee made up of supply chain professionals from a wide range of industries.
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UPS earned a ranking of 145th in the annual Barron's 500, which grades companies on how well they perform for investors. For this year's report card to investors, Barron's graded each company's stock market performance, cash flow return on investment, current forecast growth, and sales growth. Overall grade-point averages were then calculated for each company.
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UPS was ranked 39th on a list of Asia's Leading Companies by Far Eastern Economic Review magazine.
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UPS named 'Most Innovative Company' 
