United Parcel Service (UPS)

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courier company logistics company multinational corporation public company supply chain management company

United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global package delivery and supply chain management company known for its extensive logistics network and brown delivery trucks.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
United Parcel Service	22
United Parcel Service, Inc.	8
UPS	6
UPS Supply Chain Solutions	3
UPS Freight (historical)	2
UPS global logistics network	2
UPS logo	2
International Parcel Service	1
NYSE:UPS	1
United Parcel Service (UPS) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128613 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Parcel Service (UPS)
Context triple: [Atlanta, isHeadquartersOf, United Parcel Service (UPS)]

A. FedEx
FedEx is a global courier delivery services company known for its overnight shipping and pioneering real-time package tracking.
B. DHL
DHL is the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, the United Nations’ main research and information resource center located at its headquarters in New York.
C. United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing nationwide postal delivery and related mail services.
D. United Airlines
United Airlines is a major American airline and Star Alliance member known for its extensive domestic and international route network operated from multiple hubs across the United States.
E. CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Parcel Service (UPS)
Target entity description: United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global package delivery and supply chain management company known for its extensive logistics network and brown delivery trucks.

A. FedEx
FedEx is a global courier delivery services company known for its overnight shipping and pioneering real-time package tracking.
B. DHL
DHL is the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, the United Nations’ main research and information resource center located at its headquarters in New York.
C. United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing nationwide postal delivery and related mail services.
D. United Airlines
United Airlines is a major American airline and Star Alliance member known for its extensive domestic and international route network operated from multiple hubs across the United States.
E. CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	courier company ⓘ logistics company ⓘ multinational corporation ⓘ public company ⓘ supply chain management company ⓘ
commonName	UPS ⓘ linked to: United Parcel Service (UPS)
competitor	DHL ⓘ FedEx ⓘ United States Postal Service ⓘ
countryOfIncorporation	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employsApprox	hundreds of thousands of employees worldwide ⓘ
foundedIn	Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
foundedOn	1907-08-28 ⓘ
founder	Claude Ryan ⓘ James E. Casey ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	UPS ⓘ linked to: United Parcel Service (UPS)
hasBrandColor	brown ⓘ gold ⓘ
hasCUSIP	911312106 ⓘ
hasDivision	UPS Airlines ⓘ UPS Freight (historical) ⓘ linked to: United Parcel Service (UPS) UPS Supply Chain Solutions ⓘ linked to: United Parcel Service (UPS)
hasISIN	US9113121068 ⓘ
hasService	air freight ⓘ contract logistics ⓘ customs brokerage ⓘ domestic package delivery ⓘ e-commerce logistics ⓘ ground freight ⓘ international package delivery ⓘ supply chain solutions ⓘ
hasSlogan	United Problem Solvers (historical) ⓘ What can Brown do for you? (historical) ⓘ
headquarteredIn	Atlanta, Georgia, United States ⓘ linked to: Atlanta
isKnownFor	brown delivery trucks ⓘ global package delivery network ⓘ logistics services ⓘ
legalName	United Parcel Service, Inc. ⓘ linked to: United Parcel Service (UPS)
offersServiceBrand	UPS 2nd Day Air ⓘ UPS Ground ⓘ UPS Next Day Air ⓘ UPS Worldwide Express ⓘ UPS Worldwide Saver ⓘ
operatesFleetType	cargo aircraft ⓘ delivery trucks ⓘ tractor-trailers ⓘ
operatesInIndustry	freight transportation ⓘ logistics ⓘ package delivery ⓘ supply chain management ⓘ
operatesInNumberOfCountries	more than 200 countries and territories ⓘ
stockExchangeListing	NYSE:UPS ⓘ linked to: United Parcel Service (UPS)
stockTicker	UPS ⓘ linked to: United Parcel Service (UPS)
website	https://www.ups.com ⓘ

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