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Organizational Impact Paper Innovation is what gives an organization the competitive advantage the company will need to succeed in the marketplace. Innovations are ideas that can impact the strategy, processes, products and services that an organization has to offer to its customers. Three organizations that have a huge impact on innovation are United Parcel Service (UPS), Hewlett-Packard, and The Coca-Cola Company. United Parcel Service (UPS) United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest package delivery company in the world (Hira, 2008 ). The company offers package delivery, specialized transportation and logistics services in more than 200 countries around the world. The company always tries to find ways to be innovative and incorporate innovative ideas into the business strategy. The company has used digital technology to modernize operations (LaGesse, 2006). The company uses laptop computers and wireless connections to drive automation of package flow technology. The company implemented a system that saved money by reducing over 100 million miles of driving time and saving over 14 million gallons of gas, as well as speeding up deliveries (LaGesse, 2006). The company spends millions of dollars every year to keep up with technology and has made it easier for workers to reach packages during deliveries. The UPS central air delivery hub in Kentucky is highly automated and uses computers to do all sorting. Having the latest technology also allows shippers to be trained in days rather than months (LaGesse, 2006). The company will have to...... half of the document......://www.eds.com/news/features/4775/Edwards, C. (November 20, 2008). Good news from HP for the fourth quarter. Business Week Online, retrieved December 2, 2008 from the MasterFile Premier database. Hesseldahl, A. (2008, November 19). Hewlett-Packard surpasses Apple. Business Week Online, retrieved December 2, 2008, from the MasterFile Premier.Hewlett-Packard database. (2008). Retrieved December 2, 2008, from http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/facts.htmlHira, N. (2008, March 17). UPS. Fortune, 157(5), 116-116. Retrieved December 2, 2008, from the MasterFile Premier database. LaGesse, D. (2006, July 31). Large brown. U.S. News & World Report, 141(4), 52-56. Retrieved December 2, 2008, from the MasterFile Premier database. The Coca-Cola Company. (2008). Innovation in the market. Retrieved December 2, 2008, from http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/ourcompany/innovation_marketplace.html