...different types of e-commerce Rania Nemat* Department of IT, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. Rania.n.85@gmail.com Abstract: In this paper, we are going to take a short introduction to different types of ecommerce. So, we will talk about e-commerce and then the types will be presented. They are described in details. Different relationships between commerce sides are subjected here and the categorizing is done. The types that are talked include: B2B, B2C, B2E, B2G, B2M, C2B, C2C, G2B, G2C, G2E, G2G, and P2P. Key word: e-commerce • e-commerce types • business I. INTRODUCTION E-commerce is the use of Internet and the web to transact business but when we focus on digitally enabled commercial transactions between and among organizations and individuals involving information systems under the control of the firm it takes the form of e-business. Nowadays, 'e' is gaining momentum and most of the things if not everything is getting digitally enabled. Thus, it becomes very important to clearly draw the line between different types of commerce or business integrated with the 'e' factor. Based on the type of relationship between different sides of commerce, it can be categorized in different types. In this paper, we will get into them in details. II. E-COMMERCE TYPES There exist different transaction schemas that are forked from different types of e-commerce. Here, we are going to talk about them in details. Business-to-business Business-to-business (B2B) describes commerce transactions...
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...Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Clement K. Wang is Associate Director (Research), NUS Enterprise Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Introduction Story of Alibaba.com The development of e-commerce has been nothing short of explosive in recent years. Many believe that its growth and impact will only become more prevailing in the future. The sale of goods by US firms over the Internet, for example, is predicted to reach $1.3 trillion by 2003. By 2004, European enterprises are expected to have online sales of $1.6 trillion[1]. Companies in China, with the largest population in the world, are also probing this new source of revenue. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issued an Annual Report in Internet Development in January 2000 that estimates that there were 22.5 million Internet users in China at the end of 2000[2]. A recent nationwide survey showed that China had more than 1,100 consumer related e-commerce Web sites by the end of the first quarter in 2000 (People’s Daily, 2000). Four Web companies, Sina.com, Sohu.com, China.com, and Netease.com have already been listed on the NASDAQ. However, the country’s e-commerce market is still in its infancy. We will begin with the story of Alibaba.com Among all the developing e-commerce businesses in China, Alibaba.com has received much attention, despite not yet being listed on the NASDAQ. Alibaba.com’s two biggest investors are US investment bank Goldman Sachs and Japanese Internet investor Softbank...
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...Running head: PROLIFERATION OF MOBILE PHONE IN E-COMMERCE Proliferation of Mobile Phone in E-Commerce Gertrude Nyandat Grantham University Abstract This Paper explores five published articles that reiterate the proliferation of mobile phone in E-Commerce and how mobile phone has penetrated in the day to day commerce industry. These articles agree that mobile phone usage is growing at a faster rate its future in E-Commerce is very bright. Zorrille Ltd (Ecommerce article) explained how the field of wireless technology is tremendously increasing. Ferner (2011) gave us 21 ecommerce applications for mobile phone that are being used to facilitate ecommerce, and how businesses are coming up with applications after another to make it easier for them to conduct business. Consumers and businesses are conducting their business on a mobile device through an application (commonly known as apps) that can be downloaded on the mobile device. Once the app is downloaded, users have the power to use the mobile device to make purchases from virtually anywhere. Lui (2011) wrote on the usage of mobile phone and how it is reshaping the E-Commerce virtually anywhere. He explained how living in a constantly connected world makes mobile phone a preferred mode of business. Akei &Mbiti (2010) and Ochieng(n.d) analyzed the impact of mobile phone in our financial transaction and touched on how the African continent has benefited in mobile financial transactions by using M-PESA (“M” stands for...
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...personal example, a work example, a school example and include an article or a video (fully referenced and including a URL) relating to differences in e-business, e-commerce, and e-government. Difference between E-Business and E-Commerce: I chose to answer this question because it seemed fitting for today how the business world has evolved over the last 10 or so years in relation to how they conduct business operations. There are numerous differences when it comes to the differences between e-business, e-commerce, and that of e-government. E-business for instance deals with the methods that a company uses to link or combine their external and internal data processing systems in a more efficient and flexible manner, which helps to enable them to work more closely with suppliers and partners. This is what basically allows them to get more of a satisfactory rating per se from their customers in regards to the customers’ wants and needs. It also has a more strategic focus with emphasis placed primarily on certain functions that occur when electronic capabilities are used. It can also be said that e-business are those businesses that run the traditional way but also cater to the needs of their online requests by customers. An e-business is not complete until it can definitely handle phone calls, mail orders and the online activities that are entailed or come along with it. In a nutshell, an e-business encompasses the whole value chain such as: electronic purchasing...
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...National Extended Diploma in IT|Unit 8: E-commerce| Assignment title|Assignment 2 Shopping and Handling Money Online| In this assignment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria.Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found | Criteria reference|To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the student is able to:||Task no.||Evidence| P5|Examine the social implications of e-commerce on society||1||Booklet| P6|Plan an e-commerce strategy||3||Magazine article or a Podcast| M3|Design an interface for an e-commerce business||5||Interface| D2|Compare different payment systems used by e-commerce systems||2||Booklet| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Learner declaration| I certify that the work submitted or this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.Learner signature: Date:| Assignment brief| Qualification |Btec Level 3 National Extended Diploma in IT| Unit number and title|Unit 8: E-commerce| Start date|| Deadline || Assessor name|SGU| | Assignment title|Shopping and Handling Money Online| Assignment BriefIn this assignment you will be looking at alternative payment methods for e-commerce and how these affect the shopper’s experience online. You will then research existing e-commerce sites to better inform your own e-commerce strategy. | Scenario: You have been asked...
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...Political Environment 12 Political and Legal System 12 Opportunity 13 Risk 13 Economic Environment 14 Market Size 14 Currency 14 FDI 15 Regional Trade Blocs 16 Risk 16 Socio-Cultural Environment 17 Socio-Demographic 17 Trust and Uncertainty Avoidance 17 Human Resources 18 India Recommendation 19 Reference 20 Appendix 25 Introduction In recent decades a global shift has arisen and revolutionized the way businesses operate as we move into a more integrated and interdependent global economy. Known as Globalization, the e-commerce industry has been the crux of such a radical metamorphoses of nations. National economies are no longer self-contained and independent. China, having one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets at 22.6% (iResearch, 2014) has entered the spotlight. Whilst on the other hand, with a user base of over 354 million (Alawadhi, N., 2015) it is no wonder why India’s e-commerce industry is at a consensus of being at an ‘inflection point’ (Tiwari & Singh, 2010). In this report we evaluate the opportunities and risks potentially faced by eBay if they decide to expand into China or India. China Political Environment...
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...intent. My competition may be slow to adopt new technologies; giving my business the opportunity to excel. The threats that may be a concern are also a weak economy. The developments in technology could change the clothing market beyond our ability to adapt and larger competitors could destroy our chances in the clothing industry. The advantages that I anticipate would be the ability to run my business from virtually anywhere, lower overheads, cheaper start up costs, growth potential is at my discretion and establishing worldwide presence. The disadvantages would be the low barriers for anyone to copy your business model and compete with you. Sectoral limitations would mean the lack of growth and potential downfall of your efforts and costly e-business solutions for optimization and state of the art security that...
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...In the past couple years the relationship between E-Commerce and globalization has become more complex then it was in the mid-2000s. Many economists believe that it is becoming more beneficial for local firms to stray away from conducting business nationally. As stated in a journal article from 2012, local firms may have certain advantages, which include “local knowledge, strong brand names, distribution channels and service infrastructure.1” This brings to question whether firms should invest in finding opportunities in local markets as opposed to using the internet and spending more money attempting to reach out to international markets1. Since 2007, commerce has seen a notable drop in capital being moved internationally of over 5 trillion dollars. David Francis of the Fiscal Times believes that the global economy is at a crossroads and has two paths in which it can take at this point. “One path involves economic regulation on a global scale, creating national economies with extremely close ties. The second path leads to a world where national economies are more isolated and rely on domestic consumption for growth.2” The second path seems to correlate with the first article’s belief in firms trending towards investing in local markets. A recent article in Forbes magazine seems to believe that customer relations is the key to developing and maintaining success between e-commerce involving foreign markets. Figure 1. Graph showing priorities of Customer Relationship...
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...7 August, 2013 Meng Luo Article Analysis: “Nivea Reboots Successful Online Contest with E-commerce” Summary: On Jul 16, 2013 the Chief Marketer published an article “Nivea Reboots Successful Online Contest with E-commerce” by Patricia Odell. The article started with the statement that taking a winning promotion to a new and even more successful level is what every agency would like to do for its clients. The article used the example of how Nivea and its digital agency of record, Rosetta, did to interpret this statement. The article went on by stating that Nivea ran an online contest featured the “Kiss of Style Cap Contest”, encouraging entrants design caps for its lip care products last year. The article continued to explain that the participators enjoyed the contest but wanted the real thing, and that they did not just want to design a virtual cap, they wanted the cap itself too. Specially, Carole Rissman stated that a big amount of their consumer wished they could purchase their designed lip balm caps. The article went on to present that a new “always on” system was initiated to add an e-commerce piece by Rosetta to create a new revenue stream, aiming to lead the promotion to the next level. The program would grow overtime and create lasting relationships. The article also interviewed Dave Foster, an account director at Rosetta, who stated that “We realized last year that this experience really resonated with the core audience,” to approve that the core target...
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...ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Name of the Student Institution Date ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Introduction The global transition from the analogue era to the digital era has brought along significant transformation. The introduction and use of the internet have made the world to be like a small village. This wave of migration from analogue to digital has seen the major field of different disciplines embraced the use of technology today.1 Commerce, being a major player in the field of trade and marketing has not lagged behind. The application of technology in this field resulted in the inception of Electronic commerce (e-commerce). E-commerce involves all the business activities that use the internet technologies.2 In general; e-commerce can be referred to as the sales aspect of e-business. The idea of integrating technology into sales and marketing field began in the 1980s. The application of internet technology in trade began in the mid 1990’s and grew rapidly up to the year 2000. In this year, the electronic commerce suffered a serious hitch-up that literal threatened to end its lifespan. However, in 2003, the e-commerce came back to life with companies that survived the turn-down showing growth in sales. This phase saw e-commerce grows rapidly and it became part of the larger total economy. The stable recovery saw ecommerce experience a less damage in the 2008 economic recession compared to the larger economy.3 Currently, ecommerce has advanced in its technological use and many customer...
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...to Know about e-Commerce This article talks about Electronic Commerce, what it is and its advancing role in this Internet age. E-Commerce or Electronic Commerce (EC) is the practice of buying and selling varied good and services on the World Wide Web (Internet). e-Commerce in its basic sense means the same as traditional commerce where buyers and sellers come together for doing business by buying and selling goods and services. The difference is that e-Commerce happens over wired communication lines connected throughout the globe where the World Wide Web serves as the central medium for all trading transactions. e-Commerce also happens through the use of more limited forms of communication such as email, facsimile or fax. e-Commerce enables sell and purchase of commodities and services right from your home and without leaving for seeking what you need. You have to simply hit the service provider's website, search for what you need or setup what you want to provide and instantly get the business done. If you are making purchases online for virtual products and services, most of the time you will get the products and services at the instance of your payment acknowledgment. Monetary transactions happen over secure gateways and encrypted channels, so we can term e-commerce to be a reliable trading environment. Payments can be made with the use of Credit Cards, e-Checks, Payment Gateways or even through traditional payment systems. Types of e-Commerce Business to Business...
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...Assignment #2 Chain Management at Durham International Company (DIMCO) Latrail Hayes BUS515 – Operations Management Dr. Travis O Davidson 25 July 2012 Strayer University Summer 2012 Determine whether integration efforts should start with suppliers, distributors or both. Explain the rationale for your decision. By definition, a supply chain “is the network of activities that deliver a finished product or service to the customer” (Reid and Sanders, 2010, p. 99). Aspects of the supply chain include raw materials or parts, manufacturing, storage, tracking, distribution and, ultimately, delivery of the product or service to the customer. The effectiveness and efficiency of the supply chain is dependent upon how well the companies involved integrate, or in other words, how well they work together to make, produce, distribute and deliver a product or service to a satisfied customer. The relationships of the stakeholders within the supply chain, is contingent upon how well they collaborate to prevent and solve bottlenecks or bumps in the demand and supply. To this end, integration efforts should begin with both the suppliers and the distributors. Integration efforts regarding both the suppliers and the distributors allow for greater control and flow of information and communication across the board by the respective companies. In, Operations Management, 4th edition, the text allows for three types of integration that a company may employ: vertical, backward...
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...The History of E-commerce - HowStuffWorks money.howstuffworks.com/history-e-commerce.htm * * he History of E-commerce by Dave Roos The purchasing process of the man has changed , he used to visit the store and slelct the product that he wanted to buy. He was helped by the salws assistant or a news paper advertisement , but the thing has chmged a lot. Mosern cuistomer has tha ability to purches his ware without stepping out of hisss house. E –commerce meands thwe process of selling and buy of goods and services over internet, According to certain statictics mopre than 66% of the adul populatuin have –purchsed at least ond product by employing this technology. The data of the 2008 has shown that there was 17% of online sales whichwas responsible fro $204 billion and the popular products were clothing , cars and personal compiters. This isnjust the start of the phenomena and e commerce is growing. It is the perfect time to get an idea of the history of this concept How E-commerce Started It has a short history but it is a very interesting one. In order to facilitate the e commerce tthre s hould be good interrelated connection between the customer and the merchant. The development of the computer and the networks have offered a great help top the business The first transactions were helped by computers in 1960/ They have used asystem calles electronic Data Exchange to conduct the business. The computers of a particular comoanynwasa ble to share business...
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...LEG 210 WK 4 ASSIGNMENT 1 BUSINESS E COMMERCE To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/leg-210-wk-4-assignment-1-business-e-commerce/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM LEG 210 WK 4 ASSIGNMENT 1 BUSINESS E COMMERCE LEG 210 WK 4 Assignment 1 - Business-Business e-Commerce The Internet is a virtual shopping mall that allows the consumer to transact business including banking, shopping, and a host of day-to-day chores. As much as the consumer has come to rely on this new forum of exchange, it is also an instrument of many civil wrongs (cybertorts). This harm includes financial injuries, reputational damage, theft of trade secrets, and invasions of privacy. Identify and provide the particulars (e.g., company name, parties to the action, etc.) of a company that has been involved in a cybertort action. Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you: 1. Determine whether you would advocate for corporate social responsibility to be as stringently enforced against this corporation when it transacts a significant portion of its business via the Internet. 2. Analyze the impact of the Commerce Clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, of the U.S. Constitution against your chosen company and discuss whether the government can legally enforce regulations that would prevent your chosen company from engaging in cybertorts. 3. Compare and contrast torts vs. cybertorts. More Details hidden... Activity mode aims to provide quality study...
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...1. Title Title: E-commerce: An Investigation of the Factors influencing Online Consumer Behaviour and Intentions in the Apparel E-commerce Shopping Rational of Title The internet gave the world means of exchanging information and communicating through a series of interconnected computers. This contributes to society access to a fast and versatile communications capabilities across the globe (Belch & Belch, 2004). The trend of E-commerce has been increasing rapidly in the recent years with it as the third most popular activity on the internet after email using and web browsing according to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) “Communication Policy (2001)”. Thus making E-commerce a significant marketing channel in business transaction. Researching online consumer behavior has been one of the most vital research agendas in e-commerce during the past decade. The research of online consumer behavior has been conducted in multiple disciplines including information systems, marketing, management science, psychology and social psychology, etc. (Hoffman and Novak 1996; Koufaris 2002; Gefen et al. 2003; Pavlou 2003, 2006; Cheung et al. 2005; Zhou et al. 2007). According to Levy & Ellis, “Building a solid theoretical foundation based on quality resources enables researchers to better explain as well as understand problems and solutions that address actual issues with which practitioners are struggling” (Levy & Ellis, 2006, p. 184). This study sought to understand...
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