...1. What are the major differences between pure play e-commerce and bricks-and-clicks operations? What are the benefits and limitations of each? (5 marks) Pure play companies are companies doing only online business. They are not physically in touch with their customers, because all their business is done electronically. Bricks-and-clicks companies conduct their business online and offline at the same time. For example a designer clothing store can have a web site and customer can either chose to buy online or go to the store • Pure play: Benefit: New distribution channel, large market reach, flexible structure Limitation: Lack of physical presence • Bricks-and-clicks Benefit: Established distribution channels, Name recognition, Diversity of income streams, Greater experience in the market Limitation: Legacy systems, Resistance to change and structure reorganization, Organizational conflict. 2. One of the key motivations for developing an e-commerce site is immediate access to a much larger market. Explain why an increased market reach may have benefits, and describe its limitations. (5 marks) An increase market reach may have benefit like reaching more customers World Wide, but also it has lot of limitation like connection problems. Sometime the connection can be very slow and it can be time consuming doing some transaction online, or even a newer version a software might be available without ones knowledge which can create compatibility problems. Or in some area...
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...Bushry (2005) defines electronic commerce as „an emerging concept that describes the process of buzing and selling or exchanging of products, services and information via. telecommunication and computer networks including the Internet“ (p. 1). Bajaj and Nag (2009) notice that „E-commerce not only automates manual processes and paper transactions, but also helps organizations move to a full electronic environment and change the way they operate“ (Nansi, 2004, p. 14). In a word, E-commerce today involves business information sharing, business relationships maintaining, and business transactions conducting by telecommunications networks (Web catalogues, advertazing and other). Besides, e-commerce considers electronical orders of products and services, payments (traditional payment, by credit cards, EDI, digital money), form filling (Web form, e-mail, faxing and others), services and technical support (Frequently Asked Questions, e-mail, bulletin boards and others). One of the major advantages of e-commerce is low connection and usage prices and multichanelled access and delivery. On the other hand, M-commerce reffers to mobile commerce and it “is defined as the exchange or buying and selling of commodities, services, or information on the Internet through the use of mobile handheld devices.” (p. 1-2). In another words, mobile commerce refers to the implementation of e-commerce over wireless devices. It is commercial mobile computing application based on wireless networks...
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...E-Commerce B2C e-commerce is an online exchange between companies and individual consumers. (Solomon, Marshall, & Stuart, 2008). It is like when I buy my items online like my mattress, shoes or even a new computer. When I do buy these items or talk to the customer service department through their website or email this can also be considered a type of e-commerce. There are many benefits for both consumers and marketers with e-commerce. The benefits for the consumer can be less travel. There can also be more options for the consumer, because when shopping online a consumer has a wider of range of choices. The benefit for marketers is that they can place ads on several different websites. By being able to do this they are getting to all types of audience’s. The limitations to e-commerce are that on line shoppers have to wait for the items that they purchase. Another limitation to e-commerce is when purchasing items online the consumer is unable to touch and play with an item before the purchase. That is unless the item is a type of software that will be used on a computer. E-commerce has many ups and downs, yet it is constantly change our world. Every year more and more people are using e-commerce to conduct various different aspects of their daily lives. For example I pay bills, buy gifts and make school purchases on line as well. References Solomon, M. R., Marshall, G. W., & Stuart, E. W. (2008). Marketing: Real people, real choices (5th ed.). Upper Saddle...
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...A: 1. What are the major differences between pure play e-commerce and bricks-and-clicks operations? What are the benefits and limitations of each? A pure play operation is only online, and there is no physical interaction between the company and the customer. This could be considered a limitation as some consumers rely on physical interaction. A benefit for a pure play operation is that there is online deals, and a large market structure that could provide more consumers if advertised correctly. A bricks-and-clicks operation has both a physical store and sells products or services online. This is a benefit as those customers who buy in the physical store will already know the brand names. There is already an established distribution channel, as well as established customers. A limitation would be that some customers aren't used to buying online or the legacy systems. 2. One of the key motivations for developing an e-commerce site is immediate access to a much larger market. Explain why an increased market reach may have benefits, and describe its limitations. An online market would increase potential sales by advertising to more customers which they might not have reach possibly in a physical store. Limitations would consist of connection problems for customers and perhaps even to the provider's service. Also there could possibly be fraud issues with potential hackers. Another limitation co-insides to the benefit of reaching a new marketing geographic, the cost of the advertising...
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...Running head: E-Commerce Commerce over the Internet is Relatable Safe Insert Name Insert Grade Course Insert Tutor’s Name 23 November 2010 Outline Introduction This section defines the term internet commerce and gives a brief overview of its history. Requirements for E-commerce It gives some of the major requirements involved in starting up an E-business. This includes; 1. Online store- for processing or transactions, and making purchases 2. Website- for marketing products 3. Secure interface- for preventing unauthorized people from accessing critical information Benefits of E-commerce This section gives some of the benefits and opportunities accrued to a business involved in E-commerce. They are; 1. Large number of potential customers- A large number of people rely on the internet thus they are likely to access information pertaining a particular product 2. Timeliness- transactions are facilitated quickly and customers get their products on time 3. Reduced marketing cost- requires very minimal marketing costs as compared to direct marketing 4. Reduced communication cost- communication is done online which is a bit cheaper than use of mobile phones or mails Limitation and challenges This part of the research paper gives some of the disadvantages associated with E-commerce 1. Limitation on the type of product- not all products can be sold over the internet because...
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...areas can be advantageous, there are also some limitations that may hinder the development of these areas. This study aims at identifying the problems that are caused by ICT in the application of electronic commerce and electronic business in rural Nigeria. The paper will point out these limitations and give solutions to each, thereby ensuring a smooth development process. The following limitations were found: System scalability and available customers, fraud and identity theft, delivery time and uncertainty, trust and customer satisfaction. Key words: Electronic commerce, Electronic business Methodology: The method used in this research is Internet research and personal observation. Solutions To The limitations Of E-commerce And E-business According to Wikipedia: “Electronic commerce consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. It is more than just buying and selling products online. It also includes the entire online process of developing, marketing, selling, delivering, servicing and paying for products and service”. Wikipedia also stated: “Electronic business may be defined as the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in support of all the activities of a particular business” This type of business has many disadvantages that deprive people of its advantages especially those in the rural areas” E-commerce and E-business are very important ICT tools that can...
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...about 10 or 15 years ago; e-commerce – that is, the explosive emergence of the internet as a major, perhaps eventually the major, worldwide distribution channel of goods, for services, and, surprisingly or managerial and professional jobs. But the impact may be even greater on societies and politics, and above all, on the way we see the world and ourselves in it” (Drucker, 2002) Electronic commerce (EC) is the process of buying, selling, transferring, or exchanging products, services, and/or information via computer networks, including the internet. However, Mobile commerce also known as mobile business includes any business activity conducted over a wireless telecommunication networks. Mobile commerce comprises of B2C and B2B commercial transactions as well as the transfer of information and services via wireless mobile devices. Mobile commerce is a natural extension of e-commerce. The mobile device provides an easy way to deliver new services to existing customers and to attract new customers. The advantage of using mobile devices to carry out transaction cannot be over emphasized. This has to do with the mobile penetration rate all over the world. Over the last few years, e-commerce has impacted on many companies such as Amazon.com, ebay, AOL, and Yahoo, Google, Wal-Mart online, General Electric, IBM, and others. Few innovations have as many benefits as EC commerce does. This is to say that E-commerce and mobile commerce provides numerous benefits to organisation, individual...
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...considerable time after the so called ‘Internet revolution’, electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce or eCommerce, remains a relatively new, emerging and constantly changing area of business management and information technology. There has been and continues to be, much publicity and discussion about e-commerce. According to the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Vladimir Zwass, ‘Electronic commerce is sharing business information, maintaining business relationships and conducting business transactions by means of telecommunications networks’ (Zwass, 1996). However, the term may refer to more than just buying and selling products online. It also includes the entire online process of developing, marketing, selling, delivering, servicing and paying for products and services. The amount of trade conducted electronically has grown extraordinarily with widespread Internet usage and is predicted to continue at this rate, or even accelerate. Electronic commerce covers a range of different types of businesses, from consumer based retail sites, through auction or music sites to business exchanges trading goods and services between corporations (Beyon-Davies, 2009). It is currently one of the most important aspects of the Internet to emerge (Curtis and Cobham, 2005). Although "conventional" commerce is still used by many companies, there is a growing tend to use electronic commerce, as more and more businesses move sections of their operations onto...
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...E-Commerce Assignment #1 Ecommerce Assignment # 1 Part A Short Answer Questions 1) Pure Play e-commerce is when all the product/service sold, the process of obtaining product/service, and the delivery method of obtaining product or service is all digital. An example of pure play e-commerce is when purchasing an e-book online through Amazon, the product, payment and delivery are all obtained through digital. Whereas “bricks and clicks” companies, do some of their business activity online, but not all. An example of this is ordering a computer online, from Dell, the order and payment is completed online, but the complete business transaction is not complete until the computer has been shipped to the consumer’s homes. The benefits of pure play e-commerce, is the fact that the consumer can instantly own the product or service, there is not wait period. The limitations to pure play is that not all products and services can be accessed through digital ways, the internet has restrictions, for example online shopping for shoes can only be done so much though the internet, the physical product still has to be sent through the mail. Another restriction is the consumer sometimes will want to see the physical product or service before purchasing, and pure play cannot accommodate this need. Bricks and clicks method allows the consumer the power of purchasing the product from the convenience of their homes, while having the product shipped to their household. The problem with...
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...Chapter 2 E-Marketplaces: Structure, Mechanisms, Economics, and Impacts Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Define e-marketplaces and list their components. 2. List the major types of electronic markets and describe their features. 3. Describe the types of intermediaries in EC and their roles. 4. Describe electronic catalogs, shopping carts, and search engines. 5. Describe the various types of auctions and list their characteristics. 6. Discuss the benefits, limitations, and impacts of auctions. 7. Describe bartering and negotiating online. 8. Define m-commerce and explain its role as a market mechanism. 9. Discuss liquidity, quality, and success factors in e-marketplaces. 10. Describe the economic impact of EC. 11. Discuss competition in the digital economy. 12. Describe the impact of e-marketplaces on organizations. Content How Raffles Hotel Is Conducting E-Commerce 0. 2.1 Electronic Marketplaces 0. 2.2 Types of Electronic Markets: From Storefronts to Portals 0. 2.3 Intermediation and Syndication in E-Commerce 0. 2.4 Electronic Catalogs and Other Market Mechanisms 0. 2.5 Auctions as an EC Market Mechanism 0. 2.6 Bartering and Negotiating Online 0. 2.7 E-Commerce in the Wireless Environment: M-Commerce 0. 2.8 Issues in E-Markets: Liquidity, Quality, and Success Factors 0. 2.9 Economics of E-Marketplaces 0. 2.10 Competition in the Digital Economy 0. 2.11 Impacts of E-Markets on Business...
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...KENYATTA UNIVERSITY MOMBASA CAMPUS Management Science Department BMS 501: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ELECTRONIC-COMMERCE AND MOBILE-COMMERCE PRESENTED BY: LEONIDA CHEPKORIR SOI D53/MSA/PT/25210/2012 PRESENTED TO: Athman Fadhili Lecturer, Management Science Department Kenyatta University, Mombasa Campus. 9th OCTOBER 2013 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………….……………….3 CHAPTER TWO 2.1 DEFINITION OF COMMERCE……………………………………….……………5 2.2 DEFINITION OF E-COMMERCE……………………………………….…………5 2.3 E-COMMERCE PROCESS…………………………………………….……………5 2.4 ORIGIN OF E-COMMERCE …………………………………………….…………5 2.5 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN E-BUSINESS AND E-COMMERCE….……………7 2.6 CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC-COMMERCE ……………….…………….8 2.7 FACILITIES THAT SUPPORT E-COMMERCE……………………….……………9 2.8 BENEFITS OF E-COMMERCE…………………………………………….………..10 2.9 LIMITATION OF E-COMMERCE……………………………………………….…..12 CHAPTER THREE 3.1 DEFINITION OF M-COMMERCE…………………………………………………..15 3.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF M-COMMERCE………………………………………….18 3.3 PARTICIPANTING ENTITIES IN M-COMMERCE VALUE CHAIN…………….18 3.4 FUNCTION OF THE MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR IN M-COMMERCE …..18 3.5 BILLING……………………………………………………………………………….19 3.6 AREAS OF APPLICATION OF M-COMMERCE………………………………...…20 3.7 REASONS FOR HIGH ADOPTION RATE OF M-COMMERCE…………………..21 CHAPTER FOUR CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………………….22 REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………………...23 2 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Internet revolution has made available...
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...Greenwich School of Management / plymouth university | E- Commerce | PC303 | | Sonny Tella Leshie : SN/129122 | | | Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 2 2.0 Introduction 2 2.0 E-Commerce 3 3.1 Benefits of E-Commerce 3 3.2 Limitations of E-Commerce 4 4.0 Features of E-Commerce 4 4.1 Ubiquity 5 4.2 Global Reach 5 4.3 Universal Standards 6 4.4 Richness 6 4.5 Interactivity 7 4.6 Information Density 7 4.7 Personalisation/Customisation 7 4.8 Social Technology 8 5.0 Privacy and Security Issues 9 5.2 Security 9 6.0 Ethical Factors 10 6.1 Privacy 10 7.0 Recommendations 11 8.0 Conclusion 11 9.0 Bibliography 11 Appendix 13 1.0 13 2.0 14 3.0 15 4.0 16 5.0 17 1.0 Executive Summary This is a report of a critical review of the E-Commerce website of “Alfasud Parts Online”. The report will look at the general role of e-commerce in contemporary business and the advantages or otherwise for Alfasud. A critical analysis of the implementation of the unique features of E-Commerce shall be undertaken and their business significance for the company will be evaluated. This report will evaluate the security provisions on the e-commerce website and the employed technologies and methods for ensuring security and privacy. An evaluation of necessary ethical considerations and others issues arising on the website will also be conducted. The report will draw conclusions and make recommendations to the board...
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...Benefits to organizations that use e-Commerce (e-Business). What are the pros for the businesses which use e-commerce? Give specific examples. Instructor: W.E. Simonpietri Course: Fundamentals of E-Business – BUS107 Date: January 29, 2011 Schneider (2010), author of Electronic Commerce, explains that electronic commerce, or also called e-Commerce, means “shopping on the part of the Internet called the World Wide Web and also includes many other activities, such as businesses trading with other businesses and internal processes that companies use to support their buying, selling, hiring, planning, and other activities.” The methods involved with conducting business on the Internet and opening an e-Commerce shop to sell from, have several benefits to both merchants and the customers who buy from them. The biggest benefits of conducting business through the Internet includes a cheaper upfront cost to the merchant, it's easier to set up and open the store and it's faster to get an Online business up, running and making sales. Marketing through e-Commerce has several benefits that include less costs than print advertising, helps build customer relationships, brand credibility and it costs less to get an e-Commerce marketing campaign running and operational. In the following paragraphs, I will show you more in depth of the benefits of e-Commerce in a business. One the greatest advantage that e-Commerce brings to a business is global expansion. Due to the wide range...
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...LIMITATIONS OF E-COMMERCE Technical Limitations Lack of sufficient system's security, reliability, standards, and communication protocols. Insufficient telecommunication bandwidth. The software development tools are still evolving and changing rapidly. Difficulties in integrating the Internet and electronic commerce software with some existing applications and databases. The need for special Web servers and other infrastructures, in addition to the network servers (additional cost). Possible problems of interoperability, meaning that some E-commerce software does not fit with some hardware, or is incompatible with some operating systems or other components. Non-Technical Limitations Cost and justification (35% of the respondents) The cost of developing an EC in house can be very high, and mistakes due to lack of experience, may result in delays. There are many opportunities for outsourcing, but where and how to do it is not a simple issue. Furthermore, to justify the system one needs to deal with some intangible benefits which are difficult to quantify. Security and Privacy (17% of the respondents) These issues are especially important in the B2C area, and security concerns are not truly so serious from a technical standpoint. Privacy measures are constantly improving too. Yet, the customers perceive these issues as very important and therefore the E-commerce industry has a very long and difficult task of convincing customers that online transactions...
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...Organisations Public, Private and Global Enterprises Business Services Emerging Modes of Business Social Responsibility of Business and Business Ethics } } } } } 22 26 22 22 12 16 120 20 18 12 50 Part B: Finance and Trade 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Sources of Business Finance Small Business Internal Trade International Business Project Work 30 16 30 14 30 120 20 20 10 50 PART A: FOUNDATION OF BUSINESS Unit 1: Nature and Purpose of Business: • • • • • • • Concept and characteristics of business. Business, profession and employment -Meaning and their distinctive features. Objectives of business - Economic and social, role of profit in business Classification of business activities: Industry and Commerce. Industry - types: primary, secondary, tertiary - Meaning and sub types 120 Periods 22 Periods Commerce - trade: types (internal, external, wholesale and retail; and auxiliaries to trade: banking, insurance, transportation, warehousing, communication, and advertising. Business risks - Meaning, nature and causes. Meaning of business with special reference to economic and non-economic activities.Two or three definitions of business with one conclusive definition. Fundamental features of business which differentiate it with other activities of society. Meaning of profession and employment with one definition of each including all their features. Differentiating features of business, profession and employment. 236 Meaning and classification of objectives of business as : Economic Social...
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