...logistics.” - Tom Peters The word logistics was used in warfare where logistics became a pivotal technique to win the game. In that case most of the military logistics literatures of early periods were delivered the tactics and insights to work in complex environments (McGinnis, 1992) where the flow of material and information become vital. This basic phenomenon was integrated into the business and currently logistics acts as a central and essential feature of all economic activities (Christopher, 1986). The importance of logistics can be understood by its evolution. Earlier, flow of material was under different and fragmented activities such as purchasing, warehousing, transportation and etc. Then it became material and distribution management, and thereafter it has moved towards linking it to integrated logistics (Ballou, 2007). All these integrations to intent and purposes were to reduce costs incurred through logistics activities as logistics costs were seemed to be higher than any other cost of business activities. As an example, national level logistics cost of UK was accounted for 16 percentage of sales (Murphy, 1972). So that, organizations considered much on cost cuttings through effective logistics. But with the time, the scope of logistics has been expanded massively, and now it is a part of supply chain management (CSCMP, 2013). In the light of supply chain management, the importance of logistics become broad and it could be clearly...
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...There are a lot of literature materials which discuss basically all the aspects of e-commerce. A lot of reviews, studies, analysis, and surveys were already formulated by market research firms and organisations with direct interests in the e-commerce business. In this research however, related literature materials which were included were those that mostly concern the business processes and methodologies employed in the use of e-commerce. This section is structured accordingly. First, there is a brief discussion about the definition of e-commerce. Then a justification of e-commerce as a business methodology and its benefits is presented. Different e-commerce applications, issues, and legal concerns were discussed next. Definitions of E-commerce There are many confusing definitions of e-commerce. Some see e-commerce as Internet-based activities only while others include any kinds of exchanges of resources (electronic information, applications, methodologies, and strategies). There is one thing common to all of these sets of general definitions however: e-commerce is a process where electronic connections make it possible to exchange resources. E-commerce is a very broad term used to describe modern ways of doing business today. If we take a much broader view, we define e-commerce as the use of the computer to facilitate all of the firm's operations, many of which are internal. These operations are performed within the firm by the functional areas of finance, human resources,...
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... INTEGRATION SYSTEM: ERP, e-‐Business & e-‐Commerce 1 IT INTEGRATION SYSTEM: ERP, e-‐Business & e-‐Commerce 1] Executive Summary ………………………………………………………… 3 1.1] Introduction & Problem Background ……………………..……... 3 2] eBusiness Solution ………………..………………………………………… 3-4 2.1] Enterprise Resource Planning …………………………………… 4-5 2.2] eCommerce ………………………………………………………... 5 3] Benefit of New System Integrations …..…………………………………… 5-6 4] Risks and Challenges of New System Integrations …..………………….. 6-7 5] Recommendation ……………………………………….………………..…. 7-10 5.1] Facing supplier and business partner (e-business)……………. 8-9 5.2] Internal Operation (ERP System) ……………………………….. 9 5.3] B2C and Customer-Facing Applications (e-commerce) ………. 9-10 6] Conclusion ……………………..…………………………………………….. 11 7] Part B …….…………………………………………………………………… 11 8] References ………………………………………………………………… 12-13 2 IT INTEGRATION SYSTEM: ERP, e-‐Business & e-‐Commerce 1.1 Introduction & Problem Background The innovation in ICT have been radically altering the way enterprises are organized and their relationship with the market, and by creating a new growth model that has been integrate to a global movement of market liberalization and expansion of tradable services (Tigre & Rovere, 2003). Electronic business or commonly known as e-business has becoming a popular trend...
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...Describe The changing of e-commerce in Vietnam nowadays and its impact on Tradition Marketing .Give some solutions for Marketing activities Over the past decade, the explosion of Internet has significant impact on marketing activities as well as building company brand and product in the competitive market. ". Internet can create strong brand recognition ever and increase number of people who know the brand very quickly. Along with the constant increasing of online marketing activities, the Internet can also bring risks for new brands in the industry. For Vietnam, e-commerce has many impact on the way companies marketing to sell their product as well as do research about their customers. Back to the day when there was no Internet or e-commerce, when you want to buy something, you have to go to the stores, markets or supermarkets to get what you want. However no matter how big these places can be, you may not find the things you need because the bigger these places are the harder it get to find what you need. If you want to buy a product that is common for everyone then it will be displayed at a visible place, but if you want an unpopular product you may not find it. Moreover you may have to go to two or three different places to buy all the things you need. That’s why when E-commerce showed up, it open a new era of buying and selling online as well as other activities, caused severe damage to the old markets, stores, supermarkets … In order to survive, most of these places...
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...Individual Assignment: Security Monitoring Activities CMGT/442 Introduction Information Technology (IT) and E-commerce have been on a constant up-rise, over the past couple of decades. Many organizations have found ways to grow and remain profitable, by creating a good mixture of e-commerce and IT. E-commerce can cover a range of areas, but focus mainly on internet sales and product marketing; while IT teams can handle any and all aspects of the organizations network. Security is becoming more important to organizations, as various attacks are on a rise. Natural disasters, malicious attacks, internal breach, and loss of team members, are all good cause to maintain strong security monitoring systems. The paper that follows will address security monitoring systems that should be conducted in the Cellular Phone Organization (CPO) with both Internal IT and e-commerce applications. Network Security Systems Organizations must have a secure network, in order to stay in business. There are many types of variations of ways to secure the network of an organization, and each must cater the type of business. The internal network is comprised of all servers, applications, data, and equipment used within the organization. The security of the internal network must consist of a mixture of both hardware and software. The Cellular Phone Organization employs 150 associates in an appropriate sized building. There are three teams: Customer Care; Tech Support: and Sales. There is also a Human...
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...Information Technology (IT) and E-commerce have been on a constant up-rise, over the past couple of decades. Many organizations have found ways to grow and remain profitable, by creating a good mixture of e-commerce and IT. E-commerce can cover a range of areas, but focus mainly on internet sales and product marketing; while IT teams can handle any and all aspects of the organizations network. Security is becoming more important to organizations, as various attacks are on a rise. Natural disasters, malicious attacks, internal breach, and loss of team members, are all good cause to maintain strong security monitoring systems. The paper that follows will address security monitoring systems that should be conducted in the Cellular Phone Organization (CPO) with both Internal IT and e-commerce applications. Network Security Systems Organizations must have a secure network, in order to stay in business. There are many types of variations of ways to secure the network of an organization, and each must cater the type of business. The internal network is comprised of all servers, applications, data, and equipment used within the organization. The security of the internal network must consist of a mixture of both hardware and software. The Cellular Phone Organization employs 150 associates in an appropriate sized building. There are three teams: Customer Care; Tech Support: and Sales. There is also a Human Resources Team and Management team, for perspective departments. The company...
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...How E-commerce Affects Business Transactions Published: 15, June 2016 Literature Review There are a lot of literature materials which discuss basically all the aspects of e-commerce. A lot of reviews, studies, analysis, and surveys were already formulated by market research firms and organisations with direct interests in the e-commerce business. In this research however, related literature materials which were included were those that mostly concern the business processes and methodologies employed in the use of e-commerce. This section is structured accordingly. First, there is a brief discussion about the definition of e-commerce. Then a justification of e-commerce as a business methodology and its benefits is presented. Different e-commerce applications, issues, and legal concerns were discussed next. Definitions of E-commerce There are many confusing definitions of e-commerce. Some see e-commerce as Internet-based activities only while others include any kinds of exchanges of resources (electronic information, applications, methodologies, and strategies). There is one thing common to all of these sets of general definitions however: e-commerce is a process where electronic connections make it possible to exchange resources. E-commerce is a very broad term used to describe modern ways of doing business today. If we take a much broader view, we define e-commerce as the use of the computer to facilitate all of the firm's operations, many of which are internal. These...
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...literature survey establishes the framework for the present research and empowers the researcher to advance a quality contention, giving proof of what has recently been carried out in the branch of knowledge. Electronic Commerce (e-commerce) applications support the interaction between different parties participating in a commerce transaction via the network, as well as the management of the data involved in the process. The emergence of E-commerce has created a novel marketplace. However, there are various ways to definite what constitutes e-commerce. Bakos (1997) argued that it is the electronic market systems that create a space where buyers and sellers converge. Zwass (1996) proposed an architecture that embraces the aforementioned perspectives as two components of an e-commerce structure. Chang, Jackson (2002) argued that e-commerce includes not only buying and selling goods, but also various processes within and across organizations. E-commerce can also be loosely defined as a business process that uses the Internet or other electronic medium as a channel to complete business transactions. As classified by Geoffrion and Krishnan (2001), e-commerce consists of three areas: (1) consumer-oriented activity and (2) business-oriented activity supported by (3) the e-commerce...
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...Slovenia Value Creation in B2B E-Markets of China: A Practical Perspective Jing Zhao a, , Shan Wang b and Wilfred V Huang c a Center for International Cooperation in E-Business, College of Management China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P.R.China zhao5563@gmail.com b Department of Management Science, School of Business, Renmin University, 59 Zhong Guan Cun Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100872, P.R. China wangs7@gmail.com c College of Business, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802, U.S.A. fhuang@alfred.edu Abstract In China, the development of e-market has unique characteristics in the transactional processes and market mechanisms, which relate largely to the current industry structure, financial infrastructure and organization structure. This paper seeks to develop a conceptual model of B2B e-market value creation strategy, and can also be used to highlight the complexity of such activities for Chinese B2B e-markets. A process-oriented approach to modelling the value of e-market, rather than strategic position theory or a simple descriptive approach, is found to be more suitable and has been selected. The model consists of two dimensions: the e-commerce process and the controlling complexity. We apply the model in an actual Chinese B2B e-market (Alibaba.com). The crucial value creation activities and strategies in the four phases of e-commerce process are identified, and the controlling complexity of these activities is evaluated in the model. The...
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...E-Business Strategy 1 Internet Marketing Plan for River Island E-Business Strategy 2 Table of content Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………..3 Impact of E-Business strategy on Business…………………………………………………..4 Expectation of Internet Customers……………………………………………..……4 Integration with the Existing business processes……………………………………..5 Analysis of Logistics Processes………………………………………………………5 Resources required for Website maintenance and support…………………………...5 Implementation Strategy……………………………………………………………………..6 Planning for Website designing……………………………………………………....6 E-marketing and Promotion strategy……………………………………………..…..7 E-supply Chain Management Strategy…………………………………………..…...7 Integration with the Existing System…………………………………………..…….8 Protection of Business………………………………………………………………..………8 Risk from E-business and measures to control…………………………..…………..9 Future Development in E-Business………………………………………………..…………9 Mobile technology and impact of XTML on E-business………………….…………9 Impact of supply chain integration and e-business on international competencies…10 Conclusion and Recommendation…………………………………………………………..10 References…………………………………………………………………………………..11 E-Business Strategy 3 Introduction With the increase enhancement in the field of technology, it has been considered essential by the businesses to implement such technology in their business processes. Further, the increasing demand from the customers regarding the better quality of products and ...
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...Security Monitoring Activities CMGT/442 May 21, 2012 Security Monitoring Activities Any company that considers data an asset must realize the importance of risk management. Managing risk helps a company identify vulnerabilities and allows actions to be taken to reduce or stop these vulnerabilities. Risk management is also helpful in the attainment of goals and higher profits by attempting to eliminate any risk that may cost the company extra money to rectify. This paper will discuss security monitoring activities that must be addressed for both internal information technology (IT) and electronic commerce (e-commerce) applications of an organization. The recommended course of action will also be discussed when potential risks have been identified. According to Bejtlich (2004), security monitoring is defined as the collection, analysis, and escalation of indicators and warnings to detect and respond to intrusions. Security monitoring is an important part of risk management for internal applications such as payroll, human resources, and inventory. Security monitoring should also be used in the risk management of external applications like sales and marketing. Security Monitoring Process Security monitoring should be considered and used as a routine task to monitor and analyze the use of the network. Failure to use security monitoring would indicate that an organization believes there are no credible risks to the network. This thought process could...
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...would have to purchase these hitches to go through this one state or go around the state of Confusion. What Court will have Jurisdiction of Tanya’s Suit? Tanya Trucker resides in the state of Denial and she is placing suit against the state of Confusion. Therefore, the federal court will have jurisdiction over this case. Cheeseman (2010) states, “A case may be brought in federal court if there is diversity of citizenship” (p 12). Tanya Trucker could file suit in the federal court for violating the commerce clause of the constitution. “The commerce clause grants the federal government the authority to regulate interstate commerce” (Cheeseman, 2010, p. 73). The interstate commerce has the ability to pass laws that regulate the behaviors of business. Is the Confusion Statue constitutional? The Confusion statue is not constitutional. The interstate commerce clause shows this in Article I, Section 9. Cheeseman, 2010 states, “No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one state over those of another; nor shall vessels bound to, or from, on state, be obligated to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another” (p 87). This clearly shows that the state of Confusion cannot charge dues, the special hitch, to any other state such as the state of Denial. What provisions of the U.S. Constitution will be applied by a court to determine the statute’s validity? The federal government has the responsibility to enact safety requirements for vehicles, this...
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...our lives in everything , E-commerce or the electronic commerce has emerged out to be the best benefit of internet for the mankind. E-commerce refers to the economic activity that occur online. It includes all types of business activity such as retail shopping , banking, investing and rentals. In general term ‘trading electronically is called e-commerce’. It is one of the most important aspects of the internet to emerge. E-commerce has used digital technology as the medium for transmitting information between organizations. Digital technology replaces papers based processes,resulting in lower costs , greater accuracy , higher speed and do not have time and distance barriers. You can order anything on any odd hour of the day on these virtual malls and that product will be delivered at your doorsteps. E-commerce have increased the sales and profits of the companies and curtailed down the intermediate cost of the product. Mobile applications development by which application software is developed for handheld devices such as mobile phones , tablets etc. . These applications can be pre-installed on phones during manufacturing platforms or delivered as web applications using server side or client side processing to provide an application. This very ease of connecting to internet 24*7 by your wireless devices gave birth to the new phrase Mobile Commerce. As smartphones and tablets become the device of choice for many online shoppers there is also an e-commerce movement for retailers...
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...CHAPTER 1 1. How do you define Electronic Commerce EC involves conducting transactions electronically. Major categories of EC are pure versus partial EC, Internet versus non-Internet, and electronic markets versus company based systems. 2. Major types of EC transactions - B2C,B2B, C2C, c-commerce, e-government, social commercing 3. What are elements of digital world? - Digital economy, digital enterprises and digital society CHAPTER 2 1. What does E-marketplace prepresents and what are its components. e-marketplace or marketspae, is a virtual market that does not suffer from limitations of space, time or borders. Its major components are customers, sellers, products, infrastructure, front-end processes, back-end activities, electronic intermediaries, other business partners, and support services. 2. What are characteristics of Web 3.0 - Web 3.0 is definedas connective intelligence; connecting data, concepts, applications and ultimately people. 3. What are main benefits and limitations of auctions - Major benefits for sellers are the ability to reach many buyers, sell quicklly, and safe on intermediary commissions. CHAPTER 3 1. E-tailing as a business models? It can be classified by distrubution channel – a manufacturer or mail.order company selling directly to consumers, virtual e-tailing, a click and mortar strategy with both online and traditional channels, and online malls that provide...
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...Subject: E-logistics and International Supply Chain Management. Topic: How to use internet to support logistic activities? Abstract: Now a day’s, many companies are adopting the usage of internet technologies to improve the effectiveness of the logistic activities. This paper aims to investigate the use of internet technologies at Amazon and how it manages its logistic activities. Keywords: Internet, logistic activities, E-logistics, E-commerce. Introduction: Internet connects entities to global market place. It is a computer to computer communication. The use of internet affects the success of the companies and help in developing e-logistic activities. It has a major impact on information exchange of the companies has it acts as a communication channel with which business transactions are made fast. The growing application of Internet-based systems like Enterprise Resource Planning (e-ERP); Maintenance, Repair and Operations (e-MRO); Materials Requirements Planning (e-MRP); Electronic Data Interchange (e-EDI); e-procurement and e-auctions in various parts of the world has shown that the Internet can help to provide efficiency in supply chain activities to improve the competitiveness of the companies involved (Bendoly and Schoenherr (2005); Davila et al.,(2003); Hartley et al.,(2004); Kheng and Al-Hawamdeh (2002); Muffatto and Payaro (2004); Paterson (2005); Presutti (2003); Puschmann and Alt (2005); Singer (2003); and Yang et al.,(2007)). Amazon.com: Amazon was...
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