...more business than any other ecommerce company. One can think of it as a mix of Amazon.com, eBay and Paypal. Customers use Alibaba to shop online, sell unwanted goods and make online payments. Alibaba has two retail sites: Taobao, which features thousands of nonbrand name products sold by smaller merchants; and Tmall, which offers brandname products sold by big merchants. Unlike Amazon, which buys goods from suppliers and sells them to customers, Alibaba has always acted as a middleman, connecting buyers and sellers and facilitating transactions between them. This Chinese B2B trading platform connects buyers in North America and Europe with suppliers from China. Alibaba follows an aggregation of supply model (similar to other early B2B players), helping to solve the pain of global sourcing. 3...
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...Amazon.com Have you ever purchased any product on the Internet, used the Internet to collect information or data, or played computer games on the Internet? You must agree that it is fast, easy, and enjoyable. The Internet has been a part of our daily life for several years now. In addition, in the business world, a new business model, E-business and E-commerce, has appeared for several years According to Ali, there are two main types of E-commerce: B2B and B2C (2000). One is business to business (B2B). This means that enterprises use the Internet to transact or trade between business operations and their partners. Another is business to consumer (B2C). In other words, enterprises provide products, support good, and services to the customers on the Internet. Amazon.com is a famous Internet retail company in E-commerce. Its business includes B2B and B2C. Amazon.com is a company that sells all kinds of books and most recently music through their website at discounted prices. It was founded by Jeff Bezos and began taking orders in July of 1995(Derie). Since then, Amazon has acquired five businesses that range from virtual database technology to videos while expanding to the European market. Its massive amount of sales can be attributed to its low competitive prices and ease of shopping conveniently from home. The business level of Amazon.com is cost leadership. Best-selling books are sold at a 30 to 40 percent discount and other books are discounted at 10 percent (Bade). Amazon...
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...bonuses for using the apps. Didi was offering 15 RMB per ride in February. On the other hand, it has also led to the big sales of intelligent mobile phone. Of course, when a new thing appears, it will also bring some bad shortages. In this report, as for the two most popular apps, I will make analysis from the market view, use the relevant economic theories, at the same time, for the shortage, and put forward reasonable proposals by the marketing theory. Didi, indicates the beep of a car, is working with Tencent's WeChat, while Kuaidi, meaning to find a taxi swiftly, has joined hands with Alipay as payment methods. WeChat is a mobile comprehensive service platform by Internet giant Tencent offering communication, shopping, payment, and game, etc. Alipay is a mobile payments platform rolled out by e-commerce giant Alibaba. They are now both applying...
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...Module VI E-Business and E-Commerce E-Business Model – – – – – – – The Storefront Model The Auction Model The Portal Model The Name-Your-Price Model The Comparison Pricing Model The Demand Sensitive Pricing model The B2B Exchange Model The storefront Model • Storefront model enables merchants to sell products on the Web – Transaction processing, security, online payment, information storage • E-commerce allows companies to conduct business 24-by-7, all day everyday, worldwide • An e-commerce storefront should include: – Online catalog of products – Order processing – Secure payment – Timely order fulfillment The Auction Model • Online auction sites – Act as forums through which Internet users can log-on and assume the role of either bidder or seller – Collect a commission on every successful auction – Sellers post items they wish to sell and wait for buyers to bid • Reserve price – The minimum price a seller will accept in a given auction • Reverse auctions – Allow the buyer to set a price as sellers compete to match or even beat it The Portal Model • Portal sites – Give visitors the chance to find almost everything they are looking for in one place • Horizontal portals – Portals that aggregate information on a broad range of topics – Yahoo!, AltaVista, Google • Vertical portals – Portals that offer more specific information within a single area of interest – WebMD, IMDB • • Comparison pricing model – Web sites using shopping technology to find the lowest price for a given...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Content Page 1.0. Basic Introduction To Information Systems In Organizations 1 – 2 2.0. Introduction To Alibaba Group’s Company And Background 3 3.0. 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. Breakdown And Analyze Of Various Department Department Structure Four Main Parts Of The MIS System 4 – 13 4 – 7 8 – 9 10 – 13 4.0. Alibaba Group’s Swot Analysis 14 – 16 5.0. Conclusion 17 6.0. Reference List 18 - 19 1.0. BASIC INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATIONS Management information system (MIS) has several applications in the retail industry. MIS is the systematic use of technology and people to manage the flow of information. In the retail, MIS is used for point of sale data collection, logistics, inventory control and internal communication, all of which affect retail operations and marketing. Retail management information systems support distributed stores by linking them. By allowing information to be exchanged instantly, store managers can stay in contact to more effectively control profits for the whole company. Retail Management Information System should support product management and should also enable a detailed analysis of customer data. It is a flexible system that allows managers to set prices for variable time periods based on the store location and to meet the needs of sales and inventory managers, retail management information systems involve the use of a mobile user interface. Retail management information systems can be customized...
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...1. How do enterprise systems help businesses achieve operational excellence? Define an enterprise system and explain how enterprise software works. Describe how enterprise systems provide value for a business. (chapter 9) Enterprise software consists of a set of interdependent software modules that support basic internal business processes. The software allows data to be used by multiple functions and business processes for precise organizational coordination and control. Organizations implementing this software would have to first select the functions of the system they wish to use and then map their business processes to the predefined business processes in the software. A particular firm would use configuration tables provided by the software to tailor a particular aspect of the system to the way it does business. Enterprise systems provide value both by increasing operational efficiency and by providing firm wide information to help managers make better decisions. Large companies with many operating units in different locations have used enterprise systems to enforce standard practices and data so that everyone does business the same way. Enterprise systems helps firms respond rapidly to customer requests for information or products. Manufacturing is better informed about producing only what customers have ordered, procuring exactly the right amount of components or raw materials to fill actual orders, staging production, and minimizing the time that components or finished...
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...COMPANY PROFILE Bharti Tele-Ventures was incorporated on July 7, 1995 as a company with limited liability under the Companies Act, for promoting telecommunications services. Bharti Tele-Ventures received certificate for commencement of business on January 18, 1996. The Company was initially formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Telecom Limited. Bharti Airtel Ltd is one of the world's leading providers of telecommunication. Airtel has GSM network in all countries in which it operates, providing 2G, 3G and 4G services depending upon the country of operation. Airtel is the world's third largest mobile telecommunications company with over 261 million subscribers across 150 countries as of August 2012. It is the largest cellular service provider in India, with 183.61 million subscribers as of November 2012.[5] Airtel is the third largest in-country mobile operator by subscriber base, behind China Mobile and China Unicom. The chronology of events since Bharti Tele-Ventures was incorporated in 1995 is as follows: Calendar year & Events 1995 - Bharti Cellular launched cellular services 'AirTel' in Delhi 1996 - Bharti Telenet launched cellular services in Himachal Pradesh 1997 - British Telecom acquired a 21.05% equity interest in Bharti Cellular - Bharti Telenet obtained a license for providing fixed-line services in Madhya Pradesh circle 1998 - First Indian private fixed-line services launched in Indore in the Madhya Pradesh circle on June 4, 1998 by Bharti Telenet thereby...
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...share by strategic alliance. As Flipkart’s annualized sales crossed over 6,100 crore a year ahead of target. It had estimated to reach the billion dollar mark for gross merchandise value by 2015; on the other hand Myntra’s revenue was about 1,000 crore in the previous financial year. It aims to double its revenue in this financial year as it expands its seller base and adds products following China’s biggest e-retail model Alibaba.com. Myntra has about 100 sellers on board and plans to increase this number to 1,000 by fiscal end. The strategy of Flipkart is to invest around 600 crore in its fashion business in coming years to combat with global rivals like Amazon and eBay Inc. Furthermore it reveals the philosophy behind this giant acquisition and how this will contribute to the...
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...Effective Marketing Strategies for MARKS-V Tablet Effective Marketing Strategies for MARKS-V Tablet Submitted by GROUP 9: Allvin Muthunayagam - PGPEX 4/9 Kinshuk Bharmer - PGPEX 21/9 Mohneesh Saxena - PGPEX 22/9 Rishi Malviya - PGPEX 34/9 Soumya Srinivas - PGPEX 43/9 Vipin Kumar Tyagi - PGPEX 55/9 1 |Group-9|PGPEX-9| IIM Calcutta| Effective Marketing Strategies for MARKS-V Tablet Contents: 1. Industry Outlook and Company Profile 2. STP for MARKS-V Tablets Segmentation Targeting Positioning Promotion 3. Promotion 4. Distribution Channels 5. Competitor Benchmarking 6. Pricing 7. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 8. Product SWOT Analysis 9. Service Management 10. Conclusion 11. References 1. Industry Outlook and Company Profile As per IDC report, 7 inch tablets in the less than $150 price band populated the market and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. While Android still has majority of the pie, we do see vendors exploring the 8-9 inch segment. Adjacent diagram depicts the market share for major players in Tablet Market. IDC said the overall tablet market in India reached about 2.66 million units in 2012 and is expected to reach around 6 million units in 2013. For this article we have made following assumptions: 1. MARKS-V is already into laptop manufacturing business and entering into low-cost tablets market. 2. We already have established supply chain network and after sales/service network in place...
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...Strategies of Two Banking Giants Many of us share a fairly basic view of banks. They are places to store money, make basic investments like term deposits, sign up for a credit card or get a loan. Behind this mundane view, however, is a highly regulated system that ties our day-to-day banking back into the wider financial system. Banking environment has become highly competitive today. To be able to survive and grow in the changing market environment banks are going for the latest technologies, which is being perceived as an ‘enabling resource’ that can help in developing learner and more flexible structure that can respond quickly to the dynamics of a fast changing market scenario. It is also viewed as an instrument of cost reduction and effective communication with people and institutions like with the banking business. Information Technology enables sophisticated product development, better market infrastructure, implementation of reliable techniques for control of risks and helps the financial intermediaries to reach geographically distant and diversified markets. Internet has significantly influenced delivery channels of the banks. Internet has emerged as an important medium for delivery of banking products and services. As the impact of IT has grown in organizations, IT strategy is finally getting the attention it deserves in business. Nevertheless, most organizations are still in the very early stages of learning how to develop an effective IT strategy and synchronize it...
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... Alibaba.com is one of the leading e-Commerce companies in China. It has grown admirably from its initial beginning as an e-Market connecting small suppliers and buyers to a giant emarketplace that has several operational platforms. Currently the heavy reliance on Chinese Economy, the counterfeit goods issues, and the competition from other emarketplace remain Alibaba’s greatest challenges. In this paper I evaluate Alibaba’s business model including its mission, vision, and values, revenue model, and its R&D structure. Alibaba’s strategy led to its competitive advantages in realizing network effect of scale and understanding the Chinese market. 1 yli17@cmc.edu 1. Introduction On November 11th, 2015, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (hereinafter, Alibaba) reported a record-breaking $14.3 billion in sales over just 24 hours during the “Singles Day”2, a shopping holiday. In recent years, Singles Day sales in China have out paced Cyber Monday sales in the US: According to the Reuters.com, on November 11th, 2014, Alibaba reported a $9.3 billion sales from 24 hours, which is $7.26 billion more than sum of US retail ecommerce on Cyber Monday 2014. The statistic shows the Chinese online shopping market’s power, as well as Alibaba’s leading position as the Chinese e-commerce giant. Reaching multiple competitive advantages in the industry in China, Alibaba’s successful business is valuable to study for companies in both e-commerce and in other industries...
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...Part 4: Organisational Processes BOSS Magazine article Let’s Get Together Source: B. Head, “Let’s Get Together,” Boss Magazine, September 14, 2001, p. 52. The strategic alliance is redefining competition in the new networked economy. But to make the most of collaboration, you need to pay attention to age-old issues like trust. It took Siebel Systems six years to rise from start-up to star. By 2000 the software company was raking in $US1.8 billion annual revenues and ranked third on Fortune's 100 fastest growing companies list. This status came from forging alliances where it made sense and where it could. Siebel, founded in 1993, was early to market with e-business software, but being first wasn't enough. Siebel needed to fight off rival start-ups by developing critical mass fast; and that demanded the support of seasoned partners to help break into international corporate accounts. Today the company refers to its web of alliances with hardware companies, software companies, consulting firms and service providers as a "partner ecosystem". Siebel's is not an entirely benign ecosystem, though; it is inhabited by some of the most dangerous corporate predators in the IT sector - companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Compaq and IBM. These are companies that compete and yet collaborate, and even while they collaborate they compete. Siebel's ecosystem is the tense model with which millennial management will have to come to grips. Dean Blomson, vice-president of consulting...
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...3 CHAPTER CHAPTER OUTLINE ■ ■ ■ E-Business SE C T ION 3 .1 Bu si n e s s a n d th e I n t er net SECTI O N 3. 2 E- Busi ness D i s r u p t i v e Te c h n o l o g y Evolution of the Internet Accessing Internet Information Providing Internet Information ■ ■ ■ E-Business Basics E-Business Models Organizational Strategies for E-Business Measuring E-Business Success E-Business Benefits and Challenges N e w Tr e n d s i n E - B u s i n e s s : E-Government and M-Commerce ■ ■ ■ ■ opening case study Amazon.com—Not Your Average Bookstore Jeffrey Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon.com, is running what some people refer to as the “world’s biggest bookstore.” The story of Bezos’s virtual bookstore teaches many lessons about online business. Out of nowhere, this digital bookstore turned an industry upside down. What happened here was more than just creating a Web site. Bezos conceived and implemented an intelligent, global digital business. Its business is its technology; its technology is its business. Shocking traditional value chains in the bookselling industry, Amazon opened thousands of virtual bookstores in its first few months of operation. Bezos graduated from Princeton and was the youngest vice president at Banker’s Trust in New York. He had to decide if he would stay and receive his 1994 Wall Street bonus or leave and start a business on the Internet. “I tried to imagine being 80 years old, looking back on my life. I knew that I would hardly regret...
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...3 CHAPTER CHAPTER OUTLINE ■ ■ ■ E-Business SE C T ION 3 .1 Bu si n e s s a n d th e I n t er net SECTI O N 3. 2 E- Busi ness D i s r u p t i v e Te c h n o l o g y Evolution of the Internet Accessing Internet Information Providing Internet Information ■ ■ ■ E-Business Basics E-Business Models Organizational Strategies for E-Business Measuring E-Business Success E-Business Benefits and Challenges N e w Tr e n d s i n E - B u s i n e s s : E-Government and M-Commerce ■ ■ ■ ■ opening case study Amazon.com—Not Your Average Bookstore Jeffrey Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon.com, is running what some people refer to as the “world’s biggest bookstore.” The story of Bezos’s virtual bookstore teaches many lessons about online business. Out of nowhere, this digital bookstore turned an industry upside down. What happened here was more than just creating a Web site. Bezos conceived and implemented an intelligent, global digital business. Its business is its technology; its technology is its business. Shocking traditional value chains in the bookselling industry, Amazon opened thousands of virtual bookstores in its first few months of operation. Bezos graduated from Princeton and was the youngest vice president at Banker’s Trust in New York. He had to decide if he would stay and receive his 1994 Wall Street bonus or leave and start a business on the Internet. “I tried to imagine being 80 years old, looking back on my life. I knew that I would hardly regret...
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...The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation Overview The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation (NYSE: DNB) provides commercial information on public and private businesses, worldwide. This information includes, but is not limited to, company executive contact names, emails, telephone numbers, North American Industry Classification (NAICS) codes, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, geographic headquartered locations, subsidiary locations, revenue (as available, especially in private corporate scenarios), and employee numbers. Through paid subscriptions, Dun and Bradstreet (also referred to as “D&B”) permits users to search, filter, retrieve, and store information by any of the above listed categories, giving the user targeting abilities, that otherwise would not be readily available without considerably higher time and resources from the user. Additionally, through D&B’s constantly updated information, the corporation offers risk management services, by which the in-depth company information can be analyzed, and then rationalized for portfolio analysis, and global performance. Yahoo Finance (finance.yahoo.com) categorizes The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation within an “Information & Delivery Services” industry. Notwithstanding, the company serves as an officially accepted, direct means for businesses to create and establish credit, similar to the way Equifax (NYSE: EFX) serves to collect, and manage consumer financial information. The main difference between The Dun and Bradstreet...
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