...publisher can sell his book chapters on-line by using 2 types of e-payment methods. Credit card payment method: Credit card which is an electronic card with coded users, issuers and account number information embedded in the card chip. The buyer can login to the book publisher's website, view the book chapters, choose the one he or she wants place it in the shopping cart. Buyer’s input card information and the transaction is forwarded through the publishers gateway containing the publishers account information, the acquiring and issuing backs exchange information transactions and money is deposited into the publishers account, as long as the buyer's credit limit is not reached. Then the publisher sends the book to the customer by post or through web server electronically. Charge card payment method: Charge card is also an electronic card containing coded information embedded in the card chip, it is similar to a credit card but there are no credit limits, the card holder only has to settle his balance at the end of every month. The customer login to the website, make a purchase of the book chapter and the customer and publisher's bank gateway exchange information and transaction is done. The problem with both types of payments methods is that some people are not comfortable with on line payments because of hackers, crackers, spoofing and phishing, which are ways and means of identity and information thefts. Question 2 A retail clothing manufacturer can use...
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...selected, contrasting business organisations to develop their use of e-business. Also I will explain how two selected, contrasting business organisations have responded to competitive pressure to develop their use of e-business. At the end I have to evaluate how successful a selected business organisation has been in preparing for the growing use of e-business. It provides free information to anybody who wishes to seek information about drugs or anybody who would like advice. About the Businesses Go Compare is a comparison website which compares the prices and features of insurance providers. They cover car insurance, pet insurance, home insurance and even breakdown cover. This business is B2C, although it does not charge for its services it is a free information provider. It uses its online presence to make people aware of the dangers of drugs. This business operates on a B2B and B2C basis. This is because they provide their services to individuals and also to business that are looking to buy fleet insurance. This business only has an online presence and solely relays on it for the success of the business. This business operates on a B2B and B2C scale. However it mainly is B2C as this is how they sell their products. For B2B this is mainly between ASOS and their suppliers when they need to place an order for more stock. As products cannot be seen/tried on ASOS put up catwalk videos of their clothing on models so that customers can see how the product will look...
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...New Venture Final Report Submitted: Friday, November 15, 2012 Instructor Name: Imad Kamal Lab ID #: D07 Student Names: Logan Chalkley Nikita Galaninskiy Rui Lin Zeeshan Mahmood Audrey Tulio 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 2 Program for Itinerary Engineering .................................................................................................. 4 Porter’s Five Forces ........................................................................................................................ 5 PEST Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 12 Financial Feasibility and Market Potential ................................................................................... 14 Exhibits ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Exhibit A: ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Exhibit B: ................................................................................................................................................ 20 2 Executive Summary In 2009, the University of Waterloo (UW) welcomed 24,377 students (University of Waterloo...
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...Should all small businesses have a website? Introduction For this second assignment of the Study and Writing Skills class, we will be focusing on writing an essay. To do so, we had to chose one topic out of 5 give in class by out lecturer. Mine is about the need of small businesses to have a website. To do so, we will be discussing the pros and cons of a website to finally figure out if having one is useful or not for these small businesses. Small Business The term "Small Business" differentiates depending on the location. In fact, it has a range from 15 employees in Australia, 50 employees in the EU and under 500 employees in the US (Wikipedia, 2013). They might also be classified according to other factors such as net profits, sales, etc... Small Businesses are therefore more suitable to internet marketing, because they can niche into the marketplace. A niche market being the subset of the market on which a specific product is focusing (Imhoof, 2013).This is why they are most of the time convenience stores, restaurants, small-scale manufacturing, hairdressers, layers, accountants, and so on. But, they can also be Online businesses such as web-design agency, programming, or Online retailers such as aftermarket car-parts sellers, clothing, etc... Reducing costs Having a website significantly decreases the operating costs. Depending on the type of business, it might lead to no leasing costs concerning the rental of premises, no or low inventory costs and...
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...UPS is known to be the world’s largest package delivery company and a leading provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. From the 1907 which it was founded to the present time, UPS has become an expert in transformation, growing from a small messenger company to a leading provider of air, ocean, ground and electronic services. Such evolution in technology, UPS’ strategy to use information systems to be a part of their ongoing process to innovation, has provided costumers a lot of options to consider in engaging themselves and actually be a part of this process. As we all know, the web is the most effective tool at this age of time to interact with people and learn about existing and new companies. Unlike before, where most of the companies rely on business cards and word of mouth to be into the circulation it is easier now just to sit down in front of the computer and navigate the internet to look specific companies that will cater your needs. UPS’ website I believe has captured consumers’ attention by the way they interact with them. The services they offer wherein the customers can actually track their packages, their shipments and even check their orders are all in a single click of a mouse. Who would say that we needed live messengers or a live person to do it for us? Needs are being met even if you do not visit their locations all in the comfort of your own home. All of these are made possible because of UPS’ interactive website’s accessibility...
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...MBA – Management and Strategy E-Business QRT2 Task 1 February 13, 2014 1. Viability of Product or Service: Horsepower Towing is a sole proprietorship business established by Tyler Loveridge in the early 2000’s in Lehi, Utah. Horsepower offers a variety of services including towing, law enforcement, truck maintenance, and trucking. Horsepower started out as a single truck towing service and has steadily grown into various services to the company it is today. Horsepower began expanding its towing capabilities shortly following inception to include contracting out towing for law enforcement. This included, but was not limited to DUIs, accidents, and suspended licenses. In 2010, Horsepower continued its growth and set up a division for long-haul trucking. Because of its now diverse product and service offering, Horsepower can greatly benefit from developing a website and gaining a much stronger online presence. Currently, Horsepower Towing does not have an official website. Most of the contact information can be found online by a general Google search, but no website with offerings, testimonials, or other valuable information exists. Horsepower will see a significant increase in interest throughout the area because not only are they in an industry where technology does not have a strong presence, but also the general population is using technology more and more to find business. Also by going online, Horsepower can become a more recognized brand and have much more...
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...Download Times for Websites Honours Project Interim Report Mateusz Magiera BSc (Hons) Internet Software Development Submitted for the Degree of BSc in Internet Software Development 2008 - 2009 Matric No: 200702631 Project Supervisor: Prof. Katrin Hartmann Second Marker: Quentin Mair “Except where explicitly stated all work in this document is my own” Signed: Date: Abstract Long loading times of the web pages increase users’ frustration. Continually this appears to be one of the main problems of World Wide Web which users need to face every day. Delays in loading a web page cause dissatisfaction and often loss of visits and in case of e-commerce websites it means also loss of income. Although many techniques have been applied to resolve this problem it is still coming back due to a high number of Internet users. Still, the problem is a also matter to human perception and how people classify slow or fast download times. Many theories and rules have been applied trying to measure a maximum time of a website response that users can tolerate. However there are some problems associated with evaluating the effects of download delays on a website in an experimental setting like not taking into consideration what personal interests are, usefulness of the websites, etc. The paper will investigate the significant impact of perception on loading times taking also into consideration the influence of user favorable websites. In order to identify...
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...integration and growing interdependency of countries worldwide (Cavusgil). In this new environment, the country borders are not deterrents to trade. Instead because of incentives and technology, other countries have become opportunities to expand market share. To exemplify this world environment, this study involves comparing the consumer experience in searching for a product on an US based company website with a global audience as opposed to a US based company website with a US audience. The basis for comparison involves search behavior and results as well as buying behavior intentions. The subjects of this study are Amazon.com and Bookpassage.com. Background: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. is headquartered in Seattle Washington and is termed America’s largest online retailer as of January 2010. (Wikipedia). Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, this company began as an online bookstore but later expanded its offerings to include DVDs, CDs, MP3 downloads, computer software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food and toys. Amazon has established separate websites...
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...Please note - The titles used in this document provide a clear structure to your business plan. You may choose to make minor changes to suit your particular situation. Name: Business Plan for: (Please use this template in conjunction with the guide Prepare a business plan, where you will find information about how to use your business plan as well as instructions on how to use this template) |Document Version: | | |Date: | | |Completed by: | | Business plan contents Executive summary 4 1 Executive summary 4 2 Business details 5 3 Key personnel 6 Vision 8 4 The business idea 8 5 Business goals 9 6 What the business does 10 7 What makes the business different 11 8 Legal requirements 12 Sales and marketing 13 9 Market research 13 10 Profiling customers 14 11 Profiling competitors 15 12 Managing market risks 16 13 Pricing 17 14 Promotion and advertising 18 Running the business 19 15 Staff 19 16 Premises 20 17 Suppliers 21 18 Equipment 22 19 Managing operational risks 23 Finance 24 20 Start-up costs 24 21 Profit and loss forecast 25 22 Sourcing finance 26 23 Managing financial...
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...Please note - The titles used in this document provide a clear structure to your business plan. You may choose to make minor changes to suit your particular situation. Name: Business Plan for: (Please use this template in conjunction with the guide Prepare a business plan, where you will find information about how to use your business plan as well as instructions on how to use this template) |Document Version: | | |Date: | | |Completed by: | | Business plan contents Executive summary 4 1 Executive summary 4 2 Business details 5 3 Key personnel 6 Vision 8 4 The business idea 8 5 Business goals 9 6 What the business does 10 7 What makes the business different 11 8 Legal requirements 12 Sales and marketing 13 9 Market research 13 10 Profiling customers 14 11 Profiling competitors 15 12 Managing market risks 16 13 Pricing 17 14 Promotion and advertising 18 Running the business 19 15 Staff 19 16 Premises 20 17 Suppliers 21 18 Equipment 22 19 Managing operational risks 23 Finance 24 20 Start-up costs 24 21 Profit and loss forecast 25 22 Sourcing finance 26 23 Managing financial...
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...Please note - The titles used in this document provide a clear structure to your business plan. You may choose to make minor changes to suit your particular situation. Name: Business Plan for: (Please use this template in conjunction with the guide Prepare a business plan, where you will find information about how to use your business plan as well as instructions on how to use this template) |Document Version: | | |Date: | | |Completed by: | | Business plan contents Executive summary 4 1 Executive summary 4 2 Business details 5 3 Key personnel 6 Vision 8 4 The business idea 8 5 Business goals 9 6 What the business does 10 7 What makes the business different 11 8 Legal requirements 12 Sales and marketing 13 9 Market research 13 10 Profiling customers 14 11 Profiling competitors 15 12 Managing market risks 16 13 Pricing 17 14 Promotion and advertising 18 Running the business 19 15 Staff 19 16 Premises 20 17 Suppliers 21 18 Equipment 22 19 Managing operational risks 23 Finance 24 20 Start-up costs 24 21 Profit and loss forecast 25 22 Sourcing finance 26 23 Managing financial...
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...diversification of business and specialization, and recommendations about what Amazon could have done differently Amazon.com was founded in 1994 as online book retailer. Now, the largest retailer of books has also become the largest online retailer with a customer base of over 30 million people. Amazon completes in a vast array of markets including: books, movies, digital readers, computers, electronics, pet needs, groceries, health and beauty aids, toys, clothing, jewelry, shoes, sporting goods, tools, automotive, hardware, building supply, and more. Despite their large product offering, Amazon has maintained its strong brand. Amazon has grown and evolved with the growth of the internet. They market their website to an audience that is typically tech. savvy and educated which typically means that their clientele have the money to spend on their products. One of the biggest pros to Amazon’s diversifications strategy is that they have created a one stop shop that offers almost anything that a person is looking for and have been widely successful. Amazon has made it supper easy for anyone to get started with making money online. The products are easy to find, and the ads are easy to incorporate into any blog or website. And the best part is that they even provide you with step-by step instructions on how to do it. Amazon allows you to open up to 100 Amazon stores which you can link to from your blog, or you can incorporate the store onto your own website so that it blends in...
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...Decision-Making 2012, December 2 How did Ericsson benefit from Amazon Web Services (AWS)? According to Amazon’s Web Service website, it gives users the option to run just about everything using their service applications. By incorporating cloud computing, users are able to cut variable costs to a more attractive scale for the business by eliminating costly administrative and hardware fees. Due to remote access, Ericsson was able to immediately take advantage of AWS’s benefits since the infrastructure was already up and running. Demands change quickly and it’s important for a company to be able to adjust accordingly. By using the cloud system, Ericsson was able to employ software updates and new applications quickly and more effectively. AWS services hundreds of thousands of customers in more than 190 countries, making their global infrastructure far more expansive than competitors; this allowed Ericsson to have data centers in various parts of the world. According to information provided in the case study, Ericsson chose AWS because they felt it was “the most integrated public cloud provider in the Rightscale Cloud Management Platform (Rightscale)”. Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, and RightScale Amazon EC2 The AWS website describes Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) as a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud, making web-scale computing easier for developers. It also allows you to quickly scale capacity up and down if and when your computing requirements...
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...IN BUSINESS(business communication) | Unit: 10 | Assignment Title | Market research | In this assessment 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 learner is able to: | Task no: | Page numbers | P1 | Describe types of market research | | | | | | | Learner Declaration | I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.Learner Signature: Date: | P1 Market research? Market research is the process of collecting valuable information to help you find out if there is a market for your proposed product or service. The information gathered from market research helps budding entrepreneurs make wise and profitable business decisions. Primary data The data that is collected first hand by someone specifically for the purpose of facilitating the study is known as primary data. In this research the data is collected in the following ways * observation; * experimentation; * surveys (e.g. face-to-face, postal, email, telephone); * E-marketing research; * focus groups; * panels; * field trials; * piloting; Focus Groups Focus groups are usually conducted at focus group facilities. These facilities have one-way mirrors so managers can listen...
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...Task 1 1. As a supplier for Wal-Mart, what decisions you need to consider before making the business with Wal-Mart regarding to its supply chain management? If I want to make the business with Wal-Mart, I should consider several factors. The first thing is the price. The Wal-Mart succeeds for many years in the supermarket industry because low price enter the market. Therefore, I should consider whether my price meets the requirement of Wal-Mart. In order to obtain the lowest price, Wal-Mart adopts open bidding to the world, their purchase embranchments spread all over the South American, Europe, Asian and so on, and they build up their competitive advantage of price due to economic globalization. Wal-Mart insists on open and transparent competition mode, in the same condition, they choose the lowest price supplier to make the business. Wal-Mart rely on their strength obtain bargaining power. Also Wal-Mart purchase goods from manufacturer to avoid some intermediate links. So I if can cooperate with Wal-Mart, I should confer with my raw material supplier to reach a better price for us. So Wal-Mart put the pressure to all suppliers. The next key factor is the quality. Wal-Mart requires their suppliers that the product must attain the standard of government regulation. Wal-Mart will supervise supplier’s processing room and transportation process. Also, the professional staff check selling food hygiene standard. Wal-Mart has also attached great importance to environmental...
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