Presented by;
Ronak Vijayvergia
Sanjay Kumar Sahoo
Sadu chaitanya Reddy
Siba
Vinith
Alibaba.com Introduction
Traditional Sourcing Lifecycle
Search/
Discovery
Evaluate
Negotiate
Transact
Average sourcing cycle: 3.3 – 4.2 months
52% of time spent searching for/identifying appropriate suppliers
20% of time spent on screening/sorting proposals 18% of time spent on RFQ development/
RFQ response
10% of time spent on contract negotiations
Traditional Sources of Supplier Information
Referral
Industry associations
Trade shows
Trade directories
Industry magazines, trade journals
Existing suppliers
Source: The Aberdeen Group
The Sourcing Lifecycle, 2.0
Search/
Discovery
Evaluate
Negotiate
Transact
Finding Suppliers on-line is a matter of hours, not days and weeks.
52% of time spent searching for/identifying appropriate suppliers
18% of time spent on RFQ development/
RFQ response
20% of time spent on screening/sorting proposals 10% of time spent on contract negotiations
Average sourcing cycle: 1.6 – 2 months
New Sources of Supplier Information
Internet
Source: The Aberdeen Group
Referral
How online marketplaces can help? •E-Marketplaces can offer a platform to address buyers’key considerations:
Breadth & Depth
Quality of service
Trust & Credibility
Lower cost
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Alibaba.com Introduction
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Alibaba’s Mission and Vision
Marketplace
Community
Long Term Vision
To Make It Easy To Do Business
Anywhere
To Be an Essential Partner to All
Businesspeople
To Build a Company that Lasts “102 Years”
Products and Services
• B2B (market place): alibaba.com, divided into china.alibaba.com (serving Chinese customers), japan.alibaba.com (serving Japanese customers), alibaba.com (serving global customers)
• C2C: taobao.com (founded in May 2003), free website, business volume in 2005 is USD 967 M.
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