Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 E-Commerce or E-Business: Electronic commerce which is commonly known as E-commerce or E-business is a modern concept of doing business. In layman’s language‚ it is the buying and selling of products and services over electronic systems which mainly comprises of internet. In this form of business the payment for goods and services is also done electronically i.e. by using credit cards. This concept has reached its maturity in developed countries like the United States
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Applying Porter’s Five Forces Model: The Metal Container Industry The metal container industry historically has been characterized by relatively low growth‚ intense competition‚ and unattractive levels of profitability. During the 1980s‚ this industry was negatively affected by such factors as further consolidation of soft drink bottlers and a strong trend toward substitution by many types of plastic packaging. The underlying reasons for the slow growth and low profitability of the metal container
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COMMERCE the exchange or buying and selling of commodities; the exchange of merchandise‚ on a large scale‚ between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE - Electronic commerce (e-commerce) or electronic business (e-business) is a general term for any type of business‚ or commercial transaction that involves the transfer of information across the Internet. This covers a range of different types of business from consumer-based retail sites‚ like Amazon
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E-Commerce Tutorial E-COMMERCE TUTORIAL Simply Easy Learning by tutorialspoint.com tutorialspoint.com i ABOUT THE TUTORIAL E-Commerce Tutorial E-Commerce or Electronics Commerce is a methodology of modern business which addresses the need of business organizations. This reference will take you through simple and practical approach while learning e-commerce principles. Audience This reference has been prepared for the beginners to help them understand the basic to advanced
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An external analysis of the seven environmental factors‚ global‚ demographic‚ economic‚ political/legal‚ socio-cultural and technological factors will aid in analyzing the key influences of the discount retail industry. Opportunities 1- 1‚801 stores in the U.S. Demographic 2- continuous economic success during economy hardships. Economic 3- Target citizen political action committee. Global & political 4- Variety of services‚ like online store‚ super Target‚ Target financial services. Social cultural/
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E-COMMERCE BUSİNESS MODELS The ultimate goal of an e-business is to generate revenue and make a profit‚ similar to traditional businesses. It is factual that the Internet has improved productivity for almost all the organizations that are using it. Nevertheless‚ the bottom line is that productivity must be converted to profitability. To achieve profitability as the final goal‚ different e-businesses or e-commerce sites position themselves in different parts of the value-chain. To generate revenue
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arena set some challenges that cannot be fulfilled with the help of the traditional banking system. The survey of current banking system in Bangladesh reveals the fact that it requires rapid modification and adaptation to keep harmony with the world economy business. It become more obvious by observing the increased number of customers in some modern banks while others are losing them. In the context of Bangladesh‚ a country of more than 140 million people‚ it is to be realized that there is no other
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E-commerce advantages and disadvantages E-commerce provides many new ways for businesses and consumers to communicate and conduct business. There are a number of advantages and disadvantages of conducting business in this manner. E-commerce advantages Some advantages that can be achieved from e-commerce include: • Being able to conduct business 24 x 7 x 365 . E-commerce systems can operate all day every day. Your physical storefront does not need to be open in order for customers and suppliers
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------------------------------------------------- Assignment - 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Individual Assignment : ------------------------------------------------- Management Information System – Electronic Business and Electronic Commerce Course Facilitator : Mr. James Situmorang Due Date : Wednesday‚ June 27th 2012 “I hereby declare that the attached assignment is our own work and understand that if I am suspected of plagiarism‚ cheating or any form of Academic Misconduct
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Although e-commerce application is not very popular in Sri Lanka‚ there are several organizations which successfully apply e-commerce in their business. One of the such organization is Kapruka (www.lanka.info). The main objective of Kapruka is to provide online shopping facilities. In addition they have wide range of services for customers. They are gift delivery in Sri Lanka‚ photo print and delivery to customers‚ download Sinhala Mp3‚ rent a car in Sri Lanka‚ astrology services‚ and obtain
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