Chapter 6 Company-Centric B2B and E-Procurement Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter‚ you will be able to: 1. Describe the B2B field. 2. Describe the major types of B2B models. 3. Discuss the characteristics of the sell-side marketplace‚ including auctions. 4. Describe the sell-side intermediary models. 5. Describe the characteristics of the buy-side marketplace and e-procurement. 6. Explain how reverse auctions work in B2B. 7. Describe B2B aggregation and group
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chemical producer‚ Dow Chemical Company. Yet for all of industry ’s superficial acknowledgement of the need for environmental responsibility‚ no other organization has so completely focused on balancing financial‚ social and environmental results. Dow has incorporated a highly successful e-commerce strategy‚ not only for the benefits it can yield in business results‚ but also as part of its ongoing implementation and management of its Triple Bottom Line business model. Introduction "The ocean will
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CASTE AND CENSUS: IMPLICATIONS TO SOCIETY Dr. Afonso Botelho Associate Professor‚ Department of Sociology Rosary College of Commerce and Arts‚ Navelim – Goa ____________________________________________________________________ Abstract: The proposal to reintroduce caste as a category in the 2011 census sparked off considerable discussion among sociologists‚ anthropologists and others. This paper attempts to analyze the pros and cons of the idea to reintroduce the variable of caste‚ a distinctive
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IMPACT OF E-COMMERCE ON THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY E-commerce is the new buzz word. With the advent of the Internet‚ the development of e-commerce in both the developed and developing economies has developed at a rapid pace. Developing countries such as Malaysia are catching up fast as there are already 1.2 million Internet users. The private sector and the Government have taken initiatives to implement e-commerce. Physical and legal infrastructure for e-commerce in Malaysia have been put in place
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In modern society‚ the options for the consumer are endless. Brick and mortar businesses are starting to become an endangered aspect of the business world. Many companies are turning to e-commerce and e-business. One recent statistic states‚ “E-commerce and online auctions will see a 16.9% revenue increase by the end of 2009.†There is no doubt that E-commerce is taking its turn in the consumer world. Among this research is the corporate giant‚ Wal-Mart. In this paper we will be discussing
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Knowledge Management in EC – e-commerce Abstract In the present E-Commerce (EC) era Knowledge Management (KM) is fundamental to a company’s success. Not only has the topic of KM attracted much research attention but the management of customer knowledge is becoming increasingly important. Nevertheless‚ little research has been carried out to see how KM is gained through EC and what a suitable framework is. Companies with EC operations have the advantage of acquiring more detailed information
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well suited to a combination of electronic and traditional commerce. In one paragraph‚ describe the elements of the service that would be best handled using traditional commerce‚ and explain why. Traditional commerce‚ rather than electronic commerce‚ can be a better way to sell items that rely on personal selling skills. 3. Briefly describe the specific activities that a motorcycle manufacturer might include in B2B electronic commerce for its supply management or procurement operations. The
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SOCIAL AND POLITICAL IMPLICATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA A SEMINAR PRESENTED BY ADEBAYO‚ SEGUN MATRIC NO: 173998 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY FACULTY OF ARTS UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN COURSE: PHI 713- SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY LECTURER IN CHARGE PROFESSOR DIPO IRELE June 2013 INTRODUCTION: Communication is as old as humankind‚ it is the basis of social interactions and life blood of human societies‚ we can say without communication. Each individual would merely be an island
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virtual community and a social networking web site. In Social networks everyone has their own social network (whether online or offline). Everyone has friends‚ families‚ and people they are acquainted with. An online social networking site simply makes our social networks visible to others who are not in our immediate network. So the single most important feature that distinguishes a social network from a community is how people are held together on these sites. In a social network‚ people are
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Firm Strategy‚ Structure and Rivalry | * India’s e retailers have primarily relied on PE funds and venture capitalists * Pricing is the point of differentiation from existing Brick and Mortar shops * Focus on segments like Books and apparels to slowly increase their offerings * innovations in delivery and technology in recent years like Cash on Delivery‚ CRM * Introduction of Guarantied replacement approach.Rivalry- * Business model is easy to copy * Beginning of
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