order to understand why and how eBay has been successful‚ it is important to understand Porter’s five forces model. The model includes threat of potential new entrants‚ threat of rivalry in the industry‚ threat of suppliers‚ threat of suppliers‚ threat of buyers and threat of product substitution. [pic] Rivalry in the industry Because of low entry barriers‚ the market is full of competitors. Yahoo! Auctions is one of the example competitors for eBay eBay continues to appeal to their customers
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Strategic Management EBay Case Study 1. A). EBay’s greatest opportunities are: a. Long auction time-10 to 15days is too long for customers to wait b. Localizing their website all over the world c. Acquiring Skype and they have begun to integrate buyers and sellers d. Mobile phones‚ social media trends‚ will help them try to keep up with Amazon B). EBay’s greatest threats are: a. Constant Hacking and Fraud transaction b. Copyright problems-companies may
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY eBay‚ Inc. is the largest and most popular marketplace on the Internet‚ allowing members to buy and sell almost anything. Launched in 1995‚ about 147 million people now use eBay. An estimated 430‚000 people in the United States make all or most of their living by selling on eBay. eBay’s online payment service‚ called PayPal‚ enables transactions nearly anywhere in the world. eBay proclaims “trust” between buyers and sellers as the key to the success of the marketplace. eBay is the “The
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Logistics Logistics is the management of the flow of goods‚ information and other resources‚ including energy and people‚ between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of consumers (frequently‚ and originally‚ military organizations). Logistics involves the integration of information‚ transportation‚ inventory‚ warehousing‚ material-handling‚ and packaging‚ and occasionally security. Logistics is a channel of the supply chain which adds the value
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LOGISTIC SECTOR 1 CONTENT SERIAL NO. 1. 2. INTRODUCTION INDUSTRY COMPOSITION 2.1 ROAD TRANSPORT 2.1.1 LOGISTIC COMPANIES ENGAGED IN ROAD TRANSPORT 2.2 RAIL TRANSPORT 2.2.1 LOGISTIC COMPANIES ENGAGED IN RAIL TRANSPORT 2.3 SHIPPING 2.3.1 LOGISTIC COMPANIES ENGAGED IN SHIPPING 2.4 AIR CARGO 2.5 WAREHOUSING 2.5.1 LOGISTIC COMPANIES ENGAGED IN WAREHOUSING 2.6 CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS/ INLAND CONTAIN DEPOTS(CFS/ICD) 2.6.1 LOGISTIC COMPANIES ENGAGED IN CFS/ICD 2.7 PORTS 2.8 COLD CHAINS 2.8.1 LOGISTIC
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Integrated Virtual Logistics Network for Quick Responses By Diatha Krishna Sundar October 2001 Please address all correspondence to: Professor Diatha Krishna Sundar Associate Professor & Chairperson - ERP Centre Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bannerghatta Road Bangalore 560 076 Phone : 080 - 6993276 Fax : 080-6584050 E-mail : diatha@iimb.ernet.in Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2160390 Working Paper on Integrated Virtual Logistics Network for Quick Responses
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INTRODUCTION eBay Incorporated‚ a US company headquartered in San Jose‚ California‚ provides online marketplaces for the sale of goods and services‚ online payments services‚ and online communication offerings to individuals and business in the United States and internationally. With more than 90 million active users globally‚ their collective impact on e-commerce is staggering: In 2009‚ the total worth of goods sold on eBay was $60 billion — $2‚000 every second. The business strategy of eBay is exemplified
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Zheng Executive Summary Background eBay Inc history: September 1995: funded as a sole proprietorship. May 1996: incorporated in California. April 1998: reincorporated in Delaware. September 1998: completion of initial public offering October 2002: acquired PayPal Product Online Auction: Every day‚ 24 hours a day‚ 7 days a week‚ 365 days a year‚ millions of people from all over the world go shopping at online auctions. This is not an exaggeration - eBay‚ with a 76% share of the auction site
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internationally. EBay makes money by charging fees to sellers‚ however it is free to shop and place bids. Till date EBay has presence including partnerships and investments‚ with more than 90 million users worldwide. At the start of 2002‚ they used PayPal as their online payment method. Background/History A computer programmer called Pierre Omidyar‚ started EBay in his living room in the year and month of September 1995 in San Jose‚ California. Apparently‚ the reason why EBay was officially established
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SWOT Analysis of ebay Inc. eBay Inc. (eBay) is a US-based company‚ engaged in providing online marketplaces for the sale of goods and services. The various other services offered by the company include online commerce (ecommerce)‚ online payment services‚ and related online communications. eBay operates three business segments‚ namely‚ Marketplaces‚ which offers infrastructure for global online commerce activities; Payment‚ which engages in online payment solutions; and Communications segment
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