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EB101-44 Ecommerce
WK#2-HW-Chpt. #1
1. Identify and explain the FIVE common E-commerce categories mentioned in the textbook (i.e. B2C). Please provide an example of a REAL-LIFE website for each one.
a. B2B ? Business to Business ? Firms that use the internet mainly to conduct business with other businesses. (i.e. www.provision-x.com - company that supports the buying and selling of beef and poultry among growers, ranchers, distributors and groceries)
b. B2C ? Business to Consumer - Businesses using Internet to conduct business with consumers. (i.e. www.gap.com ? clothing store that caters cloth for all ages through the net)
c. C2C ? Consumer to Consumer - Business facilitates the exchange of data directly between individuals over the Internet. (i.e. www.forsalebyowner.com ? a real state site where owners of home/apartments post their properties for sale.)
d. B2E ? Business to Employee - Businesses using the Internet to conduct business activities with their employees. (i.e. Human Resource area of a company)
e. B2G ? Business to Government - Businesses sell goods or services to governments and government agencies. (i.e. www.ford.com ? sells vehicles to the government for police force use)
2. Chapter #1: Review Question #1.
Describe 3 factors that would cost a company to continue doing business in traditional ways and avoid electronic commerce.
a. Sale/purchase of impulse items for immediate use ? i.e. groceries.
b. Fraud ? i.e. imputing credit card info on the net and being stolen by someone. (identity theft)
c. Sale/purchase of high value jewelry and antiques ? afraid of being ripped off.
3. Chapter #1: Exercise #1. Plea ...