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This research paper will be used as a guide to explain how the supply chain differs on a B2C site (business to consumer),which is consumer shopping on the web, compared to a B2B site (business to business), which is transactions conducted between businesses on the web.
A supply chain is a process that involves a series of steps to process a transaction in order to get the end product, service to consumer, or the end result. When it comes to the consumer, it can be a business or an individual. There are two types of supply chains that will be discussed through out this research paper. The two types of supply chains are B2B and B2C. B2B is business to business transactions and B2C is business to consumer transactions. There are different steps that are associated with B2B and B2C process that are quite different from one another, which also may involve different systems and management styles to ensure their correctness. "The part of an industry value chain that precedes a particular strategic business unit is often called a supply chain (Schneider, 2004)." "A company's supply chain for a particular product or service includes all the activities undertaken by every predecessor in the value chain to design, produce, promote, market, deliver, and support each individual component of that product or service (Schneider, 2004)." Majority of all supply chains are managed a team to help ensure that the end product reaches its destination in a cost efficient and timely manner.
The B2B and B2C supply chains may seem to be similar; unfortunately, they are not. "The main difference between B2B and B2C is the amount of channels a product must flow through before re ...