Chapter 7 Flashcards

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E Commerce Benefits

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Increases Reach
Reduce Processing Costs
Removes Barriers

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E-Business

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Using the internet for buying, selling, customer service, collaboration, e-learning, and internal operations

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Brick-and-Mortar Organizations

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Businesses where products, processes, and delivery are all physical

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Virtual Organizations

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Businesses where products, processes, and delivery are all digital

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Clicks-and-Mortar Organizations

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Businesses that operate both online and in physical locations

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E-Commerce Business Models Examples

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Members
Online Auctions
Viral Marketing

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B2C (Business-to-Consumer)

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When businesses sell products or services directly to individuals

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B2B (Business-to-Business)

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When businesses sell products or services to other businesses. It makes up most of e-commerce activity

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C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer)

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When individuals sell products or services directly to other individuals, often through auctions or classified ads

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B2E (Business-to-Employee)

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When a company uses e-commerce to provide services and information to its employees, such as managing benefits, training, discounts, and ordering supplies

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E-Government

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The use of internet technology to provide information and services to citizens (G2C) and businesses (G2B), often including government procurement rules

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Auction

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A process where buyers or sellers bid competitively, and prices change based on the bids

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Benefits of E Auctions

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Increased Revenue for Sellers
Bargain Lower Prices for Buyers

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Forward Auctions

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Sellers offer items to multiple buyers, and the highest bidder wins

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Reverse Auctions

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A buyer requests bids from sellers, and the lowest bidder wins

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Request for Quotation (RFQ)

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A buyer posts details about a needed purchase, and suppliers submit electronic bids

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17
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Electronic Marketplace

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An online space where buyers and sellers do business

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18
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Electronic Payment

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Systems that let customers pay online instead of using cash or checks

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Traditional System Disadvantages

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No Face to Face Contact for Cash
Not everyone accepts credit cards
Less Secure

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20
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Where are E Cheques primarily used in

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B2B

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21
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E-Commerce Limitation

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Security Standards
Slow/Costly in less developed countries
Insecure

22
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B2B vs B2C

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B2B EC is larger by volume, but B2C EC is more complex due to many buyers making millions of small transactions with a few sellers

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Why B2C is Complex

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Companies like Amazon must manage thousands of small transactions, process orders quickly, ship products on time, and handle returns

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Challenges in B2C

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Competition
Order Fulfillment

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E-Tailing (Electronic Retailing)

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The direct sale of products and services online through storefronts or electronic malls, often using catalogs or auctions

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The Long Tail

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A strategy of selling many unique items in small quantities

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Electronic Storefront

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A company’s website where customers can place orders

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Electronic Mall

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A website with multiple online shops under one address

29
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Disintermediation

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Removing middlemen in electronic commerce

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Intermediaries (Middlemen)

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They provide information and offer services like consulting

31
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Fintech

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An industry of companies using technology to offer financial services, competing with traditional banks and institutions

32
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Lending

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P2P lending platforms use technology to connect borrowers and lenders, offering faster, cheaper, and more accessible credit than traditional banks

33
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Spamming

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Sending unwanted emails without the recipient’s consent

34
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Viral Marketing

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When people share marketing messages about a product with their friends

35
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Issues in E-Tailing

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Channel Conflict
Order Fulfillment
Personalized Pricing

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Channel Conflict

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When a company sells directly online, upsetting its existing distributors

37
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Multichannelling

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A process where a company combines its online and offline channels

38
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Personalized Pricing

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Setting prices based on a customer’s ability to pay

39
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Sell-side Marketplace

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A B2B model where organizations sell to other organizations through their own or third-party e-marketplace

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Buy-side Marketplace

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A B2B model where organizations buy products or services from others electronically, often using a reverse auction

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E-Procurement

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Buying goods and services using electronic tools

42
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Group Purchasing

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Combining orders from multiple buyers to get a volume discount

43
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Public Exchanges

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Online marketplaces with many buyers and sellers, open to everyone, often run by a third party

44
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Three Types of Public Exchanges

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Vertical
Horizontal
Functional

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Vertical Exchanges

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Connects buyers and sellers in specific industry

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Horizontal Exchanges

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Connect buyers and sellers across many industries. They are used primarily for MRO materials (Maitenance, Repair, Operations)

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Functional Exchanges

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Services like temporary help or extra office space are traded as needed

48
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Ethical Issues of E-Commerce

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Privacy
Employee Displacement
Impact on Some Workers

49
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Credit Card Fraud Prevention

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Technology/Data analysis to identify potential

50
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CC Fraud Triggers

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Repeat Order in Short Time
Different Shipping Address
Multiple Shipping Addresses
Mass of Same Product

51
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Legal Issues of E-Commerce

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Fraud
Affiliate Marketing
Domain Names
Cybersquatting
Taxes/Fees
Copyright