Table of Contents
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
..............................................................................................................................................1
DEFINITION AND CONCEPTS.....................................................................................2
Defination of E-commerce from different Prospective.......................................................3
Benefit of E-commerce.....................................................................................................3-4
Scope of E-commerce..........................................................................................................4
History of E-commerce........................................................................................................4
The internet and the Web ....................................................................................................5
Concept of E-commerce...................................................................................................5-6
How E-commerce works..................................................................................................6-7
FORCES FUELING E-COMMERCE............................................................................8
1.Economic Process.............................................................................................................8
2.Market Process..................................................................................................................9
3.Technology Process......................................................9Error! Bookmark not defined.
E-COMMERCE AND E-BUSINESS.............................................................................10
The Internet Economy........................................................................................................11
The Internet Economy Conceptual Frame.........................................................................12
TYPES OF E-COMMERCE..........................................................................................13
B2B....................................................................................................................................13
B2C....................................................................................................................................13
C2B....................................................................................................................................14
B2E....................................................................................................................................14
C2C....................................................................................................................................15
CHALLENGES IN E-COMMERCE.............................................................................15
The Challenge....................................................................................................................16
Security Issues...................................................................................................................16
Builiding Blocks...........................................................................................................17-18
Solution..............................................................................................................................19
E-COMMERCE COMMUNITIES...........................................................................19-20
CONSUMER ORIENTED E-COMMERCE................................................................21
Traditional Retailing..........................................................................................................21
E-Retailing.........................................................................................................................22
GEO Shops and CNET Stores......................................................................................22-23
Benefits of E-Retailing............................................................................................23-24-25
The Future of E-Retailing..................................................................................................25