Electronic Commerce Definitions and concepts e-business a broader definition of ec that includes not just the buying and selling of goods and services, but also servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, and conducting electronic transactions within an organization EC2006 Prentice Hall 6
EC 2006 Prentice Hall 6 Electronic Commerce: Definitions and Concepts e-business A broader definition of EC that includes not just the buying and selling of goods and services, but also servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, and conducting electronic transactions within an organization
Electronic Commerce Definitions and concepts · Pure Versus partial eo EC takes several forms depending on the degree of digitization( the transformation from physical to digital) (1)the product (service)sold (2) the process, (3)the delivery agent (or intermediary EC2006 Prentice Hall
EC 2006 Prentice Hall 7 Electronic Commerce: Definitions and Concepts • Pure Versus Partial EC – EC takes several forms depending on the degree of digitization (the transformation from physical to digital) (1) the product (service) sold, (2) the process, (3) the delivery agent (or intermediary)
Exhibit 1. 1 the dimensions of Electronic Commerce Partial Electronic Pure Commerce Electronic Areas Commerce Product Physical Traditional igital Process Product Commerce Physical Process Physical Digital Agent Agent Player EC2006 Prentice hall
EC 2006 Prentice Hall 8 Exhibit 1.1 The Dimensions of Electronic Commerce
Electronic Commerce Definitions and concepts EC organizations brick-and-mortar organizations Old-economy organizations(corporations )that perform most of their business off-line selling physical products by means of physical agents virtual (pure-play)organizations Organizations that conduct their business activities solely online click-and-mortar (click-and-brick) organizations Organizations that conduct some e-commerce activities, but do their primary business in the physical world EC2006 Prentice Hall
EC 2006 Prentice Hall 9 Electronic Commerce: Definitions and Concepts • EC organizations brick-and-mortar organizations Old-economy organizations (corporations) that perform most of their business off-line, selling physical products by means of physical agents virtual (pure-play) organizations Organizations that conduct their business activities solely online click-and-mortar (click-and-brick) organizations Organizations that conduct some e-commerce activities, but do their primary business in the physical world
Electronic Commerce Definitions and concepts · Where Ec is conducted electronic market (e-marketplace) An online marketplace where buyers and sellers meet to exchange goods, services, money, or information interorganizational information systems (OSs) Communications system that allows routine transaction processing and information flow between two or more organizations intraorganizational information systems Communication systems that enable e-commerce activities to go on within individual organizations EC2006 Prentice Hall
EC 2006 Prentice Hall 10 Electronic Commerce: Definitions and Concepts • Where EC is conducted electronic market (e-marketplace) An online marketplace where buyers and sellers meet to exchange goods, services, money, or information interorganizational information systems (IOSs) Communications system that allows routine transaction processing and information flow between two or more organizations intraorganizational information systems Communication systems that enable e-commerce activities to go on within individual organizations