E-Commerce System - CH 9
E-Commerce System - CH 9
E-Commerce System - CH 9
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E-Commerce System
E-commerce changes the form of competition, the speed of action, and the improvement
of interactions, products and payments from customers to companies from companies to
suppliers. For most companies, electronic commerce is more than just buying and selling
products online. In fact, electronic trading covers the entire online process from development,
marketing, sales, delivery, inter-network, to global customer markets, with the support of a
worldwide network of business partners.
Access Control and Security, Electronic commerce processes must build trust and access
security between parties in electronic commerce transactions by ensuring user authenticity,
authorizing access, and using security features. For example, this process specifies that
consumers and e-commerce sites are those who identify themselves by means of usernames and
passwords, encryption or certification keys and digital signatures.
Profiles and Personalization, Once you have gained access to an e-commerce site, a
profile process can occur when collecting data on your property and site behavior and your
preferences, as well as building a profile of your characteristics and preferences. User profiles
are constructed using profile tools such as user registrations, small information archives, website
behavior tracking software, and user feedback. These profiles are then used to identify you as an
individual user and provide you with a personalized overview of the site's content, such as
product recommendations and personalizing Web ads as part of a one-on-one advertising
strategy.
Search Management, An efficient and effective search process provides top-of-the-line
capabilities for e-commerce sites that help consumers search for the specific product or service
they want to rate or purchase. E-commerce software packages can include components of a web
search engine, or a company can obtain customized e-commerce search engines from technology
companies such as Google and Requisite Technolgy.
Event Notification, Most e-commerce applications are event-driven systems that respond
to a set of events - from the first new customer site access, to the pay and delivery process, to
countless customer relationships and supply management activities.
Colaboration and Trade, The main category of the e-commerce process comprises those
that support important collaborative arrangements and trading services required by customers,
suppliers and other shareholders to complete e-commerce.
Payment for purchased products and services is a clear and important structure in the
process of electronic commerce transactions. The payment process, however, is not simple due to
the almost unrecognized nature of the electronic transactions that take place between the
networked computer systems of the buyer and the seller as well as the many security issues
involved.
Payment Process through the Site, Most e-commerce systems on the site involve
businesses and customers (business and consumers-B2C) depending on credit card payment
processing, but many B2b e-commerce systems rely on more complex payment processes based
on the use of purchase orders.
Secure Electronic Payments When you make an online purchase on the internet, your
credit card information is vulnerable to being intercepted by tracking networks, which are
software that easily recognizes credit card number formats. Several basic security measures have
been used to solve this security problem: 1. Encrypt data that passes between customers and
merchants, 2. Encrypt data that passes between customers and companies that authorize credit
card transactions, or 3. Take sensitive information offline.
Electronic commerce is here to stay. Websites and e-commerce are key drivers of the
industry. This changes the way the company does business. Electronic commerce creates new
channels for our customers. The company is at an e-commerce crossroads and there are many
roads to walk.
E-Commerce Success Factors, On the internet, barriers of time, distance and form are no
longer applicable, and businesses are able to transact goods and services 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, 365 days a year with customers all over world. In certain cases, it is even possible to
convert physical items (CDs, software packages, newspapers) into virtual goods (MP3 audio,
downloadable software, HTML information).
1. One to Many: Sellers' side markets. Enforce one major supplier offering product and
price pricing options, for example Cisco.com and Dell.com
2. Many to One: buying-side markets include a large pool of suppliers in exchange for a
business offer from a major buyer such as GE or AT&T
3. Several to Many: Distribution markets, bundled and major suppliers combines their
product catalog to attract a wider range of buyers, for example: VerticalNet and
Works.com
4. Many to Several: Procurement market, bringing together major buyers who combine their
catalog of buyers to attract more suppliers, thereby increasing competition and lowering
prices. For example: the Convisint car industry and the Patelios energy industry.
5. Many to Many: The auction market uses a large number of buyers and sellers can make
the auction of various buyers and sellers dynamically optimize prices, Examples are eBay
and FreeMarket.
Companies recognize that success will come to those who adopt a clicks-and-mortar
strategy that bridges the real and virtual worlds. Different companies will need to follow
different paths when deciding how close - or free - to integrate their internet initiatives with their
traditional operations.
The Office Depot is a prime example of why companies have chosen to integrate virtual
and real-world strategies, whereby their e-commerce business is integrated in several key ways
in the traditional business operations of a company.
E-Commerce Channel Options, Some of the key questions company management should
answer in making virtual and real-time decisions and developing outcomes from the e-commerce
channel. An e-commerce channel is a marketing or sales channel created by a company to carry
out and manage the e-commerce activities of its choice.