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    E-Commerce: Geetanjali Joshi, 3 February 2018

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    This document provides an introduction to e-commerce, defining it as the process of buying, selling, transferring, or exchanging products, services, and information via electronic networks and computers. It outlines the history of e-commerce from the 1970s to today, describes the major categories of e-commerce including business-to-consumer and business-to-business, and discusses the benefits to both organizations and consumers. Additional sections cover business applications of e-commerce, online shopping trends, and interesting facts and statistics about e-commerce usage.

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    This document provides an introduction to e-commerce, defining it as the process of buying, selling, transferring, or exchanging products, services, and information via electronic networks and computers. It outlines the history of e-commerce from the 1970s to today, describes the major categories of e-commerce including business-to-consumer and business-to-business, and discusses the benefits to both organizations and consumers. Additional sections cover business applications of e-commerce, online shopping trends, and interesting facts and statistics about e-commerce usage.

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    The key takeaways are that e-commerce involves buying and selling of products/services online and has grown tremendously over the past few decades. The major categories are business-to-consumer and business-to-business transactions.

    The two major categories of e-commerce are business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B).

    Some of the benefits of e-commerce for organizations include global reach, cost reduction, supply chain improvements, extended hours of operation, customization and improved customer relations.

    INTRODUCTION

    E-COMMERCE

    Geetanjali joshi,
    3 february 2018
    Table of Contents
    .

    1. E-Commerce categories
    1. Two major categories
    2. Other categories

    2. Benefits of e-commerce
    1. Benefits to organizations
    2. Benefits to consumers

    3. Business applications

    5. Online shopping

    Interesting facts and figures

    10. Summary and Conclusion

    12. References
    Definition of E-Commerce

     E-Commerce or Electronic commerce is a


    process of buying, selling, transferring, or
    exchanging products, services, and/or
    information via electronic networks and
    computers
    Brief History of E-Commerce
     1970s
     E-commerce meant the facilitation of
    commercial transactions electronically, using
    technology such as Electronic Data
    Interchange (EDI) and Electronic Funds
    Transfer (EFT), allowing businesses to send
    commercial documents like purchase orders
    or invoices electronically.
    Brief History of E-Commerce (cont)..

     1980s
     The growth and acceptance of credit cards
     Automated teller machines (ATM)
     Telephone banking
     Airline reservation system

    2
    E-Commerce Categories

     Two major categories


     Other categories

    3
    Two Major Categories
     Business-to-consumer (B2C) :
    Online transactions are made between
    businesses and individual consumers. E.g.
    Amazon.com, eBay.com.

     Business-to-business (B2B):
    Businesses make online transactions with other
    businesses.
    Other Categories
     Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
     Mobile commerce (m-commerce)
     E-learning
     E-government

    4
    Benefits of E-Commerce
     Benefits to organizations
     Benefits to consumers

    5
    Benefits to organizations
     Global reach
     Cost reduction
     Supply chain improvements
     Extended hours: 24/7/365
     Customization
     Improved customer relations
    Benefits to consumers
     More products and services
     Cheaper products and services
     Instant delivery
     Information availability
     Participation in auctions
    Business applications

     Email
     Instant messaging
     Online shopping and order tracking
     Online banking
     Shopping cart software
     Teleconferencing
     Electronic tickets
    Online Shopping
     Online shopping is the process of buying
    goods and services from merchants who
    sell on the Internet

     Online consumers are evenly split


    between men and women and tend to be
    better educated, younger, and more
    affluent than the general population
    Online Shopping (cont)..

     Advantages:
     24-hour access
     Ability to comparison
    shop
     The in-home privacy
     Variety

    6
    Online Shopping (cont)..
     Favourite websites for shopping include
    those featuring:
     Event tickets
     Online periodicals subscription
     Flowers and gifts
     Consumer electronics
     Travel
    Online Shopping (cont)..

    How do you buy something


    Interesting Facts and Statistics

     Every 1.2 seconds, a Canadian makes a


    purchase with their PayPal account

     Almost 20 per cent of Canadians make three or


    more online purchases per month (comScore
    2009).
    Interesting Facts and Statistics
    (cont..)

     Ninety per cent of Canadians do their


    online shopping exclusively from home
    and only one per cent of Canadians shop
    online exclusively from work (comScore
    2009).

     Experts predict that online sales will reach


    US$328 billion by 2010
    Summary and Conclusion
     The Internet has lead to the birth and evolution
    E-commerce. E-commerce has now become a
    key component of many organizations in the
    daily running of their business.

     As the Internet and in turn E-commerce has


    developed, and continues to evolve and grow, it
    is vital that any organization, in any particular
    industry, must base its strategic planning around
    such a rapidly growing medium.
    References (pictures)
    1. Web. 14 Apr. 2010.
    http://www.siennawebdesigns.com/images/new-ecommerce.jpg
    2. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.
    http://www.capitalbanknj.com/images/splash_images/products/telephone_
    3. Web. 13 Apr. 2010. http://zunia.org/typo3temp/pics/427d6f0cb0.jpg
    4. Web. 12 Apr. 2010.
    http://elearningeduc.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/elearning2.jpg
    5. Web. 12 Apr. 2010. http://www.microinfoware.com/images/E_comm.jpg
    6. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.
    http://www.zealousweb.com/img/ecommerce_development.jpg
    7. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.
    http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.teach-ict.com/ecdl/mod
    8. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.
    http://www.duck-design.com/images/paypal_logo-2.gif
    References (content)
     Web. 10 Apr. 2010.
    www.rogeliodavila.com/tie/TIE%20notas/EC2004_ch01.ppt
     Web. 10 Apr. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-commerce
     Web. 10 Apr. 2010.
    http://wiki.media-culture.org.au/index.php/E-commerce_-_O
     Web. 10 Apr. 2010.
    http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/19642.html
     Web. 12 Apr. 2010.
    http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2009/30
     Kerin, Roger A., Steven William. Hartley, and William
    Rudelius. "Retailing and Wholesaling." Marketing: the Core.
    Boston, Mass.: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009. 217-19. Print.
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