7 management information system electronic commerce judi prajetno sugiono [email protected] (2008)
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Learning Objectives
Identify the major categories and trends of e-commerce applications.
Identify the essential processes of an e-commerce system, and give examples of how they are implemented in e-commerce applications.
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Learning Objectives (continued)
Identify several key factors and Web store requirements needed to succeed in e-commerce.
Identify the business value of several types of e-commerce marketplaces.
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Learning Objectives (continued)
Discuss the benefits and trade-offs of several e-commerce clicks and bricks alternatives.
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Section I
Electronic Commerce Fundamentals
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Electronic Commerce Fundamentals (continued)
“Few concepts have revolutionized business more profoundly than e-commerce. E-commerce is changing the shape of competition, the speed of action, and the streamlining of interactions, products, and payments from customers to companies and from companies to suppliers.”
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Electronic Commerce Fundamentals (continued)
E-commerce The online process of developing, marketing,
selling, delivering, servicing, and paying for products & services transacted on internetworked, global marketplaces of customers, with the support of a worldwide network of business partners.
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The Scope of e-Commerce
Three Basic Categories Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Business-to-Business (B2B) Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C)
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Scope of e-Commerce (continued)
Electronic Commerce Technologies
The Internet, intranets, and extranets are the network infrastructure or foundation
Customers must be provided with a range of secure information, marketing, transaction processing, and payment services
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Scope of e-Commerce (continued)
Electronic commerce technologies (continued) Trading and business partners rely on the Internet
and extranets to exchange information and accomplish secure transactions
Company employees depend on a variety of Internet and intranet resources to communicate and collaborate
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Scope of e-Commerce (continued)
Electronic commerce technologies (continued)
IS professionals and end users can use a variety of software tools to develop and manage the content and operations of the websites and other e-commerce resources
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Essential e-Commerce Processes
Nine key components of an e-commerce process architecture Access control and security Profiling and personalizing Search management Content management Catalog management
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Key components (continued) Payment Workflow management Event notification Collaboration and training
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Access control and security Processes MUST establish mutual trust and secure
access Authenticating users Authorizing access Enforcing security features
Must protect the resources of e-commerce sites from threats Hackers Theft of passwords or credit card numbers System failures
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Profiling and personalizing One-to-one marketing strategy
Personalized view of the website Based on…
Personal data Website behavior and choices
Used to help authenticate your identity for account management and payment purposes
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Search management Helps customers find the specific product or
service they want Software may include a search engine
component or a company may acquire a customized e-commerce search engine
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Content and catalog management Content management software helps
companies develop, generate, deliver, update, and archive text data and multimedia information
Frequently takes the form of multimedia catalogs of product information
Works with profiling tools to personalize the content of the website
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Content and catalog management (continued) May be expanded to include product
configuration processes that support mass customization of a company’s products
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Workflow management Workflow software engine
Predefined sets of business rules Roles of stakeholders Authorization requirements Routing alternatives Databases used Sequence of tasks
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Workflow management (continued) Workflow systems ensure that..
Proper transactions, decisions, & work activities are performed
Correct data and documents are routed to the right employees, customers, suppliers, and other business stakeholders
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Event notification Most applications are event driven
New customer’s first visit Payment and delivery processes Customer relationship & supply chain management
activities Notifies those concerned when an event
occurs that might affect their status in a transaction
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Essential e-Commerce Processes (continued)
Collaboration and training Supports the collaboration arrangements &
trading services needed by customers, suppliers, & other stakeholders
May be provided by Internet-based trading services
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Electronic Payment Processes
Processes are complex Near anonymous nature of transactions Security issues Wide variety of debit and credit alternatives Wide variety of financial institutions and
intermediaries
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Electronic Payment Processes (continued)
Web payment processes Credit cards Purchase orders Electronic shopping cart
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Electronic Payment Processes (continued)
Electronic funds transfer (EFT) Uses a variety of IT to capture and process money
and credit transfers between banks and businesses and their customers ATMs Pay-by-phone Web-based
PayPal & Bill Point (cash transfers) CheckFree and PayTrust (automatic bill paying services)
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Electronic Payment Processes (continued)
Electronic funds transfer (continued)
Electronic bill payment Point-of-sale terminals linked to bank EFT systems
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Electronic Payment Processes (continued)
Secure electronic payments Addresses vulnerability to network sniffers
Encrypt data passing between customer and merchant
Encrypt the data passing between the customer and the company authorizing the credit card transaction
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Digital Wallet Secure Electronic Transaction standard
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Section II
E-Commerce Applications and Issues
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e-Commerce Application Trends
“E-commerce is here to stay. The Web and e-commerce are key industry drivers. It’s changed how many companies do business. It’s created new channels for our customers. Companies are at the e-commerce crossroads and there are many ways to go.”
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e-Commerce Application Trends (continued)
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e-Commerce Application Trends (continued)
E-commerce Sectors Six major e-commerce sectors
Infrastructure Applications Portals Content Services Exchanges
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Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce
Location is not a factor
Must build customer satisfaction, loyalty, & relationships
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Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce (continued)
Success factors
Selection and value Offer a good selection of attractive products and
services Build a reputation for high quality, guaranteed
satisfaction, and top customer support
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Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce (continued)
Success factors (continued)
Performance and service Site must be efficiently designed for ease of
access, shopping, and buying Service must be friendly and helpful Products should be available in inventory
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Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce (continued)
Success factors (continued)
Look and feel Attractive storefront, shopping areas, and
multimedia product catalogs
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Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce (continued)
Success factors (continued) Advertising and incentives
Targeted, personalized ads Incentives include
Coupons Discounts Special offers Vouchers for other web services
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Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce (continued)
Success factors (continued) Personal attention
Encourages customers to buy and make return visits
Welcomed by name Greeted with special offers Guided to the parts of the site that you are most
interested in Relationship building
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Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce (continued)
Success factors (continued) Community relationships
Giving customers with special interests a feeling of belonging to a unique community
Virtual communities Discussion forums Newsgroups Chat rooms Message boards Cross-links to related web communities
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Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce (continued)
Success factors (continued) Security and reliability
Customers must feel confident regarding the security of their…
Credit card Personal information Transaction details
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Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce (continued)
Success Factors (continued) Must feel that you are dealing with a trustworthy
business. Reliability
Orders filled and shipped as you requested Orders shipped in the timeframe promised Good customer support
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Web Store Requirements
Developing a Web Store Build
Website design tools Site design templates Custom design services Website hosting
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Web Store Requirements (continued)
Developing a web store (continued) Market
Web page advertising E-mail promotions Web advertising exchanges with affiliated sites Search engine registrations
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Web Store Requirements (continued)
Serving Your Customers
Serve Personalized web pages Dynamic multimedia catalog Catalog search engine Integrated shopping cart
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Web Store Requirements (continued)
Serving your customers (continued)
Transact Flexible order process Credit card processing Shipping and tax calculations E-mail order notifications
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Web Store Requirements (continued)
Serving your customers (continued)
Support Website online help Customer service e-mail Discussion group and chat rooms Links to related sites
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Web Store Requirements (continued)
Managing a Web Store
Manage Website usage statistics Sales and inventory reports Customer account management Links to accounting system
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Web Store Requirements (continued)
Managing a web store (continued)
Operate 24/7 website hosting Online tech support Scalable network capacity Redundant servers and power
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Web Store Requirements (continued)
Managing a web store (continued)
Protect User password protection Encrypted order processing Encrypted website administration Network fire walls and security monitors
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Business-to-Business e-Commerce
The wholesale and supply side of the commercial process
Businesses buy, sell, or trade with other businesses
Includes… Electronic catalog systems Electronic trading systems Electronic data interchange Electronic funds transfer
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e-Commerce Marketplaces
One-to-Many Sell-side. Host one major supplier who
dictates product catalog offerings & prices.
Many-to-One Buy-side. Attract many suppliers that flock to
these exchanges to bid on the business of a major buyer.
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e-Commerce Marketplaces (continued)
Some-to-Many Distribution marketplaces. Unite major suppliers
who combine their product catalogs to attract a larger audience of buyers.
Many-to-Some Procurement marketplaces. Unite major
suppliers who combine their purchasing catalogs to attract more suppliers.
More competition, lower prices
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e-Commerce Marketplaces (continued)
Many-to-Many Auction marketplaces. Used by many buyers
and sellers that can create a variety of buyers’ or sellers’ auctions to dynamically optimize prices.
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Clicks and Bricks
Alternatives E-Commerce Integration
E-commerce is integrated into the traditional business operations of a company.
Business case for integration Capitalizing on unique strategic capabilities that exist in a
company’s traditional business operations
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Clicks and Bricks (continued)
Alternatives (continued) Gaining strategic benefits such as..
Sharing established brands Sharing key business information Joint buying power Distribution efficiencies
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Clicks and Bricks (continued)
Alternatives (continued) Partial e-commerce integration using joint
ventures and strategic partnerships
Complete separation via the spin-off of an independent e-commerce company
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Clicks and Bricks (continued)
E-Commerce Channel Choices An e-commerce channel is the marketing or
sales channel created by a company to conduct and manage its chosen e-commerce activities
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Clicks and Bricks (continued)
Revenue-generating alternatives Additive channel New offer channel Subscription Advertising Sponsorship Licensing Portaling Commission Tolling
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Discussion Questions
Do you agree that most businesses should engage in electronic commerce on the Internet?
Are you interested in investing in, owning, managing, or working for a business that is primarily engaged in electronic commerce on the Internet?
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Discussion Questions (continued)
Why do you think there have been so many business failures among “dot-com” companies that were devoted only to retail e-commerce?
Do the e-commerce success factors discussed in the chapter guarantee success for an e-commerce business venture?
What else could go wrong & how would you confront those challenges?
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Discussion Questions (continued)
If personalizing a customer’s website experience is a key success factor, then electronic profiling processes to track visitor website behavior are necessary. Do you agree? What are the ethical implications?
All corporate procurement should be accomplished in e-commerce auction marketplaces, instead of using B2B websites that feature fixed-price catalogs or negotiated prices. Do you agree?
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Discussion Questions (continued)
If you were starting an e-commerce web store, which of the business requirements listed in this chapter would you primarily do yourself, and which would you outsource to a Web development or hosting company?
Which of the e-commerce clicks and bricks alternatives discussed in this chapter would you recommend to Barnes & Noble? Amazon.com? Wal-Mart? Any business?
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Real World Case 1 – Yahoo, Inc.
How is Yahoo doing financially right now?
Is Yahoo making the right moves toward continuing e-commerce profitability?
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Real World Case 1 (continued)
What are several other things Terry Semel could do to make Yahoo more successful?
Will Yahoo be able to compete successfully with AOL and MSN as an online service and e-commerce portal?
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Real World Case 2 – ChemConnect & Heritage Services
What are the business benefits and limitations of using public B2B exchanges like ChemConnect?
What is the business value of private B2B exchanges for a company?
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Real World Case 2 (continued)
Should a small business use public or private B2B exchanges, or should they use exchanges like eBay, that attract both consumers and small businesses?
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Real World Case 2 (continued)
How can ChemConnect broaden its customer base?
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Real World Case 3 – Staples, Steelcase, Countrywide, & HSN
Does the fact that customers who shop online and in other channels generate more sales, as Staples and HSN have found, mean that most companies should have an e-commerce website?
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Real World Case 3 (continued)
Do you agree with Steelcase that it is better for people to get product information online than from a salesperson?
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Real World Case 3 (continued)
Do the Steelcase and Countrywide websites do a good job of encouraging customers and visitors to buy their products and use their services?
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Real World Case 4 – eBags, Economy.com, & Classmates Online
Do you feel that eBags will be able to sustain its recent profitability?
How else could Economy.com increase its products, markets, and profitability?
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Real World Case 4 (continued)
How could other kinds of businesses use the Classmates Online business model to help strengthen their e-commerce success?
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Real World Case 5 – Office Depot, Lands’ End, & Others
Which website, Office Depot or Lands’ End, does a better job of helping users find the products they want?
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Real World Case 5 (continued)
When comparing the business value of the integration of customer information at Martha Stewart, retailer information at Panasonic, and inventory information at NextWine, which capability is of greatest importance to the success of an e-commerce business?
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Real World Case 5 (continued)
Which website capability or feature would you most like to see added to e-commerce websites?