E-business Supply Chains

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the business-to-business (B2B) and the business-to-consumer (B2C) website supply chain characteristics such as scalability. The paper explains how traditional and e-business supply chains are being combined. The paper shows how while the business-to-business websites and enterprises might have a shorter and more transparent supply chain with greater consumer integration, both employ many of the same technology solutions to complete or enhance their supply chains.

Outline:
Scalability
Internet Technologies
Business to Business
Business to Consumer

From the Paper:

"E-business and e-commerce initiatives require scalability because of the rapid growth such business models are capable of. Cunningham states that e-enabled businesses can grow and expand so rapidly that if scalability is not built into the system, technological infrastructures can become antiquated within a period of months because of the wide exposure that internet based operating platforms provide (2001, p.93). Additionally, scalability is a quality that enhances the geographic diversity that many organizations exhibit in the contemporary business environment. Scalability ensures that any remote addition to an operation can simply plug-in to the existing IT infrastructure without burdening the overall system."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Amazon.com. (2006). Amazon.com (website). Retrieved August 26, 2006, from: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c =97664&p=irol-irhome
• Cunningham, M. J. (2001). B2B: How to Build a Profitable E-Commerce Strategy. Cambridge,MA: Perseus Publishing.
• Dennis, C., Fenech, T., & Merrilees, B. (2004). E-Retailing. New York: Routledge.
• Gentry, C. (2005). Million-dollar savings. Chain Store Age, 81(2), p.54. Retrieved August 26, 2006 from EBSCOhost online database: http://www.apollolibary.com
• Wal-Mart suppliers. (2006). Wal-Mart (website). Retrieved August 26, 2006, from: http://www.walmartstores.com/ GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=220

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