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."
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