Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 1 E-Business Applications in Agriculture Dr. Michael Stachiw Format International, Inc. Jan. 6, 2004.

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc.Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 11

E-BusinessApplications in Agriculture

Dr. Michael StachiwDr. Michael Stachiw

Format International, Inc.Format International, Inc.

Jan. 6, 2004Jan. 6, 2004


E-Business/Commerce

•Need: To extract from our agribusiness enterprises maximal return on our investment

•Goal: Increase market share AND increase the number of markets we can sell our products

•Method: utilize E-business and E-Commerce techniques


E-Business/Commerce


E-Business/Commerce

The usage or implementation of E-commerce/ business can be as complicated or simple as you wish to make it!


E-Business/Commerce

E-Business – Definition:E-Business – Definition:

the conduct of business with the assistance of the conduct of business with the assistance of telecommunications and telecommunications and telecommunications-based toolstelecommunications-based tools**

* * http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/EC/ECDefns.html http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/EC/ECDefns.html


E-Business/CommerceE-Commerce – Definition:E-Commerce – Definition:

the conduct of commerce in goods and services, with the conduct of commerce in goods and services, with the assistance of telecommunications and the assistance of telecommunications and telecommunications-based tools telecommunications-based tools **

* * http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/EC/ECDefns.html http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/EC/ECDefns.html


E-Business/CommerceE-Commerce – Definition:E-Commerce – Definition:

Selling online, with or through a website, or by Selling online, with or through a website, or by means of email. Ecommerce or electronic means of email. Ecommerce or electronic commerce is usually subdivided into B2B commerce is usually subdivided into B2B (business to business: wholesale), B2C (business (business to business: wholesale), B2C (business to customer: retail) and C2C (customer to to customer: retail) and C2C (customer to customer: auctions and information portals). customer: auctions and information portals).

* * http://www.ecommerce-digest.com/ecommerce-definition.htmlhttp://www.ecommerce-digest.com/ecommerce-definition.html


E-Business/CommerceE-Commerce – Definition: (cont)E-Commerce – Definition: (cont)

Much more demanding — and not usually served by Much more demanding — and not usually served by off-the-shelf software — is e-business or electronic off-the-shelf software — is e-business or electronic business, where information technology is applied business, where information technology is applied to all aspects of company's operations. In e-to all aspects of company's operations. In e-business are to be found systems for CRM business are to be found systems for CRM (customer resource management), ERP (enterprise (customer resource management), ERP (enterprise resource planning), SFM (sales force management), resource planning), SFM (sales force management), SCM (supply chain management) and EP SCM (supply chain management) and EP (electronic procurement). (electronic procurement).

* * http://www.ecommerce-digest.com/ecommerce-definition.htmlhttp://www.ecommerce-digest.com/ecommerce-definition.html


E-Business/Commerce

E-Business – Definition:E-Business – Definition: Any business that is going to become a “on Any business that is going to become a “on

demand” businessdemand” business Any business that is going to “practice” Any business that is going to “practice”

Electronic data interchange (EDI)Electronic data interchange (EDI) Any business that is going to leverage their Any business that is going to leverage their

existing business through web based existing business through web based interfaces (ie website)interfaces (ie website)


E-Business/Commerce

Definition(s)/ImplementationsDefinition(s)/Implementations

““Best Case” – All transactions are performed Best Case” – All transactions are performed electronically, between vendor and electronically, between vendor and customer. Some companies like Ford customer. Some companies like Ford Motor Co., check supplier Motor Co., check supplier inventory/price/shipping options and order inventory/price/shipping options and order parts all “computer to computer”parts all “computer to computer”


E-Business/Commerce

Definition(s) /ImplementationsDefinition(s) /Implementations

““Average Case” – Most transactions are Average Case” – Most transactions are performed electronically, between vendor performed electronically, between vendor and customer. For example, ordering hams and customer. For example, ordering hams from Burgers’ Smokehouse, where from Burgers’ Smokehouse, where customer gets notified of specials via e-mail customer gets notified of specials via e-mail and can then click and order.and can then click and order.


E-Business/Commerce

Definition(s) /ImplementationsDefinition(s) /Implementations

““Least Case” – Simple payment portal, or Least Case” – Simple payment portal, or maybe only a website with business maybe only a website with business description and product offerings. For description and product offerings. For example, my web hosting business accepts example, my web hosting business accepts renewal payments via our website.renewal payments via our website.



E-Business/Commerce


E-Business/Commerce

Issue:Issue: TraditionalTraditional E-BusinessE-Business

AdvertsingAdvertsing//ExposureExposure

Usually a Usually a local event. local event. Reaching Reaching 10-50K 10-50K peoplepeople

Can reach all Can reach all 275 million 275 million people in the people in the US, or a US, or a large portion large portion of the worldof the world


E-Business/Commerce


Sales Sales “counter”“counter”

Each Each person can person can handle only handle only hundred of hundred of people per people per dayday

Website can Website can process process millions of millions of orders per orders per dayday


E-Business/Commerce


Fund Fund transfertransfer

Mail or in Mail or in person. person. Can take Can take up to 7 up to 7 business business daysdays

InstantInstant


E-Business/Commerce


Delivery Delivery Pickup in Pickup in person, person, U.S. Mail, U.S. Mail, truck truck delivery.delivery.

Can be via Can be via traditional traditional means, or means, or instantly via instantly via email or email or downloaddownload


E-Business/Commerce


Cost Cost If you hire If you hire people to people to sell, at least sell, at least $12K/yr/per$12K/yr/personson

Can be as low Can be as low as $350/yr to as $350/yr to just a coupe of just a coupe of thousand per thousand per yearyear


E-Business/Commerce

Examples:Examples:

AuctionsAuctions

Trading boardsTrading boards

On-line salesOn-line sales

Scheduling (like returning trucksScheduling (like returning trucks)

Information only (like what I have to sell)Information only (like what I have to sell)


If you need help or have questions

Please feel free to contact me, and I will Please feel free to contact me, and I will provide what ever advice or assistance I provide what ever advice or assistance I can. My E-mail is:can. My E-mail is:

[email protected] [email protected]


The End

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 1 E-Business Applications in Agriculture Dr. Michael Stachiw Format International, Inc. Jan. 6, 2004.

Documents