E - Commerce Lecture #3

Mrs.Vasanthi Muniasamy M.Sc.,

M.Phil

Department Of Information

Systems

King Khalid University

Introduction to E-Commerce

Lecture #3

Introduction to Commerce and E –

Commerce

Components of E - Commerce

E-Business & E-Commerce

Process Diagram of E - Commerce

Types of E - Commerce

The exchange of commodities, buying and

selling, of products and services requiring

transportation, from location to location is

known as commerce.

E-commerce provides the capability of

buying and selling products and

information on the internet and other

online services.

Components of E- Commerce

Online Shopping - the scope of information and activities that provides the customer with the information they need to conduct business with you and make an informed buying decision.

Online Purchasing - the technology infrastructure for the exchange of data and the purchase of a product over the Internet.

E-Business is a Super-set of E-Commerce.

E-business includes E-commerce but also

covers internal processes such as

Production

Inventory management

Product development

Risk management

Finance

Human resources.

E-Business

E-Commerce

The term e-commerce was originally conceived to

describe the process of conducting business

transactions electronically using technology from

the

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). 

B2B ( Business to Business E-commerce)

B2C ( Business to Consumer E-commerce)

C2B ( Consumer to Business E-commerce)

C2C ( Consumer to Consumer E-commerce)

M-Commerce (Mobile E-commerce)

Companies doing business with each other such as manufacturers selling to distributors and wholesalers selling to retailers.

For Example: Logistic companies

In B2C seller is a business organization buyer is

consumer.

In this case costumer directly interacts with company,

i.e. books and cd’s buy online and internet used as a

medium for transaction.

Newspapers reading and weather forecasting

Examples are ebay.com, and amazon.com.

A consumer posts his project with a set budget online

and within hours companies review the consumer's

requirements and bid on the project.

The consumer reviews the bids and selects the

company that will complete the project.

In this type both seller and buyers are consumers.

There are many sites offering free classifieds, auctions

and forums where individuals can buy and sell.

PayPal where people can send and receive money

online with ease.

Olx.com auction service is a great example of where

person-to-person transactions take place everyday.

Mobile commerce is the buying and selling of goods and

services through wireless technology – i.e., cellular

telephones and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

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