Eb B2bec Turban
Eb B2bec Turban
Eb B2bec Turban
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Types of materials
Direct used to make product Indirect used to support production
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Creates new sales (purchase) opportunities Eliminates paper and reduces administrative costs Expedites processing and reduces cycle time Lowers search costs and time for buyers to find products and vendors Increases productivity of employees dealing with buying and/or selling Reduces errors and improves quality of services Makes product configuration easier Reduces marketing and sales costs (for sellers)
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Marketing Characteristics selling from electronic catalogs (often customized) selling via forward auction one-to-one selling (usually under a negotiated long term contract)
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Benefits:
lower operating costs improved quality better and faster technical service reduced software packaging costs
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Intermediary Distributor
Grainger.com (horizontal markets) Boeing PART (vertical market)
Auctioneer links buyers and sellers buyers may be less suspicious of products sold by auctioneers handles billing and collection
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buy-side e-marketplace A corporate-based acquisition site that uses reverse auctions, negotiations, group purchasing, or any other e-procurement method
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e-sourcing The process and tools that electronically enable any activity in the sourcing process, such as quotation/tender submission and response, e-auctions, online negotiations, and spending analyses
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Managerial Issues
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Can we justify the cost of B2B? Which vendor(s) should we select? Which B2B model(s) should we use? Should we restructure our procurement system? What are the ethical issues in B2B? Will there be massive disintermediation? How can trust and loyalty be cultivated in B2B? How is mobile B2B done?
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