E commerce chapter no 02

E-commerce
business. technology. society.
Fourth Edition

Kenneth C. Laudon
Carol Guercio Traver

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 2-1

Chapter 2
E-commerce Business
Models and Concepts


Online Groceries: Up from the Embers
Class Discussion
 Why do you think Webvan.com failed?
 Why are more traditional grocery chains succeeding
today?
 Why would online customers pay the same prices as in
the stores plus pay delivery charges? What’s the
benefit to the customer?
 What are the important success factors for
FreshDirect?
 Do you think FreshDirect would work in your town?


E-commerce Business Models—Definitions

 Business model
 Set of planned activities designed to result in a
profit in a marketplace
 Business plan
 Describes a firm’s business model
 E-commerce business model
 Uses/leverages unique qualities of Internet and
Web


Key Ingredients of a Business Model
Table 2.1, Page 67


Value Proposition (Fresh Direct example.)
 Defines how a company’s product or service
fulfills the needs of customers
 Questions to ask:
 Why will customers choose to do business with
your firm instead of another?
 What will your firm provide that others do not or
cannot?
 Examples of successful value propositions:
 Personalization/customization
 Reduction of product search, price discovery costs
 Facilitation of transactions by managing product
delivery

Revenue Model
 Describes how the firm will earn revenue,
generate profits, and produce a superior
return on invested capital (not only profit + value proposition)
 Major types:
 Advertising revenue model (Yahoo)
 Subscription revenue model(consumerreport.com)
 Transaction fee revenue model(e Bay)
 Sales revenue model(Amazon)
 Percentage of sale (Mypoints)


Market Opportunity
 Refers to a company’s how much chances of
success are available for this company into
marketplace. ( Software development example)
 Market space: area of actual or potential
commercial value in which company intends to
operate
 Realistic market opportunity: defined by revenue
potential in each of market niches in which
company hopes to compete


Competitive Environment
 Refers to the those companies who already
exist into market selling similar products and
services.
 Influenced by:
 how many competitors are active
 how large their operations are
 the market share for each competitor
 how profitable these firms are
 how they price their products
 Includes both direct competitors and indirect
competitors


Competitive Advantage
 Unique skill which is used by firm to produce
good and services into market as compare to
other compatitors.
 Technology, unique idea, or other skill
 Types of competitive advantage include:
 First mover advantage
 Unfair competitive advantage


Market Strategy
 Plan that details how a company intends to
enter a new market and attract customers
 Best business concepts will fail if not properly
marketed to potential customers


Organizational Development
 Describes how the company will organize the
work that needs to be accomplished
 Work is typically divided into functional
departments
 Move from generalists to specialists as
company grows


Management Team
 Employees of the company responsible for
making the business model work
 Strong management team gives instant
credibility to outside investors
 Strong management team may not be able to
salvage a weak business model, but should
be able to change the model and redefine the
business as it becomes necessary


Categorizing E-commerce Business Models:
Some Difficulties
 No one correct way
 We categorize business models according to
e-commerce sector (B2C, B2B, C2C)
 Type of e-commerce technology used can
also affect classification of a business model
 Some companies use multiple business
models


B2C Business Models: Portal
 Offers powerful search tools plus an
integrated package of content and services
 Typically utilizes a combined
subscription/advertising revenues/transaction
fee model
 May be general or specialized (vortal)


B2C Business Models: E-tailer
 Online version of traditional retailer
 Types include:
 Virtual merchants
 Bricks-and-clicks
 Catalog merchants
 Manufacturer-direct


B2C Business Models: Content Provider

 Information and entertainment companies
that provide digital content over the Web
 Typically utilizes a subscription, pay for
download, or advertising revenue model
 Syndication a variation of standard content
provider model


B2C Business Models: Transaction Broker

 Processes online transactions for consumers
 Primary value proposition—saving time and
money
 Typical revenue model—transaction fee
 Industries using this model include:
 Financial services
 Travel services
 Job placement services


B2C Business Models: Market Creator

 Uses Internet technology to create markets
that bring buyers and sellers together
 Examples:
 Priceline.com
 eBay.com
 Typically uses a transaction fee revenue
model


B2C Business Models: Service Provider

 Offers services online
 Value proposition: valuable, convenient, time-
saving, low-cost alternatives to traditional
service providers
 Revenue models: subscription fees or one-
time payment


B2C Business Models: Community Provider
 Sites that create a digital online environment
where people with similar interests can
transact, communicate, and receive interest-
related information.
 Typically rely on a hybrid revenue model
 Examples:
 iVillage
 Friendster
 About.com


Insight on Technology: Search, Ads, and
Apps: The Future For Google (and Microsoft)
Class Discussion
 How many of you use Google, Yahoo, or
MSN search engines? Does the class differ
from the overall Web population?
 Why do you use a particular search engine?
 Why are search engines so profitable?
 Why do people stay longer at Yahoo and
MSN.com when compared to Google? Does
this give them an advantage?


B2B Business Models: E-distributor

 Supplies products and services directly to
individual businesses
 Owned by one company seeking to serve
many customers
 Example: Grainger.com


B2B Business Models: E-procurement
 Creates and sells access to digital electronic
markets
 B2B service provider is one type
 Application service providers: a subset of
B2B service providers
 Example:Ariba


B2B Business Models: Exchanges
 Electronic digital marketplace where suppliers
and commercial purchasers can conduct
transactions
 Usually owned by independent firms whose
business is making a market
 Generate revenue by charging transaction
fees
 Usually serve a single vertical industry
 Number of exchanges has fallen dramatically


Insight on Business: Onvia Evolves
Class Discussion
 Why did Onvia have a difficult time with its
early business model?
 What type of B2B business model is Onvia
using now? Is it still an “exchange?”
 Why is the government market succeeding?
What services does Onvia provide to
government buyers? To small business
sellers?
 How does Onvia make money?


B2B Business Models: Industry Consortia

 Industry-owned vertical marketplaces that
serve specific industries
 Horizontal marketplaces, in contrast, sell
specific products and services to a wide
range of industries
 Example: Exostar


B2B Business Models: Private Industrial
Networks
 Digital networks designed to coordinate the
flow of communications among firms
engaged in business together
 Single firm network: the most common form
(Example: Wal-Mart)
 Industry-wide networks: often evolve out of
industry associations (Example: Agentrics)


Business Models in Emerging E-commerce
Areas
 Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C): Provides a
way for consumers to sell to each other, with
the help of an online marketmaker
 Peer-to-Peer (P2P): Links users, enabling
them to share files and common resources
without a common server
 M-commerce: E-commerce business models
that use wireless technologies
 To date, m-commerce a disappointment in the
United States; however, technology platform
continues to evolve

Insight on Society: Is Privacy Possible
in a Wireless World?
Class Discussion
 Why should you care if companies and government
agencies track your cell phone? What is the threat if
you are not doing anything wrong?
 What is the “opt-in” principle and how does it protect
privacy?
 Should business firms be allowed to call cell phones
with advertising messages based on location?
 Should customer location information be protected
from government agencies?


E-commerce Enablers: The Gold Rush
Model
 Internet infrastructure companies
 Provide hardware, software, networking, security,
e-commerce software systems, payment systems,
databases, hosting services, etc.


How the Internet and the Web Change
Business: Strategy, Structure, and Process
 E-commerce changes the nature of players in
an industry and their relative bargaining
power by changing:
 the basis of competition among rivals
 the barriers to entry
 the threat of new substitute products
 the strength of suppliers
 the bargaining power of buyers


Industry Value Chains

 Set of activities performed in an industry by
suppliers, manufacturers, transporters,
distributors, and retailers that transform raw
inputs into final products and services
 Reduces the cost of information and other
transactional costs


E-commerce and Industry Value Chains
Figure 2.5, Page 102


Firm Value Chains

 Set of activities that a firm engages in to
create final products from raw inputs
 Increases operational efficiency


E-commerce and Firm Value Chains


Firm Value Webs

 Networked business ecosystem that uses
Internet technology to coordinate the value
chains of business partners within an
industry, or within a group of firms
 Coordinates a firm’s suppliers with its own
production needs using an Internet-based
supply chain management system


Internet-Enabled Value Web


Business Strategy
 Set of plans for achieving superior long-term
returns on the capital invested in a business
firm (i.e., a plan for making a profit in a
competitive environment)
 Four generic strategies
 Differentiation
 Cost
 Scope
 Focus


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