E-Commerce and E-Business..~

Overview of E-Business and E-Commerce


there are clear difference between e-commerce and e-business.E-Commerce is like the normal market where you can buy or sell and do many things electronic . Whereas, e-business is broader than that an ,where you have electronic market and also you can get or receive services.


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PuRe VerSus PaRtIaL EC


*Pure physical ( Brick and mortar organisation)
*Partial EC (Click and mortar organizations)
*Pure digital (virtual organisation)
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TyPeS oF E-Commerce :


1- Business to consumer (B2C): the relationship between company (seller) and individual ( buyer).
2- Business to business (B2B): the relationship between companies both (seller and buyer ).
3-Consumer to consumer (C2C): the relationship between consumers both ( seller and buyer ).
4- Business to employee ( B2E): the relationship between an organisation and its employee and the special services that it provided for them.
5-E-Government : when the Gov. use the internet to provide services to its citizen.
6-Mobile consumer ( m-consumer): the  using of  e-commerce by the cellphone by using wireless environment.


MaJoR E-Commerce Mechanisms:


1- Forward auction: in which one sellers  offers item(s) for bidding and several buyers compete to offer the price the seller will accept. 
2-Reverse auction:Type of auction in which several sellers offer their items  for bidding, and compete for the price which a  buyer will accept.
3-Electronic storefront: is a web site on the internet representing a single store.
4-Electronic mall ( cybermall or e-mall ): is a collection of individual shops under one internet address (B2C).
5- Electronic marketplace:is a central , virtual market space on the web where many  buyers and many  sellers can conduct electronic commerce and electronic business activity.
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BeNeFiTs AnD lImItAtIoN Of E-Commerce :


 *Benefits:
       1-organization:         
                -more accessible 
                -lowering the cost of processing 
                -distributing and retrieving 


      2-Customer:
            -  vast number of product & services 
         
      3-society:
               - The ability to easily and conveniently deliver information, services and product to people in cities ,rural areas and developing countries.