Fundamentals of E-Commerce

Introduction to E-Commerce:
The Scope of Electronic Commerce, Definition of Electronic Commerce, Electronic Commerce and the Trade Cycle, Electronic Markets, Internet Commerce, Advantages and limitation of e-commerce, E –Commerce Perspective.

Business Strategy in an Electronic Age:
Supply Chains, Porter’s Value Chain Model, Inter Organizational Value Chains, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Strategy, Porter’s Model, First Mover Advantage, Sustainable Competitive Advantage, Competitive Advantage using E-Commerce, Business Strategy, Introduction to Business Strategy, Strategic Implications of IT Technology, Business
Environment, Business Capability, Strategy Formulation & Implementation Planning, Ecommerce Implementation, E-Commerce Evaluation.

Business Models for E-Commerce (B2B, B2C, C2B, C2C):
Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce:
Inter-organisational Transactions, The credit transaction trade cycle, a variety of transaction, Electronic Markets, Usage of Electronic Markets, Advantages and limitation of Electronic Markets, future of electronic market

EDI:
Introduction to EDI, EDI definition, The benefit of EDI, EDI examples, EDI nut and bolts: EDI technology, standards, EDI communication, EDI implementations, EDI agreements, EDI security.

EDI and business:
Organisation that use EDI, EDI trading patterns, Transactions, EDI adoptions and maturity, IOS EDI and internet e-commerce, Inter-organisational transactions, purchasing online, after sales online, e-commerce in desktop facilities management