GONZAGA MBUS 676 - Chapter 1- Discussion Board
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Chapter 1- Discussion Board: Why is it said the EC is a catalyst of fundamental changes in organizations?Discussion Board: Why is it said the EC is a catalyst of fundamental changes in organizations?Case 1.2 - The Success Story of Campusfood.Com (p.10)The Success Story of Campusfood.Com (cont.)Slide 5QuestionsQuestions (cont.)Case 1.3, Supply Chain Improver(p.17)Supply Chain Improver (cont.)QuestionsSlide 11Real-World Case: E-Commerce Supports Field Employees at MaybellineReal-World Case: E-Commerce Supports Field Employees at Maybelline (cont.)Slide 14End of the cases1Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceChapter 1- Discussion Board:Why is it said the EC is a catalyst of fundamental changes in organizations?•EC causes fundamental changes in organizations because it requires business models and processes to be redesigned and streamlined. This is required for firms to have successful EC.2Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceDiscussion Board:Why is it said the EC is a catalyst of fundamental changes in organizations?•EC causes fundamental changes in organizations because it requires business models and processes to be redesigned and streamlined. This is required for firms to have successful EC.3Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceCase 1.2 - The Success Story of Campusfood.Com (p.10)•Provide interactive menus to college students, using the power of the Internet to replace and/or facilitate the traditional telephone ordering of meals•Built the company’s customer base–expanding to other universities–attracting students–generating a list of restaurants from which students could order food for delivery4Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceThe Success Story of Campusfood.Com (cont.)•Now some of these activities are outsourced to a marketing firm, enabling the addition of dozens of schools nationwide•Financed through private investors, friends, and family members, the site was built on an investment of less than $1 million•Campusfood.com’s revenue is generated through transaction fees—the site takes a 5 % commission on each order from the sellers5Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceThe Success Story of Campusfood.Com (cont.)•At campusfood.com you can:–Navigate through a list of local restaurants, their hours of operation, addresses, phone numbers, etc.–Browse an interactive menu–Bypass “busy” telephone signals to place an order online–Access special foods, promotions, and restaurant giveaways –Arrange electronic payment of your order6Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceQuestions1. Classify this application by EC transaction type. This is a hybrid business model combining B2B and B2C elements. The business acts as an intermediary to other businesses (restaurants) and then resells these products to students (food). This business could be described as B2B2C. 2. Explain the benefits of Campusfood.com for its students and for the restaurants it represents. Both parties received benefits from this relationship. Campusfood.com is able to create a market and revenue by reselling restaurants’ food to students. The greater variety of restaurants that they represent, the better possible market for students (and thus higher revenues). Restaurants benefits from the additional marketing and sales volume generated by Campusfood.com7Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceQuestions (cont.)3. Trace the flow of digitized information in this venture. Campusfood.com receives restaurant menus and enters them into their EC site. Consumers view this information on the Internet and place electronic orders to Campusfood.com. The orders are then forwarded digitally to the restaurant. 4. How does the outsourcing of marketing activities contribute to the business? By outsourcing marketing activities, the business is able to benefit from the firms expertise in this area. Additionally, the business is able to concentrate on its core abilities.8Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceCase 1.3, Supply Chain Improver(p.17)•Orbis Group changes a linear physical supply chain to an electronic hub–Traditional process in the B2B advertising field9Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceSupply Chain Improver (cont.)–ProductBank simplifies this lengthy process changing the linear flow of products and information to a digitized hub10Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic Commerce Questions1. Identify the benefits of the ProductBank system to the supply-chain participants. •The hub model is beneficial to the participants in the supply chain because it eliminates unnecessary steps in the process, and by doing so lowers overall cost and increases the speed of the process.2. Where does the cost reduction in the ProductBank process come from?•The cost reduction comes from several locations. The first area of reduction is the ability for the retailer or their advertising agency to immediately view and select an appropriate image without the use of a courier. When an image is selected it can be immediately pulled from the database instead of being sent out for scanning.11Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceQuestions (cont.)3. Where does the cycle time reduction come from?•The cycle time reduction comes from two locations. The first area of reduction is the ability for the retailer or their advertising agency to immediately view and select an appropriate image without the use of a courier. When an image is selected it can be immediately pulled from the database instead of being sent out for scanning.4. Explain the benefits of electronic collaboration between the catalog owner and the ad agency.•Electronic collaboration between the two parties allows them to communicate more quickly and efficiently than traditional methods. The retailer is able to participate more fully in the process of the selection of photos, while the ad agency is able to more quickly process their customers' requests.12Prentice Hall & Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, Electronic CommerceElectronic CommerceReal-World Case: E-Commerce Supports


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