1. E-Commerce Management Supply Chain Management

2. E-Commerce: The Second Wave, Fifth Annual Edition2 Supply Chain Vendor Customer Product information Pricing Shipping Order status Invoice

3. E-Commerce: The Second Wave, Fifth Annual Edition3 Supply Chain VendorCustomer Product specifications Inventory levels Purchase order Payment

4. E-Commerce: The Second Wave, Fifth Annual Edition4 Purchasing, Logistics, and Support Activities Purchasing activitiesPurchasing activities –Include identifying vendors, evaluating vendors, selecting specific products, placing orders Supply chainSupply chain –Part of an industry value chain that precedes a particular strategic business unit

5. E-Commerce: The Second Wave, Fifth Annual Edition5 Purchasing, Logistics, and Support Activities (Continued) ProcurementProcurement –Includes all purchasing activities, plus monitoring of all elements of purchase transactions Supply managementSupply management –Term used to describe procurement activities

6. E-Commerce: The Second Wave, Fifth Annual Edition6 Purchasing, Logistics, and Support Activities (Continued) SourcingSourcing –Procurement activity devoted to identifying suppliers and determining their qualifications E-procurement or e-sourcingE-procurement or e-sourcing –Use of Internet technologies in procurement and sourcing activities

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8. E-Commerce: The Second Wave, Fifth Annual Edition8 Logistics Activities Include managingInclude managing –Inbound movements of materials and supplies –Outbound movements of finished goods and services http://freightquote.com/tour/TourTwo.asp http://freightquote.com/tour/TourTwo.asp Objective of logisticsObjective of logistics –To provide the right goods in the right quantities in the right place at the right time Logistics managementLogistics management –Important support activity for both sales and purchasing activities

9. E-Commerce: The Second Wave, Fifth Annual Edition9 Materials-Tracking Technologies Radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs)Radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) –Small chips that use radio transmissions to track inventory –New development is the passive RFID tag –Passive RFID tag does not need a power source –Small enough to be installed on the face of credit cards or sewn into clothing items

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11. E-Commerce: The Second Wave, Fifth Annual Edition11 Summary Companies are using Internet and Web technologiesCompanies are using Internet and Web technologies –To improve purchasing and logistics primary activities InternetInternet –Now providing the inexpensive communications channel Supply chain managementSupply chain management –Incorporates several elements that can be implemented and enhanced through use of Internet and Web