Reflective Writing

Chapter 5 eCommerce business to business

Today is Monday 21^st may 2012. Today I learn about ecommerce business to business topic in chapter 5. It covers 6 topics about ecommerce business to business.

One of the topics is purchasing activities. All companies can use ecommerce to improved purchasing and logistic processes. They must know who’s the suppliers and solving issues after the order has been received to the buyers.

Second one is logistics activities. Logistics activities are providing the right goods in the right quantities in the right place at the right time. For example the products must be in a good condition, product is send to the right person and arrived at the right place.

Third one is support activities. Enhancing support activities via web technology for example all the information must be secure and make a training material through online.

Fourth one is eGovernment. Provide a connection with the people to interact online with the government. Increase the availability of information for example rules, scheme, government projects and laws.

Fifth one is EDI. EDI is stand for Electronic Data Interchange. It means all the information and dealing using electronic devices for example billings, quotation form, invoice and reports receiving letters. All this has been approved by the ASC X12 (America National standards institute) for example ISO 2001.

Sixth one is value-added network (van). They provide communications equipment, software and skills. For example computer equipment, gift the additional stuff which is not important at all.

Conclusion

All these things are must be accurate and easy to understand. We must know the suppliers before we are dealing with the buyers. Evaluate all the suppliers before we choose it. Using electronic data interchange can radically improve all the transfer of business information. All this method are paperless trading.