Ecommerce and M Commerce Paper
Ecommerce and M Commerce Paper
Ecommerce and M Commerce Paper
Abstract: Revolution in Technology have a vast impact on the human beings life. Growing
Globalisation has led to extra mobility and more demand for mobility services that can be used
anytime, anywhere.
This paper introduce the properties of Electronic Commerce and Mobile Commerce as well
there demand in today’s environment. This paper also assess the difference between the E-
Commerce and M- Commerce. Electronic Commerce is word which is a combination of
electronic and commerce. The meaning of electronic is the device that is utilise through the
electricity and commerce is business of selling and purchasing of some product. E-Commerce
business can be done using computer in which Internet connection is must. Customers can use
E-commerce services like buying or selling of product from his/her home or office. Unlike
traditional commerce, customer can save their time and reduce physical work using E-
Commerce. Whereas M-commerce is a subfield of electronic commerce where customer can
communicate with others using mobile phones and wireless networks. Mobile devices are also
used for processing of Information and Transaction.
Keywords: e- commerce, m-commerce, Internet, transaction, mobile.
I. Introduction
E- Commerce is abbreviation term of Electronic Commerce. It is boost technology of
commerce and computer. To manage, organize and performing transactions online, then there
is a need of computer system along with Internet connection [1]. So, managing financial
business transaction over the Internet we have E- Commerce. In the last few years E-
Commerce increase enormously because of huge use of Internet. We can say that, the process
of doing online business is E-Commerce. The development of Internet has brought major
changes in market. Anyone can buy or sell the products, goods, services, stocks and other house
hold items through Internet without going to the shop. So, E-Commerce becomes the important
need to increase or getting good sales over the Internet. E-Commerce include – online banking,
transportation, warehousing, advertising etc. By the use of E-Commerce user can get more
information according to their choice and need.
II. Advantages of E-Commerce
a. Cost efficient:
The biggest advantage is for retailor because there is no inventory investment for
doing business [1].
b. Provides differentiation in shopping:
E-Commerce gives comparison in shopping. There are many online services that
allows customer to check multiple vendors online and get best price. Customer can
perform quick differentiation between prices of products.
c. Consume less time:
E-commerce gives the provision to the customer to visit the same site by just one
click of the mouse.
d. Acquiring new customers:
Many customer follow the links in the search engine and landed up on the website.
V. Conclusion
The present day technologies like E-Commerce and M-Commerce provides lot of relieve to
the customer as well business. These technologies can’t overcome some of the feeling which
can come through physical purchase. By using these technology customer can not able to touch
the texture of the material, can never touch the product to measure it quality. But on the other
end these technologies save a lot of time and physical work which customer spent in finding a
thing in market, everything is available in the shopping app. The expectation from today’s
generation would be to combine both the community and the technological aspect of the
commerce in the same structure.
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