Ujjwal Singha Mahapatra
Ujjwal Singha Mahapatra
Ujjwal Singha Mahapatra
Presentation On
Basic Concept of E-Commerce and its Application Areas
E- Commerce (CS802E)
Presented By,
Ujjwal Singha Mahapatra
Roll No. – 10200118065
Branch – CSE
Sem – 8th
Year – 4th
Table Of Contents
Definition of E-Commerce
History of E-Commerce
Types of E-Commerce application models
E-Commerce application models
Popular E-Commerce Applications
Advantages and Disadvantages of E- Commerce
Conclusion
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Definition of E-commerce
E-Commerce or Electronic commerce is a process of
buying, selling, transferring, or exchanging product,
services, and/or information via electronic networks and
computers.
It is a formulating commercial transactions at a site remote
from the trading partner and then using electronic
communications to execute that transaction.
According to another definition ecommerce refers to the
sharing of business information, maintenance of business
relationships and conducting business transactions with the
help of computers that are connected to a
telecommunication network, and without the use of paper .
Ecommerce can take many forms and involve different
transactions. For an in-depth look at the impact of
ecommerce and the different types of online shopping.
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1. Business-to-Business
2. Business-to-Consumer
3. Consumer-to-consumer
4. Consumer-to-Business
5. Business-to-Administration
6. Consumer-to-Administration
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o Business-to-Business (B2B)
Business-to-Business B2B is e-commerce representing electronic exchange of products, services and
information between businesses. It is expected that the B2B e-commerce market would reach $1.1 trillion in
the U.S.in the upcoming IPIX Tech Services years. Some of the B2B e-commerce applications are product
and supply exchange websites, online directories, that feature an option to search for particular products and
services and thus initiate payment transactions within.
o Business-to-consumer (B2C)
B2C is the retail part of e-commerce where businesses sell products, services and information directly to its
customers online. B2C was introduced in the late 90s which revolutionized the retail system from then. Now
the B2C market comprises all sorts of consumer goods including many virtual stores and online shopping
platforms where Amazon or Flipkart leading the markets with domination and valuable customers.
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E-commerce Application Models
o Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
It is a type of e-commerce where consumers could trade their products or services with each other online. The
transactions are carried out through third party online platforms. C2C e commerce consists of classified
advertisements and online auctions like the popular eBay and Craigslist. These types of businesses are also
known as C2B2C or consumer-to business-to-consumer.
o Consumer-to-business (C2B)
C2B is that type of e-commerce in which the consumer builds their products and services, making it available
online for businesses to bid on and purchase. The most popular example of C2B platform is an online market
which sells everything for free like the iStock and Job Board. C2B e-commerce is moreover said to be an
opposite kind of traditional commerce B2C model.
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E-commerce Application Models
o Business-to-administration (B2A)
This kind of e-commerce platform enables online payment transactions between companies and
administration or government bodies. Many government authorities depend on e services or products
directly or indirectly. Businesses offer supply of e documents, registers, security, etc. electronically which
has a tremendous growth in the recent years.
o Consumer-to-administration (C2A)
C2A e-commerce refers to transactions conducted between individual customers and public administration
or government authorities. Unlike government authorities, consumers make use of e-commerce and
methods to make transactions for various industries including educational, health, retail industries. The
proliferation of Ecommerce today is extremely high, leading to a significant increase in the demand for e-
commerce development services.
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Popular E-Commerce Application
Retail and Wholesale
Ecommerce has numerous applications in this sector. E - retailing is basically a B2C, and in some cases, a B2B sale of
goods and services through online stores designed using virtual shopping carts and electronic catalogs. A subset of retail
ecommerce is mor mobile commerce, wherein a consumer purchases goods and . services using their mobile device
through the mobile optimized site of the retailer. These retailers use the E - payment method: they accept payment
through credit or debit cards, online wallets or internet banking, without printing paper invoices or receipts.
Online Marketing
This refers to the gathering of data about consumer behaviors, preferences, needs, buying patterns and so on. It helps
marketing activities like fixing price, negotiating, enhancing product features, and building strong customer relationships
as this data can be leveraged to provide customers a tailored and enhanced purchase experience.
Online Publishing
This refers to the digital publication of books, magazines, catalogues, and developing digital libraries.
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Popular E-Commerce Application
Finance
Banks and other financial institutions are using e – commerce to a significant extent. Customers can check account balances,
transfer money to other accounts held by them or others, pay bills through internet banking, pay insurance premiums, and so
on. Individuals can also carry out trading in stocks online, and get information about stocks to trade in from websites that
display news, charts, performance reports and analyst ratings of companies.
Manufacturing
Supply chain operations also use ecommerce; usually, a few companies form a group and create an electronic exchange and
facilitate purchase and sale of goods, exchange of market information, back office information like inventory control, and so
on. This enables the smooth flow of raw materials and finished products among the member companies and also with other
businesses.
Online Booking
This is something almost every one of us has done at some time book hotels, holidays, airline tickets, travel insurance, etc.
These bookings and reservations are made possible through an internet booking engine or IBE. It is used the maximum by
aviation, tour operations and hotel industry
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Popular E-Commerce Application
Digital Advertising
Online advertising uses the internet to deliver promotional material to consumers; it involves a publisher, and
an advertiser. The advertiser provides the ads, and the publisher integrates ads into online content. Often there
are creative agencies which create the ad and even help in the placement. Different types of ads include banner
ads, social media ads, search engine marketing, retargeting, pop - up ads, and so on.
Auctions
Online auctions bring together numerous people from various geographical locations and enable trading of
items at negotiated prices, implemented with ecommerce technologies. It enables more people to participate in
auctions. Another example of auction is bidding for seats on an airline website window seats, and those at the
front with more leg room generally get sold at a premium, depending on how much a flyer is willing to pay.
E - Commerce is all around us today, and as an entrepreneur, you should also get into this realm if you want to
expand your markets, get more customers and increase your profitability.
Advantages and Disadvantages of E-
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Advantages
Disadvantages
the keywords, marketing message, user experience, deliver a brand experience that could often be
pricing strategy, and many more. including the sense of touch, taste, smell, and
sound via the two-dimensionality of any screen.
3. Personalized Messaging: E-Commerce platforms give
people in business the opportunity to provide 3. Product and Price Comparison: With online
personalized content and product recommendations for shopping, customers can compare several
registering customers. These targeted communications products and find the least price. This forces many
can help in increasing conversion by showing the most businesses to compete on price and reduce their
relevant content to the visitor. profit margin, reducing the quality of products.
Advantages and Disadvantages of E-
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Advantages
Disadvantages
budget on TV ads or billboards, nor think about
personnel and real estate expenses.
6. IT Security Issues: More and more organizations and
businesses have fallen prey to malicious hackers who
6. More Opportunities For “Selling.”: Business people can
have stolen information of the customers from their
only offer a limited amount of information about a
databases. This could have financial and legal
product in a physical store. Besides that, eCommerce
implications, but it also reduces the company’s trust.
websites give them the space to include more
information like reviews, demo videos, and customer
testimonials for helping increased conversion.
Advantages and Disadvantages of E-
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Advantages
Disadvantages
logistics might become an issue as one’s business grows, have to stick to the regulations in their own countries
it’s less of a challenge compared to running any brick-and- or states and their consumers’ places of residence.
mortar store. E-Commerce business owners can choose to This could be creating a lot of complexities in
scale up or down their operation quickly by taking accounting, taxation and compliance.
advantage of the non-ending “shelf space,” as a response
to the market trends and demands of consumers.
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Conclusion
E-Commerce has undeniably become an important part of our
society. The successful companies of the future will be those that
take E-Commerce seriously, dedicating sufficient resources to its
development. E-Commerce is not an IT issue but a whole
business undertaking. Companies that use it as a reason for
completely re-designing their business processes are likely to reap
the greatest benefits. Moreover, E-Commerce is a helpful
technology that gives the consumer access to business and
companies all over the world.
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