How the Supply Chain on the B2B site differs from the B2C site
As the internet age has arrived, businesses are aggressively moving to provide business-to business and business-to commerce. This author will explain how the supply chain differs between each site, and specifics will be given towards that end.
In simple words B2B commerce can be defined as "doing business electronically" or business that is conducted over the Internet. It is most commonly associated with buying and selling information, products and services via the Internet or through the use of private networks shared among business partners. B2B can also be defined as exchanging of structured messages with other business partners over private networks or Internet to create and transform business relationshi
Business-to Business is driven by the customer-empowering capabilities of e-commerce, many companies are moving from the traditional "push" business model, where manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and marketers have most of the power, to a customer-driven "pull" model. This new business model is less product-centric and more directly focused on the individual consumer. In the pull model, customers use electronic connections to pull whatever they need out of the system. The old "push" model involves a linear flow of commerce that keeps many members of the supply chain relatively isolated from end users. With the new customer-driven pull model it is no longer a linear process. The new supply chain has each participant scrambling to establish direct electronic connections to the end customers. (www.e-bc.ca/).
B2C ordinarily refer to on-line trading and auctions, for example, on-line stock trading markets, on-line auction for computers and other goods. B2C e-commerce refers to the eme ...