Classificationaccordingtothetraditionale-commerce,e-commercecanbedividedintofivecategories:business-to-business(B2B),businesstoconsumer(B2C),businesstogovernmentagencies(B2G),consumertoconsumer(C2C),consumergovernmentagencies(C2G)e-commerce.
1.B2Be-commerce.Businesstobusiness(alsoknownasbusiness-to-businessorbusinessorganizationtobusinessorganizations,namelyBusinesstoBusiness,BtoBshortorB2B)e-commerceisbusinesstobusinessexchangethroughtheInternetproducts,servicesandinformation.ThecurrentrateofdevelopmentofInternet-basedB2Brapidly.
NotjustbuildanonlineB2Btradingbygroups,itisalsoastrategiccooperationbetweenenterprisesprovidesafoundation.Anyenterprise,notonlyithasalotofpowerfultechnicalstrengthorgoodbusinessstrategy,inordertoachievealoneB2Biscompletelyimpossible,toestablishalliancesbetweenenterprisesgraduallybecomeatrend.
2.B2Cofe-commerce.Alsoknownasbusiness-to-consumerbusinessestoindividualcustomersorbusinessestoconsumers,namelyBusinesstoConsumer,referredBtoCorB2C.Corporatetransactionsislargelyconsumerelectronicsretail.WiththeemergenceofonlineretailWebandrapiddevelopment,nowhastensofthousandsofshoppingontheInternet,providingavarietyofconsumergoods.Inthelongrun,B2Callowsbusinessestoenhancecommunicationwithcustomers,toprovidecustomerswithmorechoices,provideamorepersonalizedservice,andthesearethetraditionalmodeofoperationcannotbeachieved.
3.B2Ge-commerce.Business-to-governmentagencies,alsoknownase-commercebusiness-to-government,namelyBusinesstoGovernment,referredBtoGorB2G.E-commercebusiness-to-governmentagencies,includingtransactionprocessingalltransactionsbetweenbusinessesandgovernmentagencies.Suchasgovernmentagenciespurchaseinformationcanbepostedonline,allcompaniescanparticipateinthetransaction.Inaddition,theGovernmentcandealwithcustomsandtaxservicesbusinessbywayofanelectronicexchange.
4.C2Ce-commerce.Consumertoconsumere-commerce,namelyConsumertoConsumer,referredCtoCorC2C.Traditionallyclassifiedads,collectiongoodsexhibition,oldthingsforsaleandfleamarkettradingpremisessuch,orthroughauctionhouses,suchaslocaldistributorsintermediarybusiness.Suchamarketfragmented,inefficient,difficulttoC2Ctrade.Nevertheless,theUnitedStatesmarket,includingauctions,classifiedadsandcollectiondevelopment,includingtraditionalC2Ctransactionsfrom1997salesof$100millionincreased$3.8billionin2000.eBayhasbeenandwillcontinuetobehugeinthisrapidlydevelopingmarketleader.
5.C2Ge-commerce.Consumere-commercetogovernmentagencies,namelytheConsumertoGovernment,referredCtoGorC2G.Consumersintheformofgovernmentagencieshavenotreallyrealized,butgovernmentagenciestoimprovetheefficiencyandqualityofservice,willgraduallyfollowthebusinessservicemodel,personaltaxes,insuranceandothersocialwelfarepaymentsthroughtheInternettocarryout.
Third,thecurrentdevelopmentsituationofforeigne-commerce
E-commercedevelopmentintheUnitedStatesandCanada,theoverallsituation:
First,enterprisesusetheInternettoconductbusiness(B2B)thesizeoftheUnitedStatesandCanadaareincreasing,thisformofB2B,includinguseoftheInternetasfollows:
Coordination(a)betweentheenterpriseanditssuppliersprocurementmatters;operationalcoordination(2)personnelandmaterialplanning,warehousing,transportitsproductsbetweencompanies;coordination(3)salesorganizationanditsproductwholesalers,retailers;(4)customerservice;dailyoperationalactivities(5)thecompany,internalstaffexchanges.
Second,thebusiness-to-businesssalesandserviceindividualconsumers(B2C)areascontinuetoexpand,theseformthemostprominentissellingintangiblegoodsandserviceproducts,suchas:computersoftware,entertainment,consumerproducts,ticketing,payment,informationservice,etc.Theseproductsandservicesarenolongerneededsomeformofsubstanceandspecificpackaging,onlineelectronicformsentdirectlytothecustomer,highlightstheadvantagesofonlinesales,sostrongvitality.
Third,tangiblegoodssalesgrowthfurtheraccelerated,onlinesalesofgoodsprogressivelyexpandedinatwoyearsago,mostpeoplejustbuycomputerhardwareandsoftwareorbookonlineproducts,nowhasbeenextendedtoallkindsofgoods,inadditiontoonlinesalesofbrandedproductshavebeenstandardizedfortheconsumergenerallyacceptedoutside,clothing,medicinesandfood,toys,beverages,footwear,furniture,householdgoodsandothergeneraleverydaymoreandmoreInternetsalesandtheemergenceofanumberofnewonlinestore.
Fourth,thelevelofe-commerceintraditionalindustriesandimprovetheprocessandachieveexcitingresultsinthetraditionalenterprisetothenetworkeconomyintransition,DELL,CISCO,GEandotherhigh-techcompaniesROIover250%,percapitasalesofmorethan$650,000.
Fifth,usetheopportunityprovidedbythenetworkeconomy,enhancecorporatecompetitivenesshasbecomethenewmainstreambusinesse-commercedevelopment.Asthenetworkofeconomicchangesbroughtaboutandnotjustaconceptoranoperationalmeansofe-commerceEofthesubjectistheeconomyasawhole,isachallengefacedbyallindustriestobe.Forthisreason,theuseoftheInterneteconomygrowthopportunitiesofferedbythemarket,undertheneweconomicconditionsimproveenterprisecompetitivenessinanewcorporateidentityforthemajorityandbecomeamainstreambusinesse-commercedevelopment.
Fourth,thestatusquo"enterprisee-commerce,"thedevelopmentofanalysis
Chinafirstintroducedtheconceptofe-commercein1993,itsfirstonlinetransactionsoccurredin1996,asof2005,themarketsizeofe-commercetoreach680billionyuan,anincreaseof41.7%in2004,asofOctober2005,morethan2300millionSMEsinChinamorethan300millionwillonlyusetheInternettodobusiness,morethanonlyonepercentofthetotal,whichpaidintheformofe-commercethroughtheonlinetradingbusinessmoreonlyafewmorethan30million,accountingfor1.3%ofthetotal.Overall,themainbusinessofe-commercedevelopmentinourcountryisstillemerginge-commerce,traditionalcompanies,especiallysmallandmediumenterprisesisaseriousshortageoftraditionale-commerceapplications.Needlesstosay,thedevelopmentofe-commercecompaniesisdefinitelyabenefit,thekeyishowthemajorityofsmallandmediumenterpriseswiththeirownconditions,considerthecostsandbenefitsofprinciple,theuseofamoreefficientwaytocute-commerce,ratherthanblindlyfollowthetrend,andtobuildawebsitenote-commerce,e-commercereallyworkcontinuingoperationsalsorelyonthebackend.Tobettercarryoute-commerce,wemustlearnfromtheadvancedexperienceofforeigncountries,readalotoffirst-handinformationone-commerceinEnglish,therefore,tohaveacertainknowledgeofEnglishisveryimportant.
Fifth,thedevelopmentprospectsofe-commerceinSMEs
Ingeneral,theglobalInternet-basedcommerceisbeyondthebordersofthebusinessactivities,theInternetbringsanewefficiencymodelisanewsocial,economicoperationmode.E-commercebringsthegreatestbenefitproducersandconsumersistheabilitytoeasilyandcost-effectivelyintotheglobalmarketforproductioncompanies,throughe-commercecaneffectivelyshortenleadtimeandproductioncycles,simplifytheorderprocess,reduceinventory,anddirectcommunicationbetweenproducersandconsumerswillmaketherelationshipmoreclosely,thetraditionaltradingimporters,exporters,wholesalers,retailersandotheraspectswillbecomemeaningless.Low-costandlow-thresholdtoenterthetransaction,makinglargeenterprisesandsmallandmediumenterpriseshaveequalopportunitytoparticipateine-commerce(Inthissense,thedevelopmentofe-commerceistosupportthegrowthofSMEsmoreeffectivetools),whichcaneffectivelychangeandimprovingtheorganizationalstructureandmarketcompetitionstructure,makingeconomicefficiencyimprovedsignificantly.TheChinesegovernmentattachesgreatimportancetoinformationtechnology,informationindustryandinformationtechnology,inordertostrengthentheunifiedleadershipofthestateofinformationtechnologyworktoacceleratetheprocessofChina,theStateCouncilonthebasisoftheformerMinistryofPosts,formerMinistryofElectronicsontheformationoftheMinistryofInformationIndustry,topromotingeconomicandsocialdevelopmentofinformationtechnology.putalotof
