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Learning Objectives
1. Define e-marketplaces and exchanges and describe their major types. 2. Describe the various ownership and revenue models of exchanges. 3. Describe B2B portals. 4. Describe third-party exchanges.
Three trading locations provide up-to-theminute market information Business partners provide several support services (payments, delivery, etc.)
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B2B Portals
B2B portals: Information portals for
businesses Pure information portals include:
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Suitability
aggregation models work best with MROs and services that are well defined, that have stable prices, and where the supplier or buyer base is fragmented
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4 types of CTEs
1. 2. 3. 4. Purchasing oriented, vertical Purchasing oriented, horizontal Selling oriented, vertical Selling oriented, horizontal
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Many-to-many public auctionsvertical, horizontal, run on the Internet or over private lines
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Building E-Marketplaces
Building e-marketplaces is a complex process
usually performed by a major B2B software company
Commerce One Ariba Oracle IBM
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B2B application needs to provide community services such as chat rooms, bulletin boards, and possibly personalized Web pages
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Implementation Issues
Private vs. public exchanges
Private exchanges: E-marketplaces that marketplaces
are owned and operated by one company. Also known as company-centric
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Example: Asite
Asites B2B marketplace for the construction industry
B2B e-marketplace for the construction industry in the United Kingdom This industry is typified by a high degree of physical separation and fragmentation, and communication among the members of the supply chain is a primary problem
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Asite (cont.)
Two of the major advantages of the Internet:
ability it provides to communicate more effectively increased processing power made possible by Internet technologies
Asite decided not to build its own technology, but to establish partnerships with technology vendors that have highly specialized products
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Asite (cont.)
Commerce One provides the business solution for the portal Microsoft provides the technology platform and core applications Attenda is the designer and manager of the Internet infrastructure
Asite is committed to strong partnerships that allow it to seamlessly interact with other e-marketplaces
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Asite (cont.)
Internet browser is all that is needed to connect to Asites portal Ease of access makes it particularly well suited to an industry such as construction
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Managing Exchanges
Open standards mean that the technology can be incorporated easily with participating firms back-end technologies, allowing full visibility of the supply and demand chains
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Managerial Issues
1. 2. 3. 4. Have we done our homework? Can we use the Internet? Which exchange to join? Will joining an exchange force restructuring? 5. Will we face channel conflicts? 6. What are the benefits and risks of joining an exchange?
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Summary
1. E-marketplaces and exchanges defined and the major types of exchanges. 2. Ownership and revenue models. 3. B2B portals. 4. Third-party exchanges. 5. Consortia and e-procurement. 6. Dynamic pricing and trading.
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