7. Channel member functions
Gather information about competitors, potential markets
etc.,
Negotiate and reach agreements
Provide for the successive storage and movement of
physical products.
Place orders with manufacturers.
Develop and disseminate persuasive
Assume risks
16. Cloud Computing for its associates
40% of Amazon's revenues come from its
associates.
Research
organisations
who needed
heavy
computing
resources
Amazon cloud
computing
services
18. What’s Next?
M commerce
Explosion of Smartphone users
B2B E
commerce
19. Benefits and Barriers to B2B
e commerce
Wide reach
Exploring untapped
market
Business all day
long
Quicker response
Transparent
structure
Lack of venture
capital
Technical glitch
Process complexity
Maintenance costs