This document provides an introduction to e-commerce, including its definition, history, types, advantages, and applications. E-commerce involves buying and selling of goods and services over electronic systems like the internet. It has grown from early electronic funds transfer and EDI systems in the 1970s-1980s to the widespread use of the World Wide Web in the 1990s. Types of e-commerce include business to consumer, business to business, consumer to consumer, and mobile commerce. Advantages are low costs, global access, and 24/7 shopping. Applications areas are supply chain management, online advertising, and home shopping.

1. Presented by:-
Toshi Patel
M.Tech(2nd sem, SE)
SRMSCET, Bareilly

2. Introduction to Commerce
What is E-Commerce
Process of E-Commerce
Scope of E-Commerce
Why use E-Commerce
History of E-Commerce
Types of E-Commerce
Advantages
Disadvantages
Applications

3. Commerce is a division of trade or production
which deals with the exchange of goods and
services from producer to final consumer
Commerce is the whole system of the
economy that constitutes an environment for
business

4. Commonly known as Electronic Marketing
It consist of buying and selling goods and
services over an electronic systems Such as the
internet and other computer networks
E-commerce is the purchasing, selling and
exchanging goods and services over computer
networks (internet) through which transaction or
terms of sale are performed Electronically

6. Electronic commerce encompasses one or more of
the following:
EDI
EDI on the internet
E-mail on the internet
Shopping on the world wide web
Product sales and services on the web
Electronics banking or funds transfer

7. Low entry cost
Reduces Transaction costs
Access to the global market
Secure market share

8. 1970s: Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
 Used by the banking industry to exchange
account information over secured networks
Late 1970s and early 1980s: Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) for e-commerce within
companies
 Used by businesses to transmit data from
one business to another

9. 1990s: the World Wide Web on the Internet
provides easy-to-use technology for
information publishing and dissemination
 Cheaper to do business (economies of scale)
 Enable diverse business activities
(economies of scope)

10. Business to Consumer
Business to Business
Consumer to Consumer
Consumer to Business
Business to Government
Government to Business
Government to Citizen
Mobile Commerce

11. B2C is the direct trade between the company
and consumers. It provides direct selling
through online
For example: if you want to sell goods and
services to customer so that anybody can
purchase any products directly from supplier’s
website i.e amazon.com

12. It describes commerce transactions between
businesses, such as between a manufacturer
and a wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and
a retailer
Example: supply chain management
The overall volume of B2B transactions is
much higher than B2C transactions

13. It uses Intrabusiness network
To automate employee related corporate
processes
Example:
Online insurance policy management
Online supply requests

14. Concern the consumers who run negotiations
with other consumers sometimes utilizing as
intermediary a company
Eg. Online auction
Ebay and autotrader.com are the company
which comes under the C2C

15. B2G is derived from B2B marketing
Public sector marketing
Provide a platform to Businesses to bid on
government opportunities
It included E-procurement services

16. Concern doing businesses by means of mobile
wireless devices
Can be both B2B and B2C
Have a growing importance in the future of e-
commerce applications
Will introduce completely new forms of
electronic commerce
 E.g. E-tickets
The development of such applications faces
some of the greatest challenges in the security
area to secure the trust of consumers

17. Faster buying/selling procedure, as well as
easy to find products
Buying/selling 24/7
More reach to customers, there is no
theoretical geographic limitations
Low operational costs and better quality of
services
No need of physical company set-ups
Easy to start and manage a business
Customers can easily select products from

18. Unable to examine products personally
Not everyone is connected to the Internet
There is the possibility of credit card number
theft
Mechanical failures can cause unpredictable
effects on the total processes

19. Supply chain management
Video-on-Demand
Procurement and Purchasing
On-line Marketing and Advertising
Home shopping