B2B Electronic Commerce (ISYS90034)

AIMS

The subject introduces students to the concepts and applications of Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce (B2B EC), which involves the use of digital technologies to streamline the sourcing, acquisition, delivery and remittance of materials and services between companies. Students will understand the implications of B2B EC technologies on supply chain processes and the organisational issues related to the adoption of B2B EC technologies.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

1. B2B EC in Context

• Information exchanges and key business processes involved in the exchange of goods and services between trading partners;
• B2B EC technologies and initiatives: the Internet, Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR); standardization of product and shipment numbering including automatic identification; Electronic Data Interchange (EDI); Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT); Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI); Evaluated Receipts Settlement (ERS); cross docking and other distribution techniques
• B2B EC business values
• Competitive advantage

2. B2B E-Market

• B2B Electronic Market concept and framework
• Electronic market hypothesis
• B2B Electronic Market case studies and analysis

3. B2B EC-enabled Supply Chain

• Supply chain management concepts and issues
• Inventory and replenishment concepts and initiatives including Just-In-Time (JIT) and Efficient Consumer Response (ECR)
• Supply chain B2B technologies
• Supply chain reengineering

4. B2B EC Adoption

• Organisational issues with B2B EC adoption
• Requirements for B2B EC adoption
• B2B EC adoption frameworks