What are b2b technologies and applications?

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 Solutions to Supply Chain Problems -Xll Deal
Shambhu Barman Founder Chief Executive
Officer (CEO)
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
B2B E-Commerce Supply Chain Management and
Collaborative Commerce
What is a Supply Chain?
Chapter 3
Solutions to Supply Chain Problems
Chapter 4
 B2B E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management
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Chapter 1
B2B E-Commerce Supply Chain Management and
Collaborative Commerce
XLL Deal Learning Objectives Define the term
supply chain and describe its components Describe
supply chain management and its goals Identify
various problems that can occur along supply
chains Describe the evolution of solutions used
to improve supply chain management Define B2B
commerce and understand its scope and history
Identify the main types of B2B e-commerce Net
marketplaces and private industrial
networksIdentify the major trends in the
development of the four types of Net
marketplacesIdentify the role of private
industrial networks in transforming the supply
chain
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Chapter 2
What is a Supply Chain?
A supply chain refers to the flow of materials,
information, payments, and services from raw
materials suppliers, through factories and
warehouses, to the end customers There are
typically three types of flows in the supply
chain Materials Information Financial In
some supply chains there are fewer types of flows
for example, in service industries, there may
be no physical flow of materials
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Chapter 3
 Solutions to Supply Chain Problems
Over the years, organizations have developed many
solutions to the supply chain problems One of the
earliest solutions was vertical integration where
one organization owns the firms involved in each
step in the supply chain The most common solution
has been building inventories as an insurance
against supply chain uncertainties The most
recent solution has been increased use of
inter-organizational information systems for
sharing information between supply chain partners
and more accurate measuring of supply chain
performance These systems include MRP, ERP,
supply chain systems, and more recently various
forms of Internet-based B2B e-commerce
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Establish forecasts, create budgets, and develop
strategic plans using data from the right risk
management software.
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Chapter 4
B2B E-Commerce and Supply Chain ManagementA
problem with the B2B trade is that it is complex
and requires significant human intervention which
consumes resources that could be better
utilized  B2B E-Commerce and Supply Chain
ManagementIt is estimated that the average cost
of each corporate purchase order involves 100 in
administrative overhead Administrative overhead
includes processing paper, approving purchase
decisions, spending time using the telephone and
fax to search for products, arranging for
shipping, and receiving the goods If even just a
portion of inter-firm trade could be automated,
then literally trillions of dollars might be
released for more productive uses  The Evolution
of B2B E-CommerceB2B commerce has evolved over a
35-year period through several technology-driven
stages These stages include Automated order
entry systems Electronic data interchange Digital
storefronts Net marketplaces Private industrial
networks Potential Benefits of B2B
E-CommerceLower administrative costs Lower
search costs for buyers Reduce inventory costs
Lower transaction costs Increase production
flexibility Improve the quality of products by
increasing cooperation among buyers and
sellersDecrease product cycle timeIncrease
opportunities for collaborating with suppliers
and distributors Create greater price
transparency
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Types of ProcurementTwo distinctions are
important for understanding how B2B e-commerce
can improve the procurement processFirst, firms
make a purchase of two kinds of goods from
suppliers Direct goods Indirect goodsSecond,
firms use two different methods for purchasing
goods Contract purchasing Spot purchasing  The
Role of Existing Legacy Computer Systems and
Enterprise SystemsComplicating any efforts to
coordinate the many firms in a supply chain is
the fact that each firm has its own set of legacy
computer systems that cannot easily pass
information to other systems Legacy systems
generally are older mainframe systems used to
manage key processes within a firm Two examples
of internal legacy systems areMaterials
requirements planning (MRP) systems Enterprise
resource planning (ERP) systems Trends in Supply
Chain Management and Collaborative
CommerceJust-in-time and lean production
Eliminate excess inventory to a bare
minimumSupply chain simplification Work more
closely with a smaller group of strategic
supplier firms Supply chain black swans adaptive
supply chainsSustainable supply chains lean,
mean and greenElectronic data interchange
(EDI)Supports direct commercial transactions
among strategically related firmsSupply chain
management systemsContinuously link partner
information systems Collaborative commerce Use of
digital technologies to collaboratively design,
develop, build, and manage products across their
life cycle  Main Types of Internet-Based B2B
CommerceThere are two generic types of
Internet-based B2B commerce systems Net
marketplaces Private industrial networks
(PINs)Net marketplaces bring together potentially
thousands of sellers and buyers into a single
digital marketplace operated over the Internet
Private industrial networks bring together a
small number of strategic business partner firms
that collaborate to develop highly efficient
supply chains
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• Net Marketplaces One of the most compelling
  visions of B2B e-commerce is that of an
  electronic marketplace on the Internet that would
  bring thousands of fragmented suppliers into
  contact with hundreds of major purchasers of
  industrial goods In pursuit of this vision, well
  over 1500 Net marketplaces sprang up in the early
  days of e-commerce Many failed, but about 200
  still survive
• Private Industrial NetworksPrivate industrial
  networks (PINs) today form the largest part of
  B2B e-commerce Industry analysts estimate that in
  2010, over 50 of B2B expenditures by large firms
  were for the development of private industrial
  networks PINs are direct descendants of existing
  EDI networks, and they are closely tied to
  existing ERP systems used by large firms A PIN is
  a Web-enabled network for the coordination of
  trans-organizational business processes
  (sometimes also called collaborative commerce)
•  Characteristics of PINsThe specific objectives
  of a PIN include Developing efficient purchasing
  and selling processes Developing industry-wide
  resource planning Increasing supply chain
  visibility Achieving closer buyer-seller
  relationships Operating on a global scale
  Reducing industry risk by preventing imbalances
  of supply and demand
•  Private Industrial Network OrganizationPINs
  usually focus on a single sponsoring company that
  owns the network, sets the rules, establishes
  governance, and invites firms to participate at
  its sole discretion Under what circumstances is
  it best to participate in a PIN ? Under what
  circumstances are Net marketplaces a better
  alternative?Contact us at xll deal
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