3/19/2008

china business-to-business

B2B (Business To Business) is a business-to-business through the Internet products, services and information exchange. At present Internet-based B2B very rapid pace of development, according to the latest statistics, in the early B2B transactions on the Internet has far exceeded the amount of B2C transactions. 2006 global B2B e-commerce market has reached a scale of 5.8 trillion US dollars is expected in the next few years the global B2B growth will be maintained at about 45 percent, in 2010 the global B2B e-commerce market will reach 26 trillion US dollars .

Traditional transactions between businesses often have to spend a lot of resources and enterprises time, both the sales and distribution or procurement should occupy cost of the product. B2B transactions through the online buyers and sellers can complete the entire business process, from the establishment of the initial impression, comparative shopping, and to bargain, write a check and delivery to the final customer service. B2B transactions between enterprises to reduce the number of business workflow and management costs, reduced business operating costs. Network and facilitate the extension of the Shin enterprises to expand the scope of its activities, the development of trans-regional cross-border more convenient and cheaper costs.

B2B is not only the establishment of an online trading groups, it also between enterprises provided the basis for strategic cooperation. Any one enterprise, whether it is more than strong technical strength or good business strategy, in order to achieve alone B2B is completely impossible. The era of their own past, the establishment of alliances between enterprises gradually become trends. Network making information unhindered access to the network between enterprises in the market, products or operations on the establishment of complementary and mutually beneficial cooperation, and horizontal or vertical form of business integration, on a larger scale, more strength, more economic operation. truly global logistics management model.

At present, enterprises using the B2B model can be divided into the following two:

1. Oriented or business-oriented manufacturing vertical B2B. B2B can be divided into two vertical direction, that is, upstream and downstream. Manufacturers or retailers with the commercial supply of the upper reaches of the formation of between suppliers, such as Dell Computer Corporation and the upper reaches of the chip and motherboard manufacturers such way is through cooperation. Downstream manufacturers and distributors can create a sales relationship, such as Cisco and its distributors between transactions.

2. Brokering for the B2B market. This model is the level of B2B transactions, it is similar in the various sectors of the transaction process to focus on a venue for the enterprise procurement and the supply side offers a trading opportunity, like Alibaba, China's manufacturing network, the global network of resources.

B2C (Business To Customer) e-commerce transactions on the classification of an object, it means that the business of consumer e-commerce. This form of a network of retail e-commerce in general was mainly carried out through the use Internet online sales activities. For example, operating all kinds of books, flowers, computer, communications, supplies, and other commodities
B2C website is the representative of the Amazon, and sales to customers on a company's business model

C2C (Customer To Custommer) is personal to the individual sales business model. As a representative of E-bay. In the country, who is represented by the Taobao.