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© 2006 Prentice Hall, Inc. S11 – 1
Operations ManagementOperations ManagementSupplement 11 – E-Commerce and Operations Management
Supplement 11 – E-Commerce and Operations Management
© 2006 Prentice Hall, Inc.
PowerPoint presentation to accompanyPowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render Heizer/Render Principles of Operations Management, 6ePrinciples of Operations Management, 6eOperations Management, 8e Operations Management, 8e
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OutlineOutline
The InternetThe Internet
Electronic CommerceElectronic Commerce E-Commerce DefinitionsE-Commerce Definitions
Economics Of E-CommerceEconomics Of E-Commerce
Product DesignProduct Design
Collaborative Project Collaborative Project ManagementManagement
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Outline – ContinuedOutline – Continued
E-ProcurementE-Procurement Online CatalogsOnline Catalogs
RFQs and Bid PackagingRFQs and Bid Packaging
Internet OutsourcingInternet Outsourcing
Online AuctionsOnline Auctions
Inventory TrackingInventory Tracking
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Outline – ContinuedOutline – Continued
Inventory ReductionInventory Reduction Warehousing for E-CommerceWarehousing for E-Commerce
Just-in-Time Delivery for E-Just-in-Time Delivery for E-CommerceCommerce
Scheduling And Logistics Scheduling And Logistics ImprovementImprovement Coordinated Pickup and DeliveryCoordinated Pickup and Delivery
Logistics Cost ReductionLogistics Cost Reduction
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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
When you complete this supplement, When you complete this supplement, you should be able to:you should be able to:
Identify or Define:Identify or Define:
E-commerceE-commerce
B2B, B2C, C2C, C2BB2B, B2C, C2C, C2B
Online catalogsOnline catalogs
OutsourcingOutsourcing
E-procurementE-procurement
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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
When you complete this supplement, When you complete this supplement, you should be able to:you should be able to:
Describe or Explain:Describe or Explain:
How E-commerce is changing the How E-commerce is changing the supply chainsupply chain
Online auctionsOnline auctions
Internet trading exchangesInternet trading exchanges
Inventory trackingInventory tracking
Pass-through warehousesPass-through warehouses
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The InternetThe Internet
International computer networkInternational computer network
Connects companies and people Connects companies and people around the worldaround the world
Enables the integration of internal Enables the integration of internal information systems and enhanced information systems and enhanced communications between organizationscommunications between organizations
Ties together global design, Ties together global design, manufacturing, delivery, sales, and manufacturing, delivery, sales, and after-serviceafter-service
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The InternetThe Internet
Reshaping how businesses think about Reshaping how businesses think about delivering value to customersdelivering value to customers
Prime benefits are speed and accessPrime benefits are speed and access
Important vehicle for change in Important vehicle for change in Operations ManagementOperations Management
Intranets are internal networks not Intranets are internal networks not available to external usersavailable to external users
Growing daily with over 300 million Growing daily with over 300 million domains registered worldwidedomains registered worldwide
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Electronic CommerceElectronic Commerce
E-commerce (or e-business) – the use of E-commerce (or e-business) – the use of the internet to buy and sell products and the internet to buy and sell products and services and exchange informationservices and exchange information
Low cost rapid exchangesLow cost rapid exchanges
A whole new way of doing businessA whole new way of doing business
“… all about cycle time, speed, globalization, enhanced productivity, reaching new customers and sharing knowledge across institutions for competitive advantage.”
Louis GerstnerFormer Chairman, IBM
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E-Commerce DefinitionsE-Commerce Definitions
Business-to-business (B2B) – Both sides Business-to-business (B2B) – Both sides of the transaction are businesses, non-of the transaction are businesses, non-profit organizations, or governmentsprofit organizations, or governments
Business-to-consumer (B2C) – Business-to-consumer (B2C) – Transactions in which buyers are Transactions in which buyers are individual consumersindividual consumers
Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) – Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) – Consumers sell directly to each otherConsumers sell directly to each other
Consumer-to-business (C2B) – Consumer-to-business (C2B) – Individuals sell services or goods to Individuals sell services or goods to businessesbusinesses
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E-Commerce TransactionsE-Commerce Transactions
Figure S11.1Figure S11.1
BusinessBusiness ConsumerConsumer
BusinessBusiness
B2BGlobal Health
Care Exchange,Global Net Xchange
B2CAmazon, Dell, Netgrocer.com
ConsumerConsumerC2B
Priceline, Travelocity
C2CeBay
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Economics of E-CommerceEconomics of E-Commerce
Costs of information exchange are Costs of information exchange are dramatically reduceddramatically reduced
Barriers to entry are lowerBarriers to entry are lower
Time constraints almost disappearTime constraints almost disappear
Information and communication is Information and communication is cheap and easycheap and easy
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Types of InformationTypes of Information
Product — drawings, specifications, Product — drawings, specifications, video, or simulation demonstrations, video, or simulation demonstrations, pricesprices
Production Processes — capacities, Production Processes — capacities, commitments, product planscommitments, product plans
Transportation — carrier availability, Transportation — carrier availability, lead times, costslead times, costs
Inventory — inventory tracking, levels, Inventory — inventory tracking, levels, costs, and locationcosts, and location
Table S11.1Table S11.1
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Types of InformationTypes of Information
Suppliers — product catalog, quality Suppliers — product catalog, quality history, lead times, terms, and history, lead times, terms, and conditionsconditions
Supply Chain Alliances — key contact, Supply Chain Alliances — key contact, partners’ roles and responsibilities, partners’ roles and responsibilities, schedulesschedules
Supply Chain Process and Performance Supply Chain Process and Performance — process descriptions, performance — process descriptions, performance measures such as quality and deliverymeasures such as quality and delivery
Table S11.1Table S11.1
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Types of InformationTypes of Information
Competitor — benchmarking, product Competitor — benchmarking, product offerings, market shareofferings, market share
Sales and Marketing — point of sale Sales and Marketing — point of sale (POS) data entry, promotions, pricing, (POS) data entry, promotions, pricing, discountsdiscounts
Customer — sales history and forecastsCustomer — sales history and forecasts
Costs — market indexes, auction resultsCosts — market indexes, auction results
Table S11.1Table S11.1
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Benefits and LimitationsBenefits and Limitations
Benefits of E-CommerceBenefits of E-Commerce
Improved, lower-cost information that Improved, lower-cost information that makes buyers and sellers more makes buyers and sellers more knowledgeable has an inherent power to knowledgeable has an inherent power to drive down costsdrive down costs
Lower entry costs increase information Lower entry costs increase information sharingsharing
Available 24 hours a day, virtually any Available 24 hours a day, virtually any place in the world, enabling convenient place in the world, enabling convenient transactions for those concernedtransactions for those concerned
Table S11.2Table S11.2
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Benefits and LimitationsBenefits and Limitations
Availability expands the market for both Availability expands the market for both buyer and sellerbuyer and seller
Decreases the cost of creating, Decreases the cost of creating, processing, distributing, storing, and processing, distributing, storing, and retrieving paper-based informationretrieving paper-based information
Reduces the cost of communicationReduces the cost of communication
Richer communication than traditional Richer communication than traditional paper and telephone communication paper and telephone communication because of video clips, voice, and because of video clips, voice, and demonstrationsdemonstrations
Table S11.2Table S11.2
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Benefits and LimitationsBenefits and Limitations
Fast delivery of digitized products such Fast delivery of digitized products such as drawings, documents, and softwareas drawings, documents, and software
Increased flexibility of location. (That is, Increased flexibility of location. (That is, it allows some processes to be located it allows some processes to be located anywhere electronic communications anywhere electronic communications can be established, and allows people can be established, and allows people to shop and work from home.)to shop and work from home.)
Table S11.2Table S11.2
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Benefits and LimitationsBenefits and Limitations
Limitations of E-CommerceLimitations of E-Commerce
Lack of system security, reliability, and Lack of system security, reliability, and standardsstandards
Lack of privacyLack of privacy
Some transactions are still rather slowSome transactions are still rather slow
Integrating e-commerce software with Integrating e-commerce software with existing software and databases is still existing software and databases is still a challengea challenge
Table S11.2Table S11.2
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Benefits and LimitationsBenefits and Limitations
Lack of trust in (1) unknowns about the Lack of trust in (1) unknowns about the integrity of those on the other end of a integrity of those on the other end of a transaction, (2) integrity of the transaction, (2) integrity of the transaction itself, and (3) electronic transaction itself, and (3) electronic money that is only bits and bytesmoney that is only bits and bytes
Table S11.2Table S11.2
Security and risk are major factors in E-commerce
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Product DesignProduct Design
Easily shared knowledge and Easily shared knowledge and information allows quicker and lower information allows quicker and lower cost design cycles that can involve cost design cycles that can involve participants in diverse locationsparticipants in diverse locations
Product data can be managed over the Product data can be managed over the InternetInternet
Engineering changes and configuration Engineering changes and configuration management can be extended along the management can be extended along the supply chainsupply chain
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Collaborative Project Collaborative Project ManagementManagement
Project management software Project management software allows for establishing intranet allows for establishing intranet sites for sharing documents and sites for sharing documents and maintaining status reportsmaintaining status reports
Intranets can also be used for Intranets can also be used for document librariesdocument libraries
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E-ProcurementE-Procurement
Purchasing or order release Purchasing or order release communicated over the Internetcommunicated over the Internet
Online catalogs allow quicker cost Online catalogs allow quicker cost comparisons and bidding processescomparisons and bidding processes
Catalogs can be provided byCatalogs can be provided by VendorsVendors
IntermediariesIntermediaries
BuyersBuyers
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Online CatalogsOnline Catalogs
Vendor catalogs provide quick and Vendor catalogs provide quick and easy access to the entire product easy access to the entire product lineline
Available to anyone with Internet Available to anyone with Internet accessaccess
Quick and easy to customize and Quick and easy to customize and adjustadjust
Reduced paper trails reduce Reduced paper trails reduce purchasing costspurchasing costs
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Online CatalogsOnline Catalogs
Intermediary catalogs facilitate Intermediary catalogs facilitate buyers and sellers meetingbuyers and sellers meeting
Buyers can find multiple sellers on Buyers can find multiple sellers on one siteone site
Buyer-focused exchanges allow Buyer-focused exchanges allow groups of generally similar firms to groups of generally similar firms to join together to buy in larger join together to buy in larger quantities and more efficiently than quantities and more efficiently than if they worked independentlyif they worked independently
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Internet Trading ExchangesInternet Trading Exchanges
Table S11.3Table S11.3
Retail goods — setup by Sears and France’s Retail goods — setup by Sears and France’s Carrefour; called GlobalNetXchange for Carrefour; called GlobalNetXchange for retailers (gnx.com) retailers (gnx.com)
Health care products — set up by Johnson Health care products — set up by Johnson & Johnson, GE Medical systems, Baxter & Johnson, GE Medical systems, Baxter International, Abbott Laboratories, and International, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic Inc; called the Global Heath Care Medtronic Inc; called the Global Heath Care Exchange (ghx.com)Exchange (ghx.com)
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Internet Trading ExchangesInternet Trading Exchanges
Table S11.3Table S11.3
Defense and aerospace products — created Defense and aerospace products — created by Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed-Martin, and by Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed-Martin, and Britain’s BAE Systems; called the Britain’s BAE Systems; called the Aerospace and Defense Industry Trading Aerospace and Defense Industry Trading Exchange (exostar.com)Exchange (exostar.com)
Food, beverage, consumer products — set Food, beverage, consumer products — set up by 49 leading food and beverage firms; up by 49 leading food and beverage firms; called Transora (transora.com)called Transora (transora.com)
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Internet Trading ExchangesInternet Trading Exchanges
Table S11.3Table S11.3
Steel and metal products — such as New Steel and metal products — such as New View Technologies (exchange.e-steel.com); View Technologies (exchange.e-steel.com); and Metal-Site (metalsite.com)and Metal-Site (metalsite.com)
Hotels — created by Marriott and Hyatt, and Hotels — created by Marriott and Hyatt, and later joined by Fairmont, Six Continents, later joined by Fairmont, Six Continents, and Club Corp: called Aventra and Club Corp: called Aventra (aventra.com) buys for 2,800 hotels(aventra.com) buys for 2,800 hotels
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Medical Supply ChainMedical Supply Chain
Figure S11.2Figure S11.2
Current Supply ChainCurrent Supply Chain
CustomersCustomers
H
H
H HH
H HH
Manual processes, including Manual processes, including paper, phone, and faxpaper, phone, and fax
SuppliersSuppliers
H
– – ManufacturerManufacturer – – DistributorDistributor
– – HospitalHospitalH H
HGroup Purchasing Group Purchasing OrganizationsOrganizations
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Medical Supply ChainMedical Supply Chain
Figure S11.2Figure S11.2
New Supply ChainNew Supply Chain
CustomersCustomers
H
H
H HH
H HH
Automated Web-based processesAutomated Web-based processes
OnlineGlobal Health
CareExchange
SuppliersSuppliers
H
– – ManufacturerManufacturer – – DistributorDistributor
– – HospitalHospitalH H
HGroup Purchasing Group Purchasing OrganizationsOrganizations
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E-ProcurementE-Procurement
RFQs and Bid PackagingRFQs and Bid Packaging Database of history improves vendor Database of history improves vendor
selectionselection
Electronic files speed decisionsElectronic files speed decisions
System is faster and less expensiveSystem is faster and less expensive
Internet OutsourcingInternet Outsourcing Outsourcing support systems like Outsourcing support systems like
payroll, accounting, human payroll, accounting, human resources, and travelresources, and travel
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E-ProcurementE-Procurement
Online AuctionsOnline Auctions Maintained by buyers, sellers, or Maintained by buyers, sellers, or
intermediariesintermediaries
May be used to sell excess raw May be used to sell excess raw material or discontinued or excess material or discontinued or excess inventoryinventory
Low cost and increased access to Low cost and increased access to buyersbuyers
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Inventory TrackingInventory Tracking
Technologies like bar code Technologies like bar code scanners, radio frequency, scanners, radio frequency, electronic communications can be electronic communications can be used by almost any firm to track used by almost any firm to track inventory in transit, on the shop inventory in transit, on the shop floor, or in a warehousefloor, or in a warehouse
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Inventory ReductionInventory Reduction
Warehousing for E-CommerceWarehousing for E-Commerce Managed by a logistics vendorManaged by a logistics vendor
Pass-through facility rather than Pass-through facility rather than storagestorage
Just-in-Time Delivery for E-Just-in-Time Delivery for E-CommerceCommerce E-commerce can improve E-commerce can improve
communication and coordinationcommunication and coordination
E-commerce service companies E-commerce service companies manage complex transactionsmanage complex transactions
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Scheduling and Logistics Scheduling and Logistics ImprovementsImprovements
Coordinated Pickup and DeliveryCoordinated Pickup and Delivery Unified view of dataUnified view of data
Shipments can be merged in transitShipments can be merged in transit
Reduced inventory and delays mean Reduced inventory and delays mean lower costslower costs
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Scheduling and Logistics Scheduling and Logistics ImprovementsImprovements
Logistics Cost ReductionLogistics Cost Reduction Carriers with unused capacity can Carriers with unused capacity can
find loads through Internet sitesfind loads through Internet sites
Logistics efficiency improves and Logistics efficiency improves and costs are reducedcosts are reduced