Chapter 12

B2B E-commerce: Supply Chain Management and Collaborative Commerce

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

Discuss the evolution and growth of B2B commerce, as well as its potential benefits and challenges.
Understand how procurement and supply chains relate to B2B e-commerce.
Identify major trends in supply chain management and collaborative commerce.
Understand the different characteristics and types of Net marketplaces.
Identify the objectives of private industrial networks, their role in supporting collaborative commerce, and the barriers to their implementation.