E commerce and its impact on business to business organisations supply chain.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Electronic Commerce has had significant impact on all aspects of a business. This report looks at how these impacts have had an effect on B2B e-commerce. Furthermore it specifically looks at how supply chain management, supplier empowerment and relationships and communications with suppliers and other business partners have changed. Developments to date There have been a number of significant developments to date in e-commerce. The following have been identified as some of …

…Commerce. (1998, April). The Emerging Digital Economy. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.ecommerce.gov/emerging.htm E-Commerce Guide's Ask the Experts (1998). Mecklermedia Corporation. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://e-comm.internet.com. Encyclopaedia of the New Economy (2002). Retrieved for the World Wide Web http://hotwired.lycos.com/special/ene/ Other Web Sites Used www.conspectus.com www.pmp.co.uk www.gartner.com www.experian.com www.whatis.com www.ecommerce-scotland.org