1-3-1 E-Business Models and Protocols Iftikhar Nadeem Senior Consultant, E-Business Solutions Center for Economics & Management Systems Research Institute, KFUPM
1-3-2 E-Business Models and Protocols Business models Internet trading protocols Saudi Tradanet (EDI)
1-3-3 Business Model Business model is the method of doing business by which a company can sustain itself -- be profitable. The business model spells out how a company makes money.
1-3-4 Business Models Brokerage Advertising Infomediary Merchant Manufacturer Affiliate Community Subscription Utility
1-3-5 Types of Brokerage Models Buy/Sell fulfillment Market exchange Buyer aggregator Distributor Virtual mall Metamediary Auction broker Reverse auction Classified Search agent
1-3-6 Types of Advertising Models Generalized portals Personalized portals Specialized portals Attention/Incentive marketing Free model Bargain discounter Recommender system Registration model
1-3-7 Types of Merchant Models Virtual merchant Catalog merchant Surf-and-turf Bit vendor
1-3-8 Types of Community Models Business trading community Knowledge networks
1-3-9 Internet Transactions Purchase Refund Value exchange Authentication Withdrawal Deposit Inquiry Ping
Internet Trading Roles Consumer Merchant Payment handler Delivery handler Merchant customer care provider
Internet Trading Exchanges Offer Payment Delivery Authentication
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) EDI is computer-to-computer exchange between two companies of standard business documents in electronic format. EDI has two elements –Electronic document –Standard format
Major EDI Application: PURCHASES Information Orders Invoices Price lists Remits Statements Issues Mass of papers Re-keying Slow transfer High # of errors High cost
Saudi Tradanet Your Organisation CustomersFinancial Institutions Ports & Customs Logistics & Transportation Suppliers Saudi Tradanet Service
Technical Overview of Saudi Tradanet Postboxes and mailboxes Binary data Trading relationships –EDI standards –EDIFACT –ANSI X12 TRADACOMS Data security –Password –Pre-established partnership controls Data integrity Error handling and reporting
Saudi Tradanet (Contd.) Network protocols –Saudi PDN (Al-Waseet) –Internet Session protocols –Tradanet interface protocol (TIP) –Tradanet standard protocol (TSP) –X.400/435 –Enterprise access protocol (EAP)