1. E-Commerce Business Models
Aim: How can we identify the various e-commerce business models? Do Now: What is your favorite store to shop at? What companies does that store get their merchandise/inventory from? HW: List and explain 3 B2B activities that your favorite store engages in. (separate sheet of paper)

3. B2B Commerce: Business to Business
Interactions relating to the purchase and sale of goods and services between businesses.
Examples:
McDonald ordering Ketchup from Heinz
Target purchasing TV’s from SONY to sell in stores
Hewlett Packard buying parts from IBM to go into their computers

4. B2B Activities
Contact suppliers: (Carvel contacts the milk company if there is a question or shipment problem.)
Place and Track orders: (Carvel contacts the milk company to place an order.)
Connect with accounting services: (Carvel contacts the milk company to discuss a bill.)
Business activities occur with the help of:
paper: letters, memos, etc.
Phone/Internet: , websites, extranets

6. B2C Commerce: Business to Consumer
Interactions relating to the purchase and sale of goods and services between businesses and consumers.
Examples Include:
Amazon.com selling a college student a textbook
Best Buy selling a TV to a family
UPS helping an individual ship a package

7. C2C Commerce: Consumer to Consumer
Transactions between private individuals or consumers
Examples include: Ebay.com, craiglist.org
Similar to Web traditional auctions
Buyers and sellers seldom meet face-to-face
Ask the students if they have ever used E-bay
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