Differences between traditional and e-commerce
In the following table you can see in table form the differences in media used for traditional and e-commerce. Please notice that as far as e-commerce is concerned everything can be done through a server:
Action | Traditional commerce | E-commerce |
Acquire product information | Magazines, flyers, online catalogs | Web pages |
Request item | Printed forms, letters | E-mail |
Check catalogs, prices | Catalogs | On-line catalogs |
Check product availability and confirm price | Phone, fax | E-mail |
Generate order | Printed form | E-mail, web pages |
Send /Receive Order | Fax, mail | E-mail, EDI |
Prioritize order | On-line database | |
Check inventory at warehouse | phone,fax | On-line database, web pages |
Schedule delivery | Printed form | E-mail, On-line database |
Generate invoice | Printed form | On-line database |
Receive product | Shipper | Shipper (unless it is electronic) |
Confirm receipt | Printed form | E-mail |
Send/Receive Invoice | Mail | E-mail, EDI |
Schedule payment | Printed form | EDI, On-line database |
Send /Receive Payment | Mail | EDI |
1. Direct interaction is present in traditional commerce.
2. E-commerce proves to be feasible for the standard products,low-value products , intangible products and digital products.
3. In traditional commerce customer can verify the identity of the seller and their physical location, whereas in e-commerce customers feel insecure because they cannot identify the seller and are unaware about many things
4. Traditional commerce is the best when it comes to convincing the customers on certain products.
5. E-commerce uses e-cash, credit cards , debit cards and etc,.
6. E-commerce is developing a highway system called the information super highway as we have the interstate highway system for traditional e-commerce.
2. E-commerce proves to be feasible for the standard products,low-value products , intangible products and digital products.
3. In traditional commerce customer can verify the identity of the seller and their physical location, whereas in e-commerce customers feel insecure because they cannot identify the seller and are unaware about many things
4. Traditional commerce is the best when it comes to convincing the customers on certain products.
5. E-commerce uses e-cash, credit cards , debit cards and etc,.
6. E-commerce is developing a highway system called the information super highway as we have the interstate highway system for traditional e-commerce.
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