The elimination of organizations that exist between the producer and the consumer is
called _____. - ANSWER disintermediation
The number of mobile Web sites worldwide has grown rapidly, in part due to _____. -
ANSWER the development of new and useful applications
Authentication technologies are employed by many organizations to _____. - ANSWER
verify the identity of a user requesting access to information or assets
Conversion to an e-commerce or m-commerce system enables organizations to _____. -
ANSWER enhance its level of customer service
For a business to drive more traffic to it's e-commerce site the best option is to? -
ANSWER buy links to its site from popular related sites
Tom's Art Supplies used to sell art supplies through mail order catalogs, but the
company's data entry specialists often had trouble deciphering their customers'
handwriting on the order forms. Since switching to an e-commerce site, Tom's has
enjoyed which advantage of e-commerce? - ANSWER increased order accuracy
Of course, the accepted forms of payment during the purchase stage of e-commerce
generally differ because _____. - ANSWER additional safeguards and measures are
required for first-time buyers in B2C e-commerce
Wholesale e-commerce applications often focus on enhancing the efficiency of a plant
manager in researching prices and availability from suppliers for _____. - ANSWER
manufacturing, repair, and operations goods and services
, Emily wants ads that click through to her company's Web site to appear on other sites
likely to be visited by potential customers. Emily should ______. - ANSWER consider
having her ads distributed by a blind or premium blind mobile network
Gordon is helping his company prepare for the launch of their e-commerce site. He
knows that they must choose their technology components carefully and integrate them
with the goal of _____. - ANSWER supporting a large volume of transactions
Clarabel, tasked with helping to design her company's e-commerce infrastructure, leans
over to a coworker and says, "It's comforting to remember that hardware continues to
grow in power while shrinking in price due to ____." - ANSWER Moore's Law
What form of e-commerce technology infrastructure performs many essential services,
including security and identification, retrieval and delivery of Web pages, Web site
tracking, and Web site development? ANSWER Web server software
Product configuration is one key task for e-commerce software, that _____. - ANSWER
helps customers to choose the components and options that are required.
Purchasing System Matching a(n) _____ that arrives from a supplier against the original
order and the receiving report, after which a check is created if the data are complete
and consistent. - ANSWER invoice
_____ encompasses the planning, executing, and controlling of all activities involved in
raw material sourcing and procurement, converting raw materials to finished products,
and the warehousing and delivery of finished product to customers. - ANSWER Supply
chain management (SCM)
Manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems follow a systemic process
for developing a production plan that starts with _____ to develop an estimate of future
customer demand. - ANSWER sales forecasting
In an ERP system for manufacturing, demand management _____. - ANSWER refines a
production plan by determining the amount of weekly or daily production needed to
meet the demand for individual products
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