BA 2663

1 An important characteristic of purchasing, logistics, and support activities is flexibility.  True (True Answer )  False 2 A purchasing or logistics strategy that works this year may not work next year.  True (True Answer )  False 3 The network purchasing model has one hierarchically structured firm negotiating purchase terms with several similarly structured supplier firms, playing each supplier against the others.  True  False (True Answer ) 4 Large companies u...

1 The Internet reduces transaction costs in value chains and offers an efficient means of communication to anyone with an Internet connection.  True (True Answer )  False 2 Virtual communities began online after the Internet was in general use.  True  False (True Answer ) 3 In the second wave of electronic commerce, the Internet had become simply a tool that enabled communication among virtual community members.  True (True Answer )  False 4 The general idea behin...

1 All electronic commerce initiatives have the goal of providing revenue.  True  False (True Answer ) 2 Companies can adapt their catalog revenue model online by replacing or supplementing their print catalogs with information on their Web sites.  True (True Answer )  False 3 A disadvantage of the Web catalog revenue model is that the products sold in physical stores cannot be sold on the Web.  True  False (True Answer ) 4 Web catalog retailers typically refrain fr...

INTEGRATIVE CASE STUDY

Instructor’s Manual Table of Contents  Overview  Objectives  Teaching Tips  Quick Quizzes  Class Discussion Topics  Additional Projects  Additional Resources  Key Terms

1 The keys to successful implementation of any information technology project are planning and execution.  True (True Answer )  False 2 A successful business plan for an electronic commerce initiative should include activities that identify the initiative's specific objectives and link those objectives to business strategies.  True (True Answer )  False 3 Organizations of different sizes will have different objectives for their electronic commerce initiatives.  True (T...

1 Threats that are unlikely to occur can be ignored when the cost to protect against the threat exceeds the value of the protected asset.  True (True Answer )  False 2 In the context of the elements of computer security, necessity refers to preventing data delays or denials.  True (True Answer )  False 3 Networks outside a firewall are referred to as trusted networks.  True  False (True Answer ) 4 The most complete way for Web site visitors to protect themselves fro...

1 The Internet connects many different types of computers that are running different types of operating system software.  True (True Answer )  False 2 When people use Web browser software to become part of the Web, their computers become Web client computers on a worldwide client/server network.  True (True Answer )  False 3 The computers that perform the server function usually have more memory and larger, faster disk drives than the client computers they serve.  True...

1 In the context of doing business online, midsize and smaller companies religiously use self-hosting services.  True  False (True Answer ) 2 With dedicated hosting, the client shares the server with other clients of the service provider.  True  False (True Answer ) 3 Electronic commerce sites vary greatly in terms of size, purpose, audience, and other factors.  True (True Answer )  False 4 In a co-location service, the client installs its own software and maintain...