EBusiness Models and Protocols Iftikhar Nadeem Senior Consultant
E-Business Models and Protocols Iftikhar Nadeem Senior Consultant, E-Business Solutions Center for Economics & Management Systems Research Institute, KFUPM 1
E-Business Models and Protocols • Business models • Internet trading protocols • Saudi Tradanet (EDI) 2
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. 3
Business Models • • • Brokerage Advertising Infomediary Merchant Manufacturer Affiliate Community Subscription Utility 4
Types of Brokerage Models • • • Buy/Sell fulfillment Market exchange Buyer aggregator Distributor Virtual mall Metamediary Auction broker Reverse auction Classified Search agent 5
Types of Advertising Models • • Generalized portals Personalized portals Specialized portals Attention/Incentive marketing Free model Bargain discounter Recommender system Registration model 6
Types of Merchant Models • • Virtual merchant Catalog merchant Surf-and-turf Bit vendor 7
Types of Community Models • Business trading community • Knowledge networks 8
Internet Transactions • • Purchase Refund Value exchange Authentication Withdrawal Deposit Inquiry Ping 9
Internet Trading Roles • • • Consumer Merchant Payment handler Delivery handler Merchant customer care provider 10
Internet Trading Exchanges • • Offer Payment Delivery Authentication 11
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 12
Major EDI Application: PURCHASES Information Issues • • • Orders Invoices Price lists Remits Statements Mass of papers Re-keying Slow transfer High # of errors High cost 13
Saudi Tradanet Suppliers Logistics & Transportation Saudi Tradanet Service Ports & Customs Your Organisation Customers Financial Institutions 14
Technical Overview of Saudi Tradanet • Postboxes and mailboxes • Binary data • Trading relationships – EDI standards – EDIFACT – ANSI X 12 • TRADACOMS • Data security – Password – Pre-established partnership controls • Data integrity • Error handling and reporting 15
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) 16
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