Monday 11 June 2012

IDCS: eBusiness Questions

CHAPTER 5

Q1: Define "direct materials" and "indirect materials". List reasons for a large company having two separate departments to manage the purchasing of each.

Direct materials are the material that can be identify in specific items which can provide with a convenience user and this material have a good finishing product. Examples of the materials are Keyboard, Monitor and etc.
Indirect materials are the materials that can be a convenience identify and usually it was the additional products. Example of the computer accessories are desktop fan, usb cable and etc
The reasons are because of Purchasing Activities which aim the best activities in business for the identifying, dealing withe some vendor, some are depending on the delivery and receiving. its  also because of the well maintaining and improving, ,product quality and reducing cost and other factor is Support Activities where this activities is the key of financial with administration.


Q2: In about 200 words, describe the reasons a buyer might have for wanting to participate in an industry consortium marketplace instead of setting up its own private company marketplace.
The key factors why buyer wanting to participate are because of the Information technology, where the business is using a web as they own communicate business. Here the consumer and company can access and dealing to each other through a wide geographical area. Some buyer might be interactive in advertising product through internet and some buyer interest the useful of digital content.

Now in new era of technology, many of the business company using a lot of activities to aim their own costumer. In a large sector of company their using a global with open communication. The other reasons are the company do s advance activities in business. The management of the company is depend on purchasing activities where they can identifying vendor, evaluating vendors, selecting specific products, by placing order and resolving any issue that arise after receiving the ordered good or services and another term that is used to describe procurement activities. They can also create purchase order and send purchase order to vendor. In additional, they also create and send invoice and check receiving.

This is also combination of direct and indirect material purchasing and logistics activities are also play in this character which can provide the right goods in the right quantities in the right places at the right time. In Logistics activities they include managing the inbound movements of materials and supplies and the outbound movements of finished goods and service this is why the buyer more attractive in joining the company.

Because of purchasing here the activities can identifying vendor, evaluating vendors, selecting specific products, placing order and resolving any issue that arise after receiving the ordered good or services and another term that is used to describe procurement activities. activities is supply management logistics and support. The buyer might interesting in approve purchase where they can establish credit with vendor, they can also create purchase order and send purchase order to vendor. in additional, they also create and send invoice and check receiving documents against invoice and purchase order and send payment.This is also combination of direct and indirect material purchasing, logistics activities is provide the right goods in the right quantities in the right places at the right time.In Logistics activities include managing the inbound movements of materials and supplies and the outbound movements of finished goods and service this is why the buyer more attractive in joining the company.

In other factor is support Activities where the general categories of finance and administration, human resource and technology development. in e-Government also operate businesslike activities, for example they employ people, buy supplier from vendor and distribute benefit payment of many kinds.In technology the network model of economic organization also the main major role in business. More business are now giving their procurement Departments new tools to negotiate with supplier, including the possibility of formatting strategies alliances.

As we know from the early chapter, we can see how the business are really aim they own goal, which can give a big impact to the business e.g of business categories, electronic commerce and marketing
by using the web. Even today the connecting through access web or portal are the main reason that the customer can easily joining with the large business sector.

Q3: Which industries were the first to establish standard RFID technology? In about 100 words, state why, in your opinion, these industries were more interested in RFID tag technology than other industries.

RFID Technology is defining by Radio-Frequency Identification Technology and refers to small electronic devices that consist of a small chip and an antenna.
They interested because of the benefit advance technology. A Radio-Frequency Identification system works with a scanning antenna, a transceiver with a decoder to interpret the data and a transponder - the RFID tag - that has been programmed with information. It can increase competitive to the business with increase distribution center productivity, create a cost advantage in logistics and to reduce the impact on prices of recycling legislation for electronics. Some are Benefits of Speed which can eliminate lost sales due to out of stocks, speed up store receiving, processing, replenishment and returns processing.

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