IT430 - E-Commerce
Graded Discussion Board
Dear Students,
GDB of IT430 will be conducted on Wednesday, 31 August, 2022. It will
remain open for 3
days.
GDB Topic
Mr. Ahmad owns a successful business of
essential oils. He is well aware of the challenges of
the modern era and the benefits of e-commerce.
He decided to shift his business to e-
commerce and for this, he hired a professional
team to run the business in the e-commerce
environment. But the sales goes down as
compared to the traditional business because
Customers did not feel comfortable purchasing
these items without feeling their aroma.
In your opinion, what is the root cause behind
the sales decrease of Mr. Ahmad’s e-
commerce business? Justify your answer with
solid reasons.
Read the following instructions carefully
before sending your comments:
ØYour discussion must be based on logical
facts and in-depth knowledge about the topic.
ØYour comments should be relevant to the
topic, clear and concise.
ØYou should post your comments on Graded
Discussion Board, not at the Regular MDB.
Both will run parallel to each other during
the time specified above.
ØBooks, websites and other reading material
may be consulted before posting your
comments.
ØGDB will have weight-age of 5% of your total
course marks.
ØNo extra time will be given for GDB.
ØYou cannot participate in the discussion
after the due date or through e-mail.
ØAll times are in Pakistan Standard Time
(PST).
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Instructor IT430
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ANSWER:-
Though
e-commerce offers many advantages to customers, business, society and nation,
there are still some areas of concern that need to be addressed. The following
are some of the limitations or disadvantages of e-commerce. It is
difficult to merge electronic business with
traditional business. Technological infrastructure may be expensive
and huge cost has to be incurred to keep pace with ever changing technology. It
is necessary to allocate more funds for technological advancement to remain
competitive in the electronic world. People fear to operate in a paperless and faceless
electronic world. Some of the business organizations do not have physical
existence, People do not know with whom they are conducting commercial
transactions. This aspect makes people to opt physical stores for purchases. People have to
rely on electronic images to purchase products. Sometimes, when the products
are delivered, the product may not match with electronic images. Finally, it
may not suit the needs of the buyers. The lack of ‘touch and feel’ prevent people
from online shopping.
There are the root cause behind the
sales decrease of Mr. Ahmad’s e-commerce business
1. Security
2. Lack of privacy
3. Tax issue
4. Product suitability
5.
Cultural obstacles
6.
High Labour cost
7.
Technical limitations
8.
Huge technological cost
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