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Chapter 2. Preparing the Online Business. Agenda. Competition analysis The new channel New paradigms New system creation Discussion. Agenda. Competition analysis The new channel New paradigms New system creation Discussion. Competition Analysis.
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Chapter 2 Preparing the Online Business
Agenda • Competition analysis • The new channel • New paradigms • New system creation • Discussion
Agenda • Competition analysis • The new channel • New paradigms • New system creation • Discussion
Competition Analysis • Identify and investigate your competitors on the web • Conducting business • Contacting customers • Collect information • Survey • Purchase (Dun & Bradstreet) • Research & development (patents) • Develop strategies - exploit competitors’ weakness and undermine their strength
Agenda • Competition analysis • The new channel • New paradigms • New system creation • Discussion
The New Channel • Old channels: linear • Face-to-face • Mail • Phone • New channel: direct contact between customers and every partner in value chain • Internet • Channel conflict
Channel Conflicts • Clear market segmentation for all channel partners: decide who sells what to whom • Solutions • Market check • Channel strategy: reconstructing the value chain (selling products and providing service supports) • Conflict documentation • Time limit
Agenda • Competition analysis • The new channel • New paradigms • New system creation • Discussion
New Paradigms • One-to-one enterprise (mass customization) • Dynamic trade: Waverly Deutsch of Forrester Research “ leveraging technology to satisfy current demand with customized response” • Buyer-selected not seller-selected • Market decides the price • Added value: services • More fast and exact production • Customers’ preferences database
Business Process Re-engineeringBPR • Proposed by James Champy and Michael Hammer • BPR • Question existing processes, rules and structures • Replaces the old ones with completely new processes, rules and structures • Increase the revenues or effectiveness by factors
Business Process Re-engineeringBPR • Customer – centric way • Hyperarchical organization structure • Reorganization • Employee • Structure • Combination • Example • Just in time • Manufacturing resources planning systems • Material requirement planning systems
Agenda • Competition analysis • The new channel • New paradigms • New system creation • Discussion
New System Creation • Analysis • Plan • Design • Development • Implementation strategies
Analysis • Product identification • Soft goods • Software or information • Sales and distribution channel • Hard goods • Digitizing the value chain and orders • Service providers • Translation or advertising • IT evaluation • In house or outsource or combination
Analysis • Goals • Lowest product price • Highest service • Cost reduction • Sales • Location • Own internet connection • ISP
Analysis • Shopping • Ease to use • Attractive • Customer profile • Tracking visits & navigation • Customer database • Public relation • Advertise and promote
Analysis • Payment • Methods • Security • Laws • National • International • Culture
Plan • E-business strategy in enterprise strategy • Which portion of the business • Business partners considerations • Channel conflict • Management & employee preparation • Effective marketing Campaign
Plan • Performance review method • Services & products fit into customer’s need and expectation • Information Technology • E-mail, Intranet, Extranet, hardware, software • Heterogeneous systems architectures • System integration (new and old ones) • Back up plan (web server, connection) • Security plan • Project team
Design • Process requirements • Web design: strategy & creativity • Security • Customer database • Marketing techniques
Development • IT selection: hardware, software • Methods • In- house • Outsource • Combination
Implementation Strategies • Management involvement • Plan for constant change • Pilot • Test (bugs, errors) • Feedback (performance) • Scalability • Integration
Implementation Strategies • Training, maintenance and support • Measure productivity • Prepare for resistance • Company culture and personal culture • Start from e-mail
Agenda • Competition analysis • The new channel • New paradigms • New system creation • Discussion
Discussion - I • What kind of impact will be on the old traditional business due to dynamic trading? • Is it necessary to conduct a business re-engineering before implementing an e-business or any new way of doing business?
Discussion - II • What are the differences between the training of employees in the old systems and e-business systems? • What are the differences between the security consideration in the old systems and e-business systems? • Can you improve the development steps in creation of new e-business?
Points to Remember • Competition analysis • The new channel • New paradigms • New system creation • Discussion