E-commerce
This assignment is designed to develop your understanding of the opportunities related to e-commerce.
For this assignment, you need to do the items that follow. Don’t worry if some of the requirements seem
improbable. They are designed for an extreme solution that forces one to consider a broad range of e-
commerce possibilities.
- Make up a company. While it can be any type of company, the assignment may be more valuable if you
pick a company that’s relevant to your area of interest.
Your company cannot have any employees, other than managers that strategize, manage, negotiate, and
make contracts (they can’t do anything else).
Next, identify about the many and various needs your company needs if it is to succeed. These needs
must meet all of your company’s needs–not just those related to MIS.
The introductory paragraph needs to include your company’s departments, and the goods it sells and/or
the services it provides. This paragraph will provide part of the foundation for grading the paper. The
departments need to be sufficient for the company, and the e-commerce solutions need to meet your
company’s comprehensive needs. Your paper should include no more than one brief paragraph about
your company. Mention of your employees should be very brief or absent.
- List e-commerce solutions for your company (there will be many solutions, since your employees do so
little). For each solution, you need to identify and include the following:
a. The solution’s problem or opportunity (the reason your company has a need for the solution).
i. If you’re having trouble with this, think about your company’s product(s) and/or service(s), the
departments, infrastructure, and issues related to infrastructure. Also, remember that you will outsource
all of your needs.
ii. Also, look at the slides, which include many e-commerce solutions (e.g., design work, payment
solutions, etc.). These examples may jump-start some ideas for solutions. However, you’ll need to go
beyond the examples.
b. The name of and URL for the company that will provide the solution (your company is the recipient of the
solution, not the provider).
c. The price for the good or service. While this may not be possible for every solution, an accurate or
closely estimated price should be possible for most solutions.
d. A brief description of how the solution will help your company
Sample Solution