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 ecommerce 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 can’t have any employees, other than managers that strategize, manage, negotiate, and make
contracts (they can’t do anything else).
Next, identify 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 Chapters 4 and 5, 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. You’ll need to find some solutions that aren’t in the textbook or in the Blackboard material.
b. The name 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 how will help your company
For example, the manufacturing entrepreneur in the example wants to use PayPal:
PayPal
www.paypal.com
2.9% of the transaction plus 30 cents
Customers may use PayPal for purchases. PayPal processes the financial transactions and provides better
overall security for the transaction details and for credit card information than most small businesses.
Sample Solution