Exam 12: B2B E-Commerce: Supply Chain Management and Collaborative Commerce

Regional supply chains provide lower short term costs, but higher, longer term risk protection.

All of the following are weaknesses of EDI except:

Which of the following is not a typical barrier to the implementation of a private industrial network?

Private industrial networks are the most prevalent form of Internet-based B2B commerce.

Which of the following primarily deal with direct goods?

Which of the following terms refers to the total flow of value among firms?

How are social networks being used in B2B e-commerce?

Exchanges have failed primarily because:

________ can be viewed as "extended enterprises" in the sense that they often begin as ERP systems in a single firm and are then expanded to include the firm's major suppliers.

All of the following are potential benefits of B2B e-commerce except:

Industry consortia are usually owned collectively by the major firms participating in the consortia, while private industrial networks usually are created by a single sponsoring company.

An ________ is an independently owned, online marketplace that connects hundreds to potentially thousands of suppliers and buyers in a dynamic, real-time environment.

All of the following are forms of collaboration among businesses except:

Collaborative commerce is primarily concerned with the development of a rich communications environment.

The topology of EDI systems is often referred to as a(n) ________ system, with the buyers in the center and the suppliers connected to the center via private dedicated networks.

Demand chain visibility is one goal of collaborative commerce.

Which of the following is not a major trend in B2B e-commerce in 2012-2013?

All of the following are major developments in supply chain management except:

The cost of participating in B2B e-commerce systems has fallen significantly.

Identify and describe the major stages in the development of B2B commerce.