This document defines and compares different business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce models. It discusses B2C, where businesses sell directly to consumers online. It also covers C2B, where consumers provide products and services for businesses to consume. Other models covered include B2B, B2E, B2G, and G2B. The benefits and challenges of each model are summarized. Examples of companies using different models are also provided.

3.  DEFINATION:
“A Business that sells online merchandise to individual
customers is categorized B2C.”
 MEANING:
Business to customer (B2C) is an Internet and electronic
commerce(e-commerce) model that denotes a financial
transition or online sale between a business and customer.
 B2C involves a service or product exchange from a business to a customer,
where by merchants sell products to customers.

6.  Greater search ability.
 Saving time.
 24/7 available, any time any where
 Net banking facility
 So many alternatives of one product and discounts.

7.  Delay in receiving physical products plus shopping.
 It is not popular as widely, lack of internet in some areas.
 Competing products may price down.
 Customers may feel insecure about online banking and shopping.
 Customers wants specific choices, will not accept substitutes.

9.  MEANING:
C2B is a business model where the end consumers
create products and service which is consumed by the
business and organization.
 It is diametrically opposite to the popular concept of B2C.
 It can be described as a form of e-com where transaction
originated by customers has a set of requirements specification
and idea are sells to the business
 A customer decide the range of price

10.  Consumers decides price range
 Its helpful in the development of products
 Consumers get its desirable products
 Consumers gets monetary reward

11.  Consumer aren’t aware about this
 Delay in making desirable products for consumers

12.  MONSTER.COM
 TIMESJOB.COM
 SHINE.COM

14.  The B2B ecommerce business model has become one of the most
successful online business strategies that have led to huge revenue for
internet business
 In simple terms the B2B is a form of electronic commerce that deal with
the transaction of goods
 This business modal is based on careful planning in order to have
efficient and profitable transaction in consideration with complex

15.  Market Predictability
 Better Sales
 Lower Costs
 Data Centric Process
 Business get products at reasonable price

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17.  Manufacturer to Manufacture
 Manufacture to Wholesaler
 Wholesaler to Retailer
 Retailer to Retailer

19.  MEANING OF B2E :-
 Business to Employee (B2E) is an e-business model in which an organization
delivers services, information, or products to its employees.
 It enables management to reach out to employees electronically as they
streamline time and labor intensive organizational processes.
 three components of B2E :-
1. online business processes
2. online people management
3. online service to the workplace.

20. The wide adoption of the B2E e-business by organization is due
to the benefits achieved from its application.
 Up to date information and able to make better responses.
 Searching other activities
 Team project management
 Easily teleconference
 Reduce cost

22.  Online insurance policy management
 Corporate announcement dissemination
 Online supply requests
 Special employee offers
 Employee benefits reporting

24.  B2G is a business Model that refers to businesses selling products
,service or information to governments or government agencies
 B2G network provide a way for businesses to bid on government
projects or products that government might purchase or need for
their organizations
 This can encompass public sector organizations that propose the
bids
 B2G activities are increasingly being conducted via the internet
through real time bidding.

25.  The formation of government companies is very easy because it is formed like
other joint stock companies
 Most of the government companies run on sound business lines as they have their
surpluses to run their projects
 It provides a healthy competition to private sectors
 Government company enjoys financial autonomy because they are to depend on
the government for initial investment

26.  Government companies are autonomy in theory but in practice it is not autonomy
because political people interfere in the day to day operation of the companies
 As most of the government companies take the assistance of civil servants
 Most of the government companies experience slackness in management under the
grip of public services.

27.  Service tax
 Business provides some products that require government
 In recently, many business provides funds for relief of Kerala
flood