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Proposal for a Study into E-commerce and its Impact on B2B Organizations Supply Chain

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study the way this takes place and how the exchange of ecommerce can be more effectively managed. The title will reflect this and may be "E-commerce and its impact on  B2B organizations supply chain", "The Optimization of the B2B supply chain management with E-commerce", or "Creating value in the E-commerce B2B supply chain". 2. Problem/Issue E-commerce s a growing medium  of distribution. A large number of studies have taken place looking at the best ways of optimising the traditional supply chain though the physical and practical processes. With e-commerce taking  place in a virtual environment many of the more traditional elements of the supply chain are taking place invisibility and at increased speed. Businesses and governments need to be able  to identify and mange the changes in the virtual supply chain in order to engage or facilitate active and efficient supply chain management with the appropriate strategies. This is  an important area of study due to the number and value of transactions that take place through this medium and the relative importance of each transaction size compared with the  B2C market. The level of importance is growing and inefficient supply chain management can lead companies, and even countries with poor e-commerce policies at a competitive disadvantage resulting in a  domino effect on their economy. Knowledge and the ability to create value and certainty within the supply chain may lead to an advantage which sill safeguard companies futures, employees jobs  and can stimulate economic growth. This is such a large area of study the paper will focus on the logistical elements of this subject. 3. Background E-commerce is defined by  the American Heritage Dictionary (2000), as "Commerce that is transacted electronically, as over the Internet". This indicates that e-commerce is much wider than simply the internet, and as such may