SPRING 2014 ASSIGNMENT

PROGRAM BBA
SEMESTER 5
SUBJECT CODE &
NAME
BB0025
E-COMMERCE
BK ID B0035 & B0104
CREDITS 2
MARKS 30

Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.

Q.No Questions Marks Total
Marks
1
Let us examine the simple task when an employee of a company wants to buy a PC for his
office.
Company
Generate request for PC including the specifications.
Approval process has to pass through one or more than one person, depending upon the
cost involved, the position and/or right of the person.
Once sanctioned, request passes on to the purchasing department.
Identify the item & supplier: Selection of appropriate model & supplier, with the help of
office supply catalog. The person in the purchasing department has to check more than one
catalog and contact the suppliers to find out the availability, present cost or may be latest
version.
Issue a purchase order, fax or mail it to the supplier.
Supplier
Verify the credit and sales history of the ordering company.
Check the warehouse for inventory; find out when it can be delivered to the desired
location, within the time frame. Once the supplier is satisfied, then
Create a transportation and inform the warehouse.
Create an invoice for the PC and mail it.
Finally PC reaches the office & the company pays the bill for PC by some standard means.
Once the above given processes are digitized (if not, most of the steps) business can be done
online in e-Commerce. Certainly e-Commerce results in reduction of procedural overheads,
hence better performance at reduced cost and time.
a. What are the procedural overheads you come across in the traditional commerce?
b. Describe how ecommerce results in reduced cost and time.
A
a. List all the possible procedural overheads we come across in
traditional commerce
b. Description about ecommerce resulting in cost and time reduction
5

5
10

2
a. What are the different elements of E-C applications?
b. Explain the different layers of OSI reference model
A a. Different elements of E-C applications
b. Listing 7 layers and explaining them in detail with diagram ( 1
marks for diagram)
5
5
10

3

Summarize the future directions of E-commerce.
A List the future path of E-commerce 10 10