TABLES OF CONTENTS
1.0
Introduction
2.0
Importance of e-Commerce and m-Commerce
3.0
Corporate Appraisal
4.0
Competitive Advantages
5.0
m–Commerce
5.1 Differences of m-Commerce & e-Commerce
6.0
Recommendations
6.1 Benefit of Microsoft Vista and m-Commerce to AirAsia
6.2 Benefit of Microsoft Vista and m-Commerce to Customers
7.0
Conclusions
APPENDIX
REFERENCES
1.0 Introduction
Purcel and Toland (2004, 241) said “Internet and Communication Technology offer the opportunity to reduce the barriers of distance, and give…. countries better access to global economy”. This is where e-Commerce comes into picture which covers electronics trading of goods and services, electronic fund transfer, online procurement, direct
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Porter argued that the organization can be divided into a series of primary value adding activities and supporting activities. The primary activities include:- Inbound logistic, Operation, Outbound logistic, Marketing and sales, and Services. The support activities include:- Procurement, Technology development, Human resources management, and Firm infrastructure.
Porter’s Value Chain will be used as internal scanning to analyze the strength and weakness for AirAsia systematically by analyzing all 9 activities.
a) Inbound Logistics
AirAsia has placed an order of 175 units Airbus A320 to service its routes (AirAsia Berhad 2007 Annual Report). Airbus A320 is less fuel consumption compared to Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Ultimately Boeing 737-300 to be retired and replace with Airbus A320 to overcome the increase of oil price by structurally reduce cost and enhance customer services with better quality aircraft.
AirAsia pursue simplicity in operation by operating a single aircraft fleet. All the aircraft can share to use the same tool, spare parts and same skilled manpower for maintenance and repair purpose; compared to maintaining different aircraft, it may need many different special tool, spare part and required more manpower for different aircraft. This will help to reduce the stock of part maintenance, less training for employee and servicing cost.
b) Operation
AirAsia is a strong company with several unique strengths that offer itself could not be defeated by others competitor companies.
Airasia want try to be the largest low cost airline in Asia and serving the 3 billion people who currently underserved with poor connectivity and high fares.
I am choosing to do my Business Analysis paper on e-commerce. I will explain the importance of it as well as the effects on the global economy. I will discuss the advantages of telecommunications and information technologies in a business versus those businesses without e-commerce. I will also discuss the marketing strategies involved with e-commerce and how it helps businesses. Due to the global nature of internet business, electronic commerce (e-commerce) standards have become a priority on the national and international level. While most traditional businesses are subject to local, state, and national
E-commerce Explain what is meant by the term ‘E-commerce’. It is the conducting of business communication and transactions over networks and through computers. As most restrictively defined, electronic commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services, and the transfer of funds, through digital communications. However EC also includes all inter-company and intra-company functions (such as marketing, finance, manufacturing, selling, and negotiation) that enable commerce and use electronic mail, EDI, file transfer, fax, video conferencing, workflow, or interaction with a remote computer. Electronic commerce also includes buying and selling over the Web, electronic funds transfer, smart cards, digital cash (e.g.
Electronic commerce has been there for a long time now, and it is a practice that is practiced by peoples from Germany, France, and the US on a daily basis. Since its inception around 40 years ago, e-commerce has continued to grow as innovations, technologies and a lot of business reverting to the use of the e-commerce. The aspect of buying and selling of goods in the early 1960s was sluggish with the traditional way of mailing of documents being replaced with the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which would later pave a way to the electronic commerce. After the e-commerce, however, the practice was not more reliable as it still had many challenges (Tsolis, 2009). For instance, it was not easy for buyers to see products from the comfort of their homes and more so, the methods of accessing the information were limited.
E-commerce is transactions conducted via electronic means such as the internet, email and SMS. It is considered to be one of the most important aspects of the internet to appear. As a result, people are able to exchange goods and services immediately regardless of their geographic location and time. More and more businesses conduct transactions on line, with some trading purely on-line thus reducing overheads and administrative costs.
E-commerce is a product that has been available since the early 90’s. It is something that people are familiar with. A product that is now part and parcel of people’s lives.
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AirAsia can find new branches for their company in foreign country and hence, a great step for AirAsia to enter a new foreign market. Furthermore, it can increase the economic development of certain industry especially tourism by promote our country to other state. By having the low cost airlines that provides services there, the foreign tourist can come to visit our country during their vacation. This will increase the flow of foreign money into our
AirAsia focused on ensuring a competitive cost structure as its main business strategy. It has been able to achieve a cost per average seat kilometer (ASK) of 2.5 cents, half that of Malaysia Airlines and Ryanair and a third that of EasyJet. AirAsia can lease the B737-300s aircraft at a very competitive market rates due to the harsh global market conditions for the second-hand aircrafts because of the September 11th event in 2001.
Airlines account for over 40% of the company’s clientele list so the need to increase this number and sustain it is vital. As such, the company has chosen to expand its international operations into the Asian market while continuously improving the European market. The decision to expand in the Asian market is to remain competitive but to also attract new clients
AirAsia believes in the hassle free, no frills, low fare business concept and feels that keeping costs low needs high efficiency in every part of the business. Efficiency creates savings which are then passed to the customers so that they will able to purchase on the affordable price but still with a high quality of air travel. AirAsia targets people who want to travel around Asia for leisure or business purposes. The fares of Air Asia are relatively known as a lower fares than the other airlines. Selected strategy used by Air Asia targeting to passengers who are willing to travel without frills of meals, airport lounges or frequent flyer miles in exchange for fares which is
This is a research project aimed at four different topics within e-commerce and the dynamic landscape of logistics within this emerging field. I will first be focusing on current landscape of e-commerce. Secondly the focus will be shifted to a global perspective and the difference of markets based on region. Thirdly I will cover the future trends of e-commerce, and the differences that we may see. Finally, I will present data on select countries and how they are affected by e-commerce currently and the changes that we can expect to see in the future. While researching this broad and developing topic, I have found that there are a handful of takeaways that can be seen in the entirety of this paper:
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