SCML 180 — E-Commerce/E-Procurement
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of the role of electronic commerce (e-commerce), electronic procurement (e-procurement), and their impact on supply chain management decision-making. This course is designed to provide the student with a historical perspective of the evolution of e-commerce, e-procurement and how they have affected the supply chain. Topics include a history of e-commerce, business to business (B2B) models, business to consumer (B2C) models, consumer to consumer (C2C) models as well as the role of Internet technologies in e-commerce. How the Internet has changed warehousing and transportation strategies and the way we conduct business in the supply chain. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.