标准书号46 47 308 04622 Unit14 E commerce.ppt

国际商务英语听说 作者：阮绩智 1. Discuss the following questions. 1) What kind of Websites do you often visit? 2) What do you think of E-commerce in China? 3) Why are companies interested in E-commerce? 4) What are the benefits of E-commerce? 5) Does E-commerce have any disadvantages? What are they? 6) What do you think of online shopping? 7) What is the relationship between E-commerce and E-business? Benefits of E-commerce Firms are interested in E-commerce because, quite simply, it can help to increase profits. All the advantages of E-commerce for business entities can be summed in one statement: E-commerce can increase sales and decrease costs. For Companies : (1) It increases profits. (2) It increases sales. (3) Advertising can reach potential customers in every country in the world. (4) A virtual community if formed, not in the physical world, but on the Internet. (5) It decreases costs. Benefits of E-commerce For Buyers : (1) Increases purchasing opportunities. (2) Provides competitive bid information. (3) Increases speed and accuracy of information. (4) Reduces costs. (5) A wider range of choices are available. (6) Some products such as software, audio clips, or images, can be delivered via the Internet. (7) Society derives benefits. (8) Electronic payment of tax refunds, public retirement, and welfare support costs less to issue. (9) Electronic payment is more secure and faster. (10) E-payments are easier to control than checks, which can help protect against fraud and theft losses. (11 ) You can work from home. (12) It reduces commuter-costs and traffic jams. (13) Its environmentally sound reduces pollution. (14) Distance education has emerged. Disadvantages of E-commerce (1) Some business processes, such as perishable foods, and high-cost items such as jewelry or antiques, may be difficult to inspect from a remote location. (2) E-commerce is new and some people are slow to adapt to change. (3) Technologies are changing so rapidly that keeping pace w