EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Electronic Commerce has had significant impact on all aspects of a business. This report looks at how these impacts have had an effect on B2B e-commerce. Furthermore it specifically looks at how supply chain management, supplier empowerment and relationships and communications with suppliers and other business partners have changed. Developments to date There have been a number of significant developments to date in e-commerce. The following have been identified as some of …showed first 75 words of 3101 total…

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