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B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

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Chapter "] 5<br />

E-Marketplaces and <strong>Collaborative</strong><br />

Networks<br />

The focus of this chapter<br />

<strong>B2B</strong> e-marketplaces align buyers, suppliers and <strong>commerce</strong> service<br />

providers in<strong>to</strong> seamless trading communities. However, until e-marketplaces<br />

are integrated in<strong>to</strong> companies' internal processes, real cost benefits<br />

of participating in them cannot be realized.<br />

In this chapter, you will come <strong>to</strong> know about the basics of <strong>B2B</strong><br />

e-marketplaces and their integration with enterprise systems. You will<br />

also realize the importance of collaborative networks and how they will<br />

change the very nature of how companies do business with one another.<br />

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