What is e-commerce?

E-commerce system is an application software system that comprehensively uses information technology to support enterprises to conduct business operations, exchange and manage related information through the Internet, extranet and intranet.

The function of e-commerce system is to improve the way of coordination and cooperation between enterprises and trading partners, and change the hierarchical relationship between producers, retailers and consumers in traditional business activities, which has great economic significance and social benefits for improving business efficiency, improving service quality, enhancing the rapid response ability of enterprises to market changes, and even affecting people's consumption patterns and lifestyles.

For example, we usually use Taobao, Pinduoduo, Vipshop, JD.COM and so on. Now the development of e-commerce can be said to be in full swing, and the competition has entered a white-hot stage. Regardless of electrical appliances or daily necessities, e-commerce is basically used. Now more and more universities offer this major, with high, medium and low levels.

Classification of e-commerce types:

According to the operation mode of commercial activities, e-commerce can be divided into complete e-commerce and incomplete e-commerce.

According to the content of business activities, e-commerce mainly includes indirect e-commerce (electronic ordering and payment of tangible goods still need to use traditional channels such as postal service and commercial express delivery) and direct e-commerce (intangible goods and services, such as online ordering, payment and delivery of some computer software and entertainment products, or global information services).

According to the scope of electronic transactions, e-commerce can be divided into regional e-commerce, remote domestic e-commerce and global e-commerce.

According to the type of network used, e-commerce can be divided into e-commerce based on special value-added network (EDI), e-commerce based on Internet and e-commerce based on intranet.