Fundamentals of E-Commerce - Old Questions

4.  Compare and contrast pure Vs. Partial e-commerce. Support your answer with proper examples.

5 marks | Asked in 2069

Partial e-commerce is when a company will sell a good through the internet but the fulfillment of good will need to take place in the "real" world. E.g. buying a book on Amazon, they will have to send it to you physically.

Pure e-commerce is when everything happens on the internet. E.g. buying music/movies on iTunes.

Based on the degree of digitization of

  • Product
  • Process
  • Delivery agent

Pure e-commerce: all dimensions are physical

Partial e-commerce: all other possibilities include a mix of digital and physical dimensions.