{{B}} gEt riD oF wAstE{{/B}}. onCE thE FunDAmEntAl inFrAstruCturE is in plACE, thE ConCEpt oF thE "ExtEnDED EntErprisE" ComEs into plAy. it’s not just ABout intEgrAtED "lowEst-Cost" mAnuFACturing AnD strEAmlinED DistriBution proCEssEs, Although Both ArE kEy ComponEnts. it involvEs tAking wAstE out oF thE EntirE vAluE ChAin through EFFECtivEly implEmEnting tEChnology, Along with BuilDing strong AlliAnCEs AnD pArtnErships. tAkE gEnErAlElECtriC (gE、, who hAs inFormED its suppliErs thAt it will ConDuCt its EntirE proCurEmEnt proCEss on thE intErnEt viA ElECtroniC proCurEmEnt CommunitiEs. so iF A CompAny wAnts to Do BusinEss with gE, it nEEDs to Do it gE’s wAy-onlinE.{{B}} know thE CustomErs.{{/B}}BEst-prACtiCE CompAniEs toDAy hAvE A DEEp unDErstAnDing oF thEir CustomEr BAsE AnD thEir lEvEls oF sAtisFACtion with thEir proDuCts AnD sErviCEs.E-BusinEss will hAvE A DrAmAtiC impACt on thosE CompAniEs who ContinuE to mArkEt thEir proDuCts AnD sErviCEs viA thE Costly FACE-to-FACE DirECt sElling moDEl.CompAniEs who FostEr onlinE CommunitiEs AnD CommuniCAtions with thEir CustomErs will Enjoy CustomEr loyAlty AnD mArkEt shArE. inFormAtion is powEr. FinAlly, nonE oF thE othEr thrEE CornErstonEs is vEry mEAningFul without ACCurAtE proFit inFormAtion. thE strEAmlining proCEss is impossiBlE without ClEAr AnD ACCurAtE inFormAtion ABout thE CompAny’s ACtivitiEs AnD Costs. knowing whiCh CustomErs to nurturE AnD whiCh onEs rEquirE morE EFFort--EvEn A moDiFiCAtion oF proDuCt AnD sErviCE DElivEry moDEls is CritiCAl to unDErstAnDing CustomEr proFitABility. mAking up proFit DEFiCiEnCiEs "in volumE" From onE CustomEr sEt suBsiDizing AnothEr is An oxymoron in A worlD oF Custom proDuCts AnD sErviCEs. in A worlD whErE EACh CustomEr CAn spECiFy ExACtly whAt hE wAnts, volumE proDuCt DissolvEs into lot sizEs oF onE. iF you think you hAvE proFit mArgin squEEzE toDAy, imAginE how muCh tightEr things CAn BEComE whEn your CustomErs CAn CompArE shops onlinE! knowlEDgE oF truE Costs is impErAtivE. whiCh oF thE Following stAtEmEnts CAn not BE inFErrED From thE pAssAgE
A、onCE thE FunDAmEntAl inFrAstruCturE is in plACE, A CompAny CAn opErAtEErp systEm EFFECtivEly.
B．
A、CompAny thAt stArts Doing E-BusinEss mAy in turn inFluEnCE thE wAy in whiCh its pArtnErs Do BusinEss.
C、mArkEting through E-BusinEss is lEss Cost-Consuming For A CompAny.
D．E-BusinEss is morE likEly to hElp A CompAny CAtEr to inDiviDuAl’s nEEDs.