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Definition of e-commerce:



Your business sells products and services online. A member of your staff
manually transfers orders from the e-commerce system to your business
management or accounting systems.




The e-commerce and business management or accounting systems are not
technically joined together and operate as separate systems.





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Definition of integrated e-commerce:




Your business sells products and services online. Orders from the e-commerce
system are automatically transferred to your business management or
accounting systems in real time.




The e-commerce and business management or accounting systems are technically
joined together and operate as a single system



* 1.Has your company previously adopted:
 
Electronic-commerce
 
Integrated e-commerce
 
No electronic commerce technologies
 

* 2. What factors influence your choice when choosing integrated e-commerce solutions?
 
Budget
 
Complexity of the solutions
 
Time needed to implement it
 
Legacy systems
 
Others(please specify in the box below)

 
 
 
   
 

3. How long did it take to implement it?
 
Less than six months
 
Less than one year
 
Less than two years
 
Longer than two years
 

* 4. What benefits or improvements does your company gain after adopting integrated e-commerce?
 
Faster response time
 
Improved efficiency
 
Improved accuracy
 
Reduced cost
 
Improved customer service
 
Enhanced capacity
 
No improvements or benefits
 
Other(please specify in the box below)

 
 
 
   
 

* 5. What disadvantages or problems do you find when using integrated e-commerce?
 
High cost
 
Complexity
 
Not flexible
 
Difficulties in maintenance and upgrading
 
Others(please specify in the box below)

 
 
 
   
 

* 6. What factors do you think are important for the successful adoption of integrated e-commerce?
 
Education and training
 
Management support
 
Change management
 
Enough budget
 
Timing
 
Planning and scheduling
 
Choosing correct integration solution
 
Services offered by the technology or software vendor
 
IT skills
 
Others(please specify in the box below)

 
 
 
   
 

* 7. Does your company plan to adopt integrated e-commerce?
 
Yes
 
No
 

* 8. What does your company want to achieve by adopting integrated e-commerce?
 
Faster response time
 
Improving efficiency
 
Improving accuracy
 
Reducing cost
 
Improving customer service
 
Enhancing capacity
 
Other (please specify in the box below)

 
 
 
   
 

* 9. Is there any difficulties or barriers when choosing or adopting integration solutions?
 
Too expensive
 
Too Complicated
 
Lack of IT skills
 
Cost too much time
 
Difficult to choose suitable solution or vendor
 
Others(please specify in the box below)

 
 
 
   
 

* 10. Why doesn’t your company plan to adopt integrated e-commerce?
 
Not necessary
 
Too expensive
 
Having little knowledge about integrated e-commerce
 
Lack of IT skills
 
Too complicated
 
Difficult to choose integration solutions or vendor
 
Lack of security
 
Others(please specify in the box below)

 
 
 
   
 

* 11. Would you like to receive the survey results by email?
 
Yes
 
No