The Role of E-Commerce in the Supply Chain Process Among Merchants. an Evaluation

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, , course: B.A. Logistics and Supply Chain Management, language: English, abstract: It has been so far the aim of this research, to investigate, bring out and present the role that e-commerce has in the supply chain system among merchants, especially at Mpangananji General Merchants. The objectives of this research were to illustrate the beneficial traits that e-commerce has played in improving the Supply Chain, especially at Mpangananji General Merchants, to identify how e-commerce has helped improve the speed of delivery of goods, to identify the advantages that have been realized as a result of deploying e-commerce in conducting business on a daily basis and to identify the challenges that have been encountered throughout the use of e-commerce in business among merchants, especially at Mpangananji General Merchants.