The Analysis of an E-Commerce Model for Logistic Industry

The widespread use of the World Wide Web (WWW) in recent years has greatly facilitated the development of the e-commerce, which in turn affects the traditional business model and causes profound changes in the business world. The current article develops a framework for an e-commerce model of logistics enterprises. The model includes e-marketplaces, logistics, informational system and organization analysis factors. Data used for research comes from a survey of small and medium logistics enterprises, including the distribution center, processing, warehousing, packaging and information service provider companies. Our study reveals relationships of essential variables for e-commerce in the logistics industry. These include transportation, inventory, delivery, product, buyer, market, information system and organization analysis. SPSS is used for data analysis, including the analysis of reliability, multiple regression and factor analysis.