A paper that offers businesses a framework to support in understanding the type of the product to adjust the supply chain accordingly. The guide provides good examples and presents a formula to balance the demand on the product with the availability of the stock. Topics covered in the paper covers inventory management, logistics, product planning, and sourcing. ML. Fisher paper is a very strong reference and is cited by more than 200 resources online; it is also a valuable resource for businesses and academics.

The technical reference discusses IPv6 ; the solution to the expansion of the Internet through more advanced functionality and larger capacity. The paper, by the team from the University of Washington, produces a methodology to ease the transition form the current IPv4 into IPv6 across computers on the network. The technical details are beneficial to computer science students, and provide general understanding for the public.

This book by Friedman, a Pulitzer prize winner for his work at the New York times as a foreign affairs columnist, is organized into six parts focusing on how the world grew to be a small village through elements (flatteners) that controlled the economy of the world. The book focuses on the birth of the Internet and how speedy networking and connectivity supported the outsourcing movement from developing countries to the west and industrial countries; thus explaining the manifestation of commerce online to all those involved and the birth of a market that is global and unified with new set of rules and regulations.

The paper, by members of the University of Nebraska. covers intra business, electronic commerce and various business levels studying the strategies, value/supply chain management and substantial impact. There are good definitions for multiple items in ecommerce with citation from very sound resources that benefits businesses and students alike.

The paper provides predictive modeling to measure the usage level on Internet business portals through clickstream analysis of the data from users. The study helps marketers support their portals with advertisement that brings the highest ROI. The methods also can adapt to changes in company strategy by modifying the Internet business portal to provide information that is more relevant to customers.