Electronic Commerce Architecture Research Articles

Assessment of the Performance for E-Commerce Architecture vis-à-vis Advance Queuing Topology Algorithm (AQTA)

paper, we describe the formatting guidelines for IJCA Journal Submission. Impulsive stresses posed by unanticipated drifts of requests from users on Internet have made it exceptionally perplexing for E-Commerce to offer projected enactment of the architecture. In order to provide stable service, it is important for electronic commerce architecture to recognize the performances in terms of response time for requests, delay in accessing the services offered by servers implemented in E-Commerce architecture, and the number of requests waiting in the queue and thereby identifying the strategies to service the requests promptly. The correct and swift algorithm can prominently aid to build and operate electronic commerce architecture more proficiently. In this paper, design and implementation of an algorithm named, AQTA is proposed, which uses the queuing models to prioritize the requests from different classes of users. The proposed algorithm takes the requests from clients, and uses three different set of algorithms simultaneously, namely, Classifier Algorithm, Priority Queue Algorithm and Final Queue Algorithm, to improve the performance of architecture. The comprehensive performance of the AQTA Algorithm is depicted using various Queuing models and the results are shown accordingly. The queue models which are implemented using the simulation study include the comparative study of the AQTA models using M/M/n/K and G/G/n/K models.

Evaluation of Response Time Using Gang Scheduling Algorithm for B2C Electronic Commerce Architecture Implemented in Cloud Computing Environment by Queuing Models

Cloud Computing refers to the concept of outsourcing the services, computational requirements and data storage to a centralized facility called Cloud. Cloud consists of an assemblage of virtualized resources, which include both computational and storage services that can be provisioned on demand, depending on the users' necessities. Gang Scheduling is one of the most efficient algorithms for scheduling parallel jobs and is already functional in the extents of parallel and distributed systems. This paper associates the enactment of gang job scheduling algorithm in B2C electronic commerce architecture to calculate the total response time of the B2C EC architecture in public cloud, using combination of different queuing models. Results reveal the performance of job scheduling algorithm using each of the queuing models and suggestions are accomplished consequently.

A New Electronic Commerce Architecture in the Cloud

In this paper, the authors propose a new electronic commerce architecture in the cloud that satisfies the requirements of the cloud. This architecture includes five technologies, which are the massive EC data storage technology in the cloud, the massive EC data processing technology in the cloud, the EC security management technology in the cloud, OLAP technology for EC in the cloud, and active EC technology in the cloud. Finally, a detailed discussion of future trends for EC in the cloud environment is presented in this paper.

Implementation of Job Scheduling Algorithms in a Cloud Computing Environment for B2C Electronic Commerce architecture using GI/G/1 queuing model

Traditional B2C Electronic Commerce architecture instigated using n-Tier Client/Server architecture has continually been sluggish, intricate, and costly. With the advent of Cloud computing environment, the amenities vital for the Electronic Commerce architecture are accomplished by proficient organization, which comprises servers, storage supervision, network skills, and virtualization technologies. The research recommends the Job Scheduling algorithm and its enactment on B2C Electronic Commerce architecture. The algorithm is implemented using GI/G/1 Queuing model, to assess the performance of the proposed algorithm using four queuing parameters, specifically, Average numbers of requests in an B2C E-Commerce architecture, Average numbers of requests in the queue, Average waiting time of requests in an B2C ECommerce architecture, Average waiting time of requests in queue. Finally, the allied simulations and numeral results are provided, to relate the performance of the proposed algorithm.

Adopting virtual private network for electronic commerce

PurposeTo identify the content of virtual private network, the suitability of virtual private network for e‐commerce transactions, and the economics issue of virtual private network.Design/methodology/approachA range of virtual private network concepts and technologies are identified and compared. The capability, suitability, and pros and cons of adopting virtual private network for electronic commerce are discussed. An economic analysis is used to compare the cost and benefit of adopting virtual private network in organizations.FindingsThis paper provides information about virtual private network technology. It also indicates the advantages and disadvantages of adopting virtual private network for electronic commerce practices. The economic analysis provides a real example of technology adoption decision making. Strategic implications of adopting virtual private network are detected.Practical implicationsThe economic analysis on adopting virtual private network provides an example of information technology selection decision for the electronic commerce community.Originality/valueThis paper provides an economic approach to analyzing the decision process for information technology adoption. It suggests that the integration of virtual private network into electronic commerce architecture would perform secure and inexpensive online transactions for adopters of this new technology.

Online support for commerce processes: The Dutch food retailing sector

Abstract Advances in information technology have changed not only traditional goods and services, but also business-to-consumer relationships in terms of interactivity. For example, by facilitating access to company data, offering additional services, and/or providing self-service options through the World Wide Web, consumer requests can be recorded, handled faster, and dealt with more individually in a cost-effective manner. This article examines the extent to which companies in the Dutch food retailing sector are using the World Wide Web and its associated technologies to conduct their business. Employing the electronic commerce architecture suggested by Basu and Muylle (1999, 2002), Muylle and Basu (2003), we analyse the commercial Web sites of Dutch food retail companies (numbering 34 in all) to determine which commerce processes are being supported online in this sector. The results of the research provide insights to academics on the adoption of electronic commerce in a particular industry sector and to food retail managers on their competitors’ usage of the World Wide Web. Our findings show that, generally, support for electronic commerce processes and sub-processes is merely 16 per cent of the considered sample. Most retailers use the Internet only as a medium of communications, although others have set up commercial Web sites that provide higher customer support. Several sub-processes appear to be supported such as core logistics, online search of products, and price information display and determination. With the exception of search, there is practically no online customisation possible in the processes. A high correlation was observed between search, valuation, and authentication on the one hand and support for online payment on the other hand. Lastly, there is no significant difference between regional/national retailers or firm size, especially for the search and valuation processes, which share close to identical extent of support.

Online support for commerce processes and survivability of web retailers

Understanding the significance of various online processes in establishing and sustaining electronic commerce (EC) is a key concern for retailers and business in general. This paper replicates and extends the Basu and Muylle [Decision Support Systems 34 (2003)] study examining the extent to which companies in various industries are supporting online processes through their retail Web sites. Using the framework of an Electronic Commerce Architecture (ECA), the same set of commercial Web sites is analyzed in order to determine how the online support for commerce processes in each industry and each type of industry has evolved. In addition, the impact of Web retailers' extent of Web technology adoption and electronic commerce practices on survivability is investigated.

Online support for commerce processes by web retailers

This paper examines the extent to which companies in various industries are using the World Wide Web and its associated technologies to conduct retail business. Using the framework of an Electronic Commerce Architecture (ECA), a variety of commercial Web sites are analyzed to determine which commerce processes are being supported online in each industry and each type of industry. The results of this study provide useful insight not only for researchers on the state of Web technology adoption and electronic commerce practices in industry, but also for companies seeking to derive competitive advantage through electronic commerce.

EMP — A Database-Driven Electronic Market Place forBusiness-to-Business Commerce on the Internet

Electronic commerce systems for business-to-business commerce on the Internet are still in their infancy. The realization of Internet electronic markets for business-to-business following a n-suppliers: m-customers scenario is still unattainable with todays solutions. Comprehensive Internet electronic commerce systems should provide for easy access to and handling of the system, help to overcome differences in time of business, location, language between suppliers and customers, and at the same time should support the entire process of trading for business-to-business commerce. In this paper, we present a DBMS-based electronic commerce architecture and its prototypical implementation for business-to-business commerce according to a n-suppliers: m-customers scenario. Business transactions within the electronic market are realized by a set of modular market services. Multiple physically distributed markets can be interconnected transparently to the users and form one virtually central market place. The modeling and management of all market data in a DBMS gives the system a solid basis for reliable, consistent, and secure trading on the market. The generic and modular system architecture can be applied to arbitrary application domains. The system is scalable and can cope with an increasing number of single markets, participants, and market data due to the possibility to replicate and distribute services and data and herewith to distribute data, system, and network load.