Abstract:
The attempts ot’ globalization in developing countries could be observed in a wide range of areas. Objectively speaking, globalization can be of advantage to developcd and developing countries provided that the compaines and commodities of ihuse countries can get access tri and compete with thnse of others in international market place as equal partners with fairness in international trade. Globalization is not just liberalization of traile, opening up borders by lowering or removing tariffs and non-tarifl”s barriers, but it goes beyond and tries ideally to generate a business in production, investment, financing, marketing and distribution as well as in organization, management and supervision by a universal code of conduct. On the other hand, with the expansion of satellite communication, computer net-works, and reducing the transportation costs. the process of globalization is becoming easier, and with the aid of e-banking, Electronic Commerce has replaced the traditional trade system. Moreover, globalization refers tn the widespread distribution of networking mechanisms and the acccssibility of them to all parties, no matter wherc they live. It is a difficult stage that requires conscious decision making and can only be developed step-by- step[l]. This paper attempts to review the impact of Globalixation and E- Business in the new Millennium, especially in the steel industry. To put it another way, it reviews cost savings that can be achievc•d through F.-Commerce in a global market. Certain recommendations are also made for designing startegies to incrcase the protit rate as well as the share of E- Business in the market in the long run.
Machine summary:
Globalization is not just liberalization of traile, opening up borders by lowering or removing tariffs and non-tarifl”s barriers, but it goes beyond and tries ideally to generate a business in production, investment, financing, marketing and distribution as well as in organization, management and supervision by a universal code of conduct.
there arc many Iranian Journal of Infnrmatiun Science • ’I'ecIinology, Vnlumc I, Wumber I January / June, 2001 E-Marketing technologies such as thosu used in customer relationship management, supply chain management and electronic data interchange that predate the Web. Second, therc are non-wcb Internet services such as e-mail and newsgroups that provide fruitful avenues for marketing.
Although, Electronic Commerce is merely a part of E-Business and is limited essentially to marketing and sales processes, it uscs digital technologies such as Internet and bar-code scanners to enable the buying and selling proccss [5].
All of these are relevant to the steel industry and E-Business is currently used in several ways, from the selling of scrap or steel products on the spot market to the building of close customer relationships with integrated systems.
k-Commerce and E-Business have made lots ot” progress: more than ?i00 million January / June, 2003 I ranlan Journal of I information ficlence & Technology, S'olume 1, Number I people world-wide have access to Internet communication and B2B had an avcragc of 11 percent saving in different industries during 2001 .