| We have already discussed the advantages of | | | | have done otherwise. However many times |
| the e-commerce technology in the areas of | | | | international trade, import/export and global |
| international trade, import/export of goods | | | | sourcing does require personal interaction |
| and services, global sourcing for search of | | | | for a couple of times before things can later |
| products at optimum prices and so forth. But | | | | be carried out via e-commerce. Therefore in |
| it is not a bed of roses anywhere and even in | | | | such cases, e-commerce tends to act as an |
| this case there exist a few drawbacks which | | | | extension of the trader for carrying out |
| do exist in carrying out these activities of | | | | activities related to international trade, |
| international trade, import/export and global | | | | import/export and global sourcing rather than |
| sourcing with the aid of e-commerce | | | | as an alternative for it. |
| technology. We shall discuss a few of these | | | | |
| in this article as follows. | | | | Many products are such that it is not |
| | | | possible to check them online for their |
| One of the biggest drawbacks of e-commerce is | | | | effectiveness in terms of customer |
| that many people may not be satisfied with | | | | satisfaction parameters. For example if |
| the virtual experience of trading and buying | | | | someone wants to buy a comfortable sofa set, |
| products lying possibly thousands of miles | | | | no amount of pictures would deliver the |
| away just by seeing its picture. | | | | experience of sitting on that sofa if it were |
| International trade, import/export and global | | | | present in a shop having physical proximity |
| sourcing all involve great geographical | | | | to the customer. Hence international trade, |
| distances spanning over continents or | | | | import/export or global sourcing in such as |
| nations, and this lack of physical proximity | | | | case would only be possible if it's a big |
| comes to the disadvantages sometimes. | | | | order and some representative of the company |
| Secondly the question of safety of payments | | | | comes and checks the product personally |
| and trust is also there which will be | | | | before big quantities of it are delivered |
| discussed in detail in another article. For | | | | later on. |
| many people e-commerce is not about big | | | | |
| international trade, import/export or global | | | | Having taken a look at the above |
| sourcing but simply about enjoying shopping | | | | disadvantages it is imperative to mention |
| over the net, and sometimes the electronic | | | | that despite the shortcomings, the technology |
| experience does not satisfy their social | | | | of e-commerce is there going to exist, |
| needs or holiday lust hence they become | | | | survive and expand because of the immense |
| distanced to the concept of e-commerce. From | | | | potential it offers for carrying out |
| the seller's point of view, e-commerce does | | | | international trade, doing import/export |
| not offer a direct face to face proximity | | | | business and finding right products and |
| with the probable customer and therefore | | | | services through global sourcing. |
| things may not work out the way they would | | | | |