Sect oral Limitations

The main disadvantage of e-business is the lack of growth in some sectors on account of product or sector
limitations. The food sector has not benefited in terms of growth of sales and consequent revenue
generation because of a number of practical reasons, like food products being perishable items.
Consumers do not look for food products on the Internet, since the prefer going to the supermarket to
bu the necessar items as and when the need arises.
Costl !-business Solutions for "ptimi#ation
Substantial resources are required for redefining product lines in order to sell online. $pgrading computer
sstems, training personnel, and updating websites requires substantial resources. %oreover, !lectronic
&ata %anagement '!&%( and !nterprise )esource *lanning '!)*(, necessar for ensuring optimal
internal business processes, ma be looked upon, b some firms, as one of its disadvantages.
+uestion of Safet
,ith the world beguiled b the Internet, it-s a fat chance that ou are not one among the aficionados. The
Internet is second to none, not to o.gen even, to sa the least. ,ell, one breathes Internet. Shoppers act
live wires when it comes to online pick and pa. /owever, with far and man pacing about, there are a
few, who twitch at the mention of online pament. Instances of duper have no intentions of nailing up
antime soon, and pseudo sites merril mushroom. 0ll the customer can do, is remain in a state of doubt.
1or e.ample, a customer would ideall want to touch and feel the te.ture of a piece of cloth before
buing.
Similarl, a customer would actuall want to smell a perfume before purchasing it. In the above or an
Similar case, people cannot e.pect to phsicall e.amine2test the thing while buing it online. )ather,
the would prefer to bu such things from phsical shops. 0n e-business has a limitation in this regard
&ata Securit
To carr out online transactions, the websites ask for our email address and other contact details.
Customers brake at the mention of providing personal details, lest defiling of some nature occurs.
3esides, certain sites have a complicated operational structure. Thanks to them, hackers have a 4ob5 The
fiddle with accounts6 meddle with important files, and corrupt data. This, certainl, cannot be termed
ethical hacking5 7iruses metastasi#e ever second damaging the database, sometimes awarding disastrous
repercussions, too.
Site Integrit
8,e respect privac. The information provided b the customer will be protected. ,e refute
dissemination practices as much as ou do.8 &oes this statement not tintinnabulate in the ears. ,ell, we
have come across these paraplegic oaths several times. 0re the true to their word9 %a be ... ma be not.
Some sites are known to trade their customers- details for monetar benefits. The question remains: Can
we trust them9
Sstem $p gradation
"nce a sstem is developed, the responsibilit of ad hoc up gradation at intervals follows suit. If this does
not happen, the site turnover would be poor. To improve site performance and tow in a good share of
online customers, keeping up with the advancements is pivotal. Though, some sites ma find doing this
an unnecessar feature.
%omentar Intangibilit
;o matter what e-business ma tr, their chances of selling products -- like furniture and appliances --
successfull are bleak. $nless a buer has the libert to splurge the kitt, the -!- sector fights a battle6 it
absolutel isn-t a part of. 1or instance, if ou are planning to bu a sofa set, ou would want to sit on it,
get the feel of the upholster used, the finish, and what have ou5 0n online furniture ba, b no means,
can consider a proposition like this one. It is better to accept that, there, indeed, are certain things not
meant to be bought online due to the spatial creep6 for the rest there is e-transaction5
!-business does have its set of pros and cons. /owever, eventuall, ever business -- be it partiall or
completel -- has to change its modus operandi, and adopt e-business practices in order to ensure survival
and success.