Designing And Implementation Of E-business Model For Ethiopian Import And Export Enterprises A Case Study With Elico

Over the past years, deploying Information Technology in business activity hasrnevolved to become the predominant element in business development andrnimprovement process. An E-Business Model is a blueprint of a businessrnstrategy and the foundation for the implementation of e-business informationrnsystems. This research was conducted to investigate the business process cyclernand to propose an E-Business model for Ethiopian Import and ExportrnEnterprises; the case with ELICO, a private owned leather export industry inrnEthiopia.Reforming old bus iness into electronic business is no longer an alternative, it isrnan imperative. Especially in developing countries, including Ethiopia, it is arnchallenging task to integrate ICT with business. Most Import and Export firmsrnhave no proper E-Business model that enables them to integrate ICT in theirrnbusiness. The study employed semi-structured interview to study the businessrnprocess cycle and identify important components to design the E-businessrnmode lFinally, an E-Business model for ELICO has been proposed. eBML was used asrna tool to develop the model based on E-Business modeling framework. Thisrnenables ELICO to deploy ICT and e-business information systems applications.rnThe study forwards conclusion on designing E-Business model as an importrnstage in the development of information system for every business andrnrecommendations on future studies.rnKeywords: E-Business Model, Ethiopia, Import and Export, ELICO

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