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1. Disintermediation and Reintermediation by E-business

Disintermediation or ‘cutting out the middle man’ as it is also known is, at first glance, an attractive concept for manufacturers with its cost-saving incentives. Competitive advantage can potentially be achieved by cutting the payments made to intermediaries, not to mention the valuable information that can be collected through direct contact with customers. However, after a more detailed study of the critical issues involved such as market conditions, core competencies and the value added to products by intermediaries, it is clear that some significant barriers to the success of disintermediation exist in many industries. This report concludes that complete disintermediation is not something that can be expected in the near future. Rather, since e-business is changing the ways in which consumers search for and buy products and often intermediaries are in the best position to provide the desired services, it is possible that the introduction of more intermediaries (reintermediation) would be more beneficial to manufacturers at this time, freeing them to concentrate on their core competencies. However, firms will have to... Read more

2. How to find a good laptop for personal or business use

A laptop is not a cheap purchase (if you want one that will last!) so you need to know how to find a good one. Whether or not you buy a 'good laptop' probably has less to do with the laptop and more to do with YOU than you realise... Read more

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