B2b Vs b2c

Hi,
Can you tell me some important differences between B2B and B2C?
B2C (applications like ebay) where business directly interacts with customer and is on smaller scale. And we do focus more on catalog management etc. Where as in B2B, we have more focus on say transaction management
Does B2B only imply that it is on a larger scale?
What are the parameters that one considers when marking an appln as b2b or b2c?
Can u give examples and explain pls. Some topics speak abt different types of orders, payment modes and transaction handling in b2b. Are these the main criterias to differentiate between b2b abd b2c?
Thanks, Rashmi

Rashmi,
B2C - Business to Consumer - is something what is done at www.bigbazaar.com. Any consumer can go and buy from that bazaar in the internet. Say you are trying to buy Kesari Peda for giving it as a Diwali gift to your uncle but busy doing your project and learning about E-Commerce in your SAP Bangalore office, You can go to Bigbazaar.com, register as a consumer and browse their Gifts catalog, order 5 Kg of the Peda and give a shipping address of your uncle's address. You will pay by Credit card and done. You can focus in your work immediately.
B2B - Business to Business - what Sony.com or Phillips.com might be doing with their Larger Customers. See the difference in the users. The previous one was run for consumers and B2B is for customers (in SAP another "term" for customer can be SOLDTO). If I am a Sony dealer and buy things in bulk for selling in my electronics store, then, I could as well be a B2B customer with Sony. I will browse through their catalog and order those nice Blueray players and stock them for the upcoming Diwali season. Sony might have a special catalog for my view only and give a special price for me for the volume of business I do. They may also give me a good payment term. Sony will send me invoice and I will pay by check.
Now coming to your specific questions. eBay is an auction site and it is NOT small. And usually B2C is LARGE volume of transactions.
Both B2B and B2C have to give importance to Catalog and Transactions. B2C sites are more attractive and Flashy.
I would suggest you to get some funda in Sales and Distribution processes.

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