Design and Implementation of an Efficient B2C Online Platform

摘要

The increasing use of e-commerce in the last few years has led to a need for more efficient systems with better user-friendly interface. This paper presents an efficient B2C online system acting as a marketplace for various vendors to set up their "electronic stalls " and for consumers to easily search for their intended products and order them online. Through the on-line system, a vendor can easily add any new product types, delete any obsolete items or update current product information. A vendor can also send product promotion information to the customers. The unique features of this system include: it supports multiple sellers, (ⅱ) generate market statistical data, and (ⅲ) both vendors and customers can easily use the system for product selling and purchasing respectively, without the need of Web programming skills.