Disintermediation

the physical distributors and dealers of goods and services since it became more user friendly and convenient to order these goods and services online from various resources while comparing the prices at the same time. On the same issue the disintermediation process, led to some channel conflict or rate parity issues (Hollensen, 2013). In the hospitality industry with the elimination of some traditional booking channels such as travel agencies as well as Consortia, and Mega wholesaler as the traditional

also put adverts in newspapers. • Assess the trends and factors that will affect travel agencies in the future Technology affect travel agencies because some book directly from the service provider. This is referred as disintermediation. According to Techopedia, disintermediation cuts out the middleman by using the internet, companies and even manufacturers can deal directly with users or end consumers, which is significant factor in decreasing the cost of servicing customers. Travel agencies should

Supply Chain in the Travel Industry The travel industry is an industry that is in constant change. It is the type of industry that must change with the times, including how it conducts business, how it sells its products and services, and how each link of their supply chain works and connects with the rest of the chain. While each brick and mortar location and travel website are similar to their counter parts, each one has a varying supply chain they use in order to get their product and services

Disintermediation could lead to economic crisis because of the importance of banks in the economy. Banks are very important in an economy because they provide safety for depositor, provide a wide variety of loans and offer other credit vehicles like cards and overdrafts. The bank connects surplus and deficit economic agents and significantly contributes to the progress of any economy through facilitation of business. • Economic Development: Banks facilitate the development of saving plans and

forms of ecommerce involving government transaction. Apart from this information, description of eight unique features of e-commerce will be developed as well as the issue of disintermediation raised from one of its features. Benefits that make it easier for the seller to add value to their online business applying disintermediation

survive in this Information Age, one must acquire the relevant CBIS skills for one’s discipline, remain current and competent in these skills and effectively work in a diverse and global community. Otherwise, one will suffer from automation, disintermediation, outsourcing and off-shoring…” Introduction It is a technological era. We need to have contact with all the happenings around us and it is only possible by Internet and for this we require computers. Another reason is that for handling large

The provision of providing healthcare to patients, from a distance far away from his/her home is telehealthcare (7, p.1). To improve the convenience, quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of healthcare, especially for the benefit of the patients, telehealthcare has attracted a greater interest globally (7, p.1). Telehealthcare, telemedicine, telecare and home monitoring are popular terms used to describe delivery of healthcare from remote (7, p.2). Telehealthcare is the intervention between a patient

CONFERENCE BID FOR IFLA CONFERENCE 2015 AT SYDNEY CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE Introduction The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (SCEC) is the largest conference centre in Australia and is best-equipped to satisfy the requirements for the IFLA 2015 international conference. With experienced professional teams dedicated to serving clients, SCEC possesses state-of-the art facilities and infrastructure with a scenic view of the bustling Sydney harbor. SCEC would be honored to host the first

The Future of Scholarship Introduction: The development and rapid movement in the field of technology has changed the face of modern society from what it was twenty years ago. Information and communication technologies have changed dramatically even in the last ten years. Electronic mail, listservs, and the Internet, to name a few, are all parts of the new technology that is re-defining scholarly communication. In her article entitled “Scholarly Communication” Christine Borgman states that

Corporate and Wholesale Banking 02BSC024 Identify and discuss the main forces which are causing unprecedented change in the corporate and wholesale financial markets. Explain why these forces have had such an impact on these markets. Clare F Thomas 9934287 May 2003 Clare F Thomas Corporate and Wholesale Banking B INTRODUCTION The traditional function of commercial banks has been to act as financial intermediaries between deficit and surplus sectors. This assumes that banks can intermediate