E-Business Advantages, Disadvantages and Considerations

E-Business Advantages, Disadvantages and Considerations

Retailers benefit greatly from the advantages that online selling offers. Some of the main advantages of online retailing include the opportunity to market to global markets, increase operating efficiencies, improve customer satisfaction and improve customer communication. A few of the main advantages of e-commerce retailing are listed below. [table id=1…

Is Your Company Ready For An E-Mail Response System?

Is Your Company Ready For An E-Mail Response System?

Service Automation Systems Email response management is one component in an organization-wide service automation system. A service automation system makes use of a variety of technologies to support service managers, customer service representatives, help desk professionals and mobile service staff. Customer service automation offers business and their clients heightened service…

Communication Blunders in the Global Business World

Communication Blunders in the Global Business World

  In the global business world, there are an unlimited number of opportunities to make embarrassing and sometimes costly communication mistakes. These barriers to effective language often create challenges for buyers and sellers. For example, communications between foreign parties to a business transaction can be incorrectly translated by an unqualified…

Legal Considerations Involving Injured Non-English Speaking Employees, Workers Comp and Translators

Legal Considerations Involving Injured Non-English Speaking Employees, Workers Comp and Translators

In February of 2013, Rafael Martinez was a landscaping professional for Kansas City Allied Landscaping Services. Martinez suffered an on the job injury when his hand was deeply cut.  The severity of the injury required seven days of hospitalization and resulted in the amputation of his middle two fingers.  Martinez…

How Africa is Using Technology to Improve Farming

How Africa is Using Technology to Improve Farming

Much of Africa still suffers from poor telecommunication and transportation infrastructures.  Consequently, availability of timely market information regarding agricultural commodities and pricing have suffered.  In lieu of more highly developed electronic systems, manual systems are in place to help facilitate the collection of prices and quantities of popularly traded agricultural…