2. Founder
Founded 4 April 1999; 18
years ago
Hangzhou, Zhejian
g, China
Headquarters Hangzhou, Zhejiang, C
hina
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Jack Ma
Peng Lei
Key people Jack Ma
(Executive
Chairman)
Joseph Tsai
(Executive Vice
Chairman)
J. Michael Evans
(President)
Daniel Zhang
(CEO)
3. Company overview
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
is a Chinese multinational e-commerce, retail, Internet, AI
and technology conglomerate founded in 1999 that provides consumer-
to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales
services via web portals, as well as electronic payment
services, shopping search engines and data-centric cloud computing
services.
5. Challenges of E-Commerce industry in China
Supply chain of e-commerce consists of 3 major components:
Movement of goods
Movement of money
Movement of information
6. Challenges of E-Commerce industry in China
Reverse Logistics
Inventory Management
Last Mile Logistics/Order Fulfillment
Supply Chain Visibility
Answering the call to outsource logistics
Acting globally, thinking locally
7. Key elements of an efficient supply chain
management
Demand Management
Communication
Integration
Collaboration
9. Characteristics and future trends of Supply Chain
Management in China
Proactive Use of Big Data
Inventory Optimization
Flexibility
Rapid Fulfillment
Customization
Sustainability
Compliance and Visibility
11. Futures of the ecommerce in China
E-commerce is not a first-world phenomenon
Social is the soul of e-commerce
Mobile commerce eats desktop commerce
The future is frictionless payments
13. Internal challenges of the Alibaba
Government structural control over internet pipes
The challenge of monetizing mobile traffic
E-commerce tax compliance and enforcement
Uncertainty with interpretation and enforcement of
Chinese laws
15. Conclusion
10 things you should know about Alibaba
Alibaba is the largest e-commerce company in China
Alibaba has several websites
Alibaba's websites are involved with 60% of the packages delivered in China
Company founder Jack Ma started the company from his apartment 15 years ago
Alibaba projects a people-oriented culture
Alibaba is going after the mobile device arena
Alibaba uses Hadoop and a cloud platform called Apsara
Yahoo owns a significant portion of Alibaba
Alibaba's power is representative of the developing Chinese economy
Not everyone is gaga over Alibaba