E-Business for Competitive Advantage

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 24, 2005

The problem with buzzwords is that they are often just the fad of the day. By definition, they have no definition and, usually, little or no value. For many businesses, E-Business is such a word. Everyone talks about it. No one knows exactly what it means; and there seems to be more promise than reality.

E-anything has surpassed the Internet as the word of the day. There is e-training, e-travel, e-cash and the ubiquitous e-mail. It is impossible to pick up a business book, paper or conference outline without seeing at least a couple of chapters, articles or presentations on the topic.

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