Application of Data Management System in Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce

ABSTRACT

E-commerce (EC) is a popular term also occasionally known as Internet Commerce which has grown drastically in the past few decades. Covid 19 has made most of the firms to consider EC as a necessity. At one place EC has started to grow and Business to Business Electronic Commerce  (B2BEC) too has been implemented by many businesses. The process includes the transaction of goods and services, the transfer of funds and the exchange of data virtually. B2BEC opens up new possibilities of trade and for new business partners from around the globe can be found, their offers can be compared, even complex negotiations can be conducted electronically, and a contract can be drawn up and fulfilled via an electronic marketplace. However, sophisticated data management is required to provide such facilities. On the other hand the contribution of the researchers cannot be ignored in the present context, as they bring on surface many pertinent issues and potential solutions with regard to the  daily problems faced by the society. The researchers also are responsible for unearthing issues that might become a point of concern in the future. The researchers’ works need to be reviewed in a systematic way so as to identify the gaps where the future research can be conducted and the gaps can be filled. As the database management is increasingly having relevance in the arena of B2BEC, it is crucial to check the holistic retrospective in this study in light of literature available. As there are no review papers till date in the arena of database management in B2BEC, the present paper is dedicated to explore for the same and propose gaps identified in this area. For this purpose, the paper adopts bibliometric analysis of SCOPUS database i.e., the largest database for scientific studies. © 2022 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.