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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
E-Commerce Reduces the Cost of Doing Business ESTIMATED SAVINGS
FROM BUSINESS-TO-
INDUSTRY BUSINESS E-COMMERCE*
AEROSPACE MACHINING 11%
CHEMICALS 10%
COAL 2%
COMMUNICATIONS 5-15%
COMPUTING 11-20%
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS 29-39%
FOOD INGREDIENTS 3-5%
FOREST PRODUCTS 15-25%
FREIGHT TRANSPORT 15-20%
HEALTH CARE 5%
LIFE SCIENCES 12-19%
MACHINING (METALS) 22%
MEDIA & ADVERTISING 10-15%
MRO** 10%
OIL & GAS 5-15%
PAPER 10%
STEEL 11%
* Analysis compared B2B techniques with traditional business methods, such
as paper, telephone, fax or value-added networks.
** Maintenance, repair, and operating supplies
DATA: GOLDMAN SACHS
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