E14. Has your company ever registered with any web-based international trading site or e-marketplace? [ ] Yes [ ] No If no, please elaborate on the reasons. If yes; 1. Please provide the URL of the trading site: ________________ 2. How would you classify this trading site (eg e-Retailer, Online Auction, Request for Quotes, Trade Leads, Online showrooms): __________________________________ 3. Has your company ever posted a product(s) for sale at this site? [ ] Yes [ ] No 4. If yes, what kind of product(s) has your company tried to sell at this site? _____________________________ 5. Has your company ever completed a sale by using this site? [ ] Yes [ ] No 6. Has your company ever attempted to buy any products at this site? [ ] Yes [ ] No 7. If yes, what kind of product(s) has your company tried to buy at this site? _______________________ 8. Was the transaction completed successfully? [ ] Yes [ ]No E15. Does your firm use the Internet for supply chain management? [ ] Yes [ ] No A. Do your suppliers have access to real-time information of your company's sales and stock levels? [ ] Yes [ ] No B. Do your customers have access to real-time information of your company's stock levels [ ] Yes [ ] No C. Are your firm's internal operations electronically integrated with those of your customers? [ ] Yes [ ] No D. Are your firm's internal operations electronically integrated with those of your suppliers? [ ] Yes [ ] No E. Does your company require suppliers to make use of B2B e-commerce technologies? [ ] Yes [ ] No E16. Did your firm start using B2B e-commerce to: (i) increase short-term profits; (ii) gain experience through learning leading to long-term benefit; or (iii) keep up with other firms (buyers/suppliers or competing producer firms) that are using B2B e-commerce? E17 Have any of the B2B e-commerce applications in which your company is engaged been developed or promoted by imported suppliers or customers of your company? E18. Has your company changed suppliers and/or buyers since the introduction of B2B e-commerce? Would you say that having access to the internet has played a role in increasing the number of international suppliers and/or business customers your company now deals with on a regular basis? E19. Has any of your company's B2B e-commerce applications helped to increase revenues and/or profits in existing business areas (i.e. areas that already operational in an off-line environment)? If so, which ones? 34