While the Internet is the perfect market for specialized services, its strategic potential is not fully realized. In particular, multi-seller (or "cross retail") partnerships are the key to a large extent unexplored Internet strategy for mass customization set of goods or services with value-added solutions for individual customer needs. Uses the example of successful mass customization to promote cross retailers as a comprehensive strategy that frames the current Web initiatives, particularly in terms of customer value. Using a strategy will require understanding the driving force and the size of the mass customized "e-public services" (ie, e-tail services as well as services related to consumer products identified and sold over the Internet.) overall success of a broader Internet market will be determined not only sectoral cooperation, and the development of a rich standards that allow a very complete set of products. Moreover, service providers will be differentiated by their ability to use powerful Web interfaces a strategy that fully supports and enhances customer-driven configuration process. "Hide
by Richard T. Grenci, Charles A. Watts Source: Business Horizons 10 pages. Publication Date: March 15, 2007. Prod. #: BH226 -PDF-ENG