The implementation of e-business and e-commerce provide the value of
virtual computer-based interactions and transactions. It causes the
traditional value chain that revealed the sequentially flowed business
process shifts to the customer-oriented value chain that are not sequential
anymore. This paper will discuss about how the integration of e-commerce
or e-business changes the way business work within its organization itself
and between its trading partners and customers in the shipping and
warehousing industry. It will be done in accordance to the strategy that is
used by the company. Also, it will discuss the competitions in this industry
at a glance. Since new business models are necessary to integrate e-commerce
initiatives with overall business goals and strategy, then, this
paper will take a closer look at the use of such technology to conduct
business in order to be a leader in their industry and to leverage the
business competitive advantages. How Fedex, as a leader in shipping and
warehousing industry, build its e-commerce will be presented in detail to
drive the readers understanding to this topic. Finally, this paper will
discuss about its implication to the accounting profession.