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Knowledge, Information and Communication Systems Management
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Wits Business School - University of the Witwatersrand
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Abstract
By 2003, Quadrem, a global e-marketplace that facilitated electronic transactions between buyers and suppliers from the mining, metals and minerals industry, was in its third year of operation. While some of the regions such as North America, Australasia and South Africa managed to operate profitably on a regional level, Quadrem as a whole was not yet profitable mainly because of its high fixed centralised costs. The shareholders however, expected Quadrem to break even by the end of the second quarter in 2004. The case study revolves around Quadrem Africa, based in South Africa, and its dilemma to increase its growth to help Quadrem break even globally.
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Abstract
By 2003, Quadrem, a global e-marketplace that facilitated electronic transactions between buyers and suppliers from the mining, metals and minerals industry, was in its third year of operation. While some of the regions such as North America, Australasia and South Africa managed to operate profitably on a regional level, Quadrem as a whole was not yet profitable mainly because of its high fixed centralised costs. The shareholders however, expected Quadrem to break even by the end of the second quarter in 2004. The case study revolves around Quadrem Africa, based in South Africa, and its dilemma to increase its growth to help Quadrem break even globally.