Purpose of the Assignment:

This assignment has a two-fold purpose:

1. To help students better understand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and the e- ?commerce strategies via a company's website.

2. To find out how effectively Customer Relationship Management contributes to e- ?commerce with the applications of information technology. ?
Requirements of the Assignment:

Visit the websites of Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and identify the following:

1. The major customer-related activities on the two websites and how they are supported by information technology.

2. The effective e-commerce and CRM strategies, applications and services on both websites.

Write a short report on the findings of the above items 1 and 2 with appropriate comparison, contrast, and discussion. The report should be in APA (American Psychology Association) style but without a cover pager.

The report should be word-processed in Times New Roman 12 pt font and double spaced, with no less than FIVE and no more than SIX double-spaced and numbered pages (with 1" margins on all sides), excluding figures, tables, illustrations, and references.