1. Information flow Information flow includes not only the provision of commodity information, promotion and marketing, technical support and future services, but also commercial and trade rhymes such as inquiry, quotation, payment notice and transfer notice, as well as the payment ability and payment reputation of both parties to the transaction.
2. Business flow Business flow refers to the movement process of commodity trading and the transfer of commodity ownership between purchase and sale, specifically referring to a series of activities of commodity trading.
3. Capital flow mainly refers to the transfer process of funds, including payment, transfer and other processes. In the e-commerce environment, these four parts are different from the traditional situation. The processing of business flow, capital flow and information flow can be realized by computers and network communication equipment.
4. Logistics Logistics, as the most special procedure in the Four Streams, refers to the flow process of material entities, specifically referring to various activities such as transportation, storage, distribution, loading and unloading, warehousing and logistics information management. For a few goods and services, they can be delivered directly through network transmission, such as various electronic publications and information consulting services, while for most goods and services, logistics still needs to be transmitted by physical means.