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One of the most important and popular tool of contemporary e-logistics in supply chains are the different types of electronic freight exchanges. In the paper the main types of open and closed electronic freight exchanges as well as their advantages and disadvantages are presented. In particular history and the scope of the services offered by biggest open electronic freight exchanges in Europe, such as: Teleroute, Timo,com, Trans.eu and Wtransnet, are described. The main aim of the paper is the analyses of business models of electronic freight exchangers and the identification of their tasks in building of integrated supply chains. Furthermore, the basic strategic assumptions are presented in order to change the role of open electronic freight exchanges towards logistics platforms, which plays the significant role as an initiators and central coordinators of flows in international supply chains.
Keywords: Electronic freight exchange, electronic logistics platforms.© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.