Manufacturing
• Electronic exchange:
– Electronic forum where manufacturers, suppliers, and
compe0tors buy and sell goods, trade market informa0on,
and run back-office opera0ons
• Private exchanges:
– Owned and operated by a single company
• Consor0um-operated exchanges:
– Run by a group of tradi0onally compe0ng companies with
common procurement needs
• Independent exchanges:
– Open to any set of buyers and sellers within a given market