The article is structured as follows: after having briefly introduced the need and context of this study in section 1, we propose in section 2 an analytical framework for analyzing the po-tential contribution of IT to competitive advantage; this model stems from a review of the role assigned to IT in the position-based and resource-based theories. In section 3, we position the main e-logistics solutions available today in the value chain model. In section 4, we apply the framework developed in section 2 to logistics solutions presented in section 3. In section 5, we discuss the results and issue some general recommendations and suggestions for further research.