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Amazon’s trying to turn its massive shipping operation into another AWS
Amazon is launching Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) to commercialize its proprietary fulfillment network, positioning logistics infrastructure as a strategic business service similar to AWS—directly competing with traditional carriers like UPS, FedEx, and DHL. This represents a significant threat to enterprise supply chain partnerships and creates new opportunities for IT organizations to evaluate cloud-integrated logistics platforms that could reduce operational costs and improve delivery speed. CIOs should anticipate increased vendor pressure to integrate with Amazon's supply chain services and assess the strategic implications of multi-cloud dependencies extending beyond compute and storage into physical logistics operations.
Amazon might have a part in delivering all kinds of stuff to your door soon, as its massive shipping network opens up to other companies outside its marketplace, more directly competing with giants like DHL, UPS, and FedEx. The new Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) will offer freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping to businesses "of all types and sizes," including Protcor & Gamble, 3M, Lands' End, and American Eagle Outfitters. With ASCS, Amazon is betting that other companies will pay to use its sprawling fulfillment network - much like they pay to use its web infrastructure, which the ecommerce giant started offering to … Read the full story at The Verge.