The company is opening its global logistics network to all businesses announced On Monday. The new service, called Amazon Supply Chain Services, pits the e-commerce giant directly against UPS and FedEx.
The service opens up Amazon’s freight forwarder, delivery, fulfillment and parcel shipping capabilities to businesses of all types and sizes. The company says the service will support businesses in industries such as healthcare, automotive, manufacturing and retail.
With this launch, Amazon is creating a new path to growth in its e-commerce division by transforming a service long used by thousands of independent third-party sellers into a comprehensive offering for any business.
“Amazon is bringing the infrastructure, intelligence and scale of its supply chain services—proven for decades—to businesses everywhere, just as Amazon Web Services did for cloud computing,” said Peter Larsen, vice president of Amazon Supply Chain Services. blog post.
Amazon says Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands’ End and American Eagle Outfitters have already signed up for the supply chain service.
