Amazon Opens Global Logistics to All Companies — Amazon Supply Chain Services

Colleagues, a logistics update: Amazon is opening its global network to all businesses via Amazon Supply Chain Services.

Key: access to freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping for any company.
Sectors: healthcare, automotive, manufacturing, retail; early clients include P&G, 3M, Lands' End and American Eagle.
Implications: a direct challenge to UPS and FedEx — an Amazon-scale alternative with advanced analytics.

Why it matters: companies gain a new channel to optimize supply chains and cut costs.

How will you respond to the emergence of this logistics player?

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