Amazon’s AWS-Like Logistics Play Puts 3PLs on Notice

Amazon wants to be everyone’s third-party logistics (3PL) provider.

On Monday, the e-commerce giant unveiled that it is opening its full portfolio of freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping capabilities to all businesses—expanding its logistics capabilities beyond just Amazon sellers.

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Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) essentially combines functions previously embedded within the tech titan’s logistics network, including the company’s popular Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service, its low-cost bulk storage Amazon Warehousing and Distribution (AWD) service and its Amazon Global Logistics (AGL) offering, which enables businesses to book freight from China and Vietnam and ship it directly to Amazon fulfillment centers.

Additional services within ASCS will also include inventory replenishment, demand forecasting and customs clearance.