Amazon has officially entered the broader third-party logistics arena with the launch of Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), opening its freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping network to businesses of all sizes. According to Amazon, companies can now leverage the same infrastructure that powers Amazon’s retail operations and marketplace ecosystem, including transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, and multi-channel distribution capabilities. At first glance, this announcement may sound intimidating to independent 3PL warehouses. After all, Amazon has spent decades building one of the world’s most sophisticated logistics networks. But if history has taught […]