Amazon has announced it is launching Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), opening its full portfolio of freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping capabilities to businesses of all types and sizes, not only Amazon sellers. With this launch, Amazon is expanding its third-party logistics capacity to support businesses in industries such as healthcare, automotive, manufacturing, and retail.
“Amazon is bringing the infrastructure, intelligence, and scale of its supply chain services—proven over decades—to businesses everywhere, much like Amazon Web Services did for cloud computing,” said Peter Larsen, Vice President of Amazon Supply Chain Services.
“Supply chain wasn’t just a function at Amazon—it was core to providing an exceptional shopping experience. Our differentiator. The reason we could offer fast, dependable delivery that nobody else could. And with the launch of ASCS, we’re confident we can give any other business access to the same cost efficiency, reliability, and speed that we’ve built for Amazon customers.”
Amazon states that whether you are a small retailer looking to grow your customer base on the Amazon store, or a global manufacturer looking to efficiently distribute raw materials to production facilities—ASCS will give you the flexibility to choose the services and level of support you need.
- Procter & Gamble is using Amazon’s freight services to transport raw materials to production facilities and move finished goods across its distribution network.
- 3M is using Amazon’s freight services to move products from its manufacturing sites to distribution centers worldwide.
- Lands’ End is using a unified inventory pool within Amazon’s network to fulfill orders across multiple sales channels.
- American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is using Amazon’s parcel shipping network to deliver online orders from its American Eagle and Aerie website directly to customers nationwide.
“Amazon is one of our key ecommerce partners, and we’re excited to leverage Amazon Supply Chain Services to position inventory closer to customers so we can reach them even faster,” said Andrew McLean, CEO of Lands’ End. “This consistency is central to our solutions-based approach, enabling us to serve customers with confidence and agility, especially during peak seasons.”
Core offerings include:
- Freight: Amazon’s transportation network spans ocean, air, ground, and rail freight, built to help businesses move goods quickly and reliably at scale. Amazon offers dependable capacity with a range of speed and service options, including time-sensitive shipments, simplified booking, customs clearance, and end-to-end shipment visibility.
- Distribution and Fulfillment: Amazon enables businesses to import, store, and position inventory closer to demand—and fulfill customer orders across their sales channels, all within a single network. By using a unified inventory pool and advanced forecasting capabilities, businesses can improve delivery speed and accuracy across their own website, ecommerce marketplaces, social media channels, and physical stores.
- Parcel Shipping: Amazon provides shipping solutions for orders placed across all sales channels, with predictable two-to-five-day delivery speeds and seven-day-a-week service. Businesses can benefit from flexible pickup from their own warehouses or third-party providers and track shipments from label creation to customer doorsteps.
Amazon is exhibiting at Multimodal on stand 7090
