Source: CNBC
Summary
Amazon has launched a new logistics service called Amazon Supply Chain Services, which will compete directly with UPS and FedEx. The service aims to provide a more efficient and cost-effective way for businesses to manage their supply chains. According to Amazon, the service will offer a range of features, including transportation management, freight forwarding, and warehousing. The company said it will use its existing network of warehouses and transportation infrastructure to support the service.
Our Reading
The launch follows a familiar script.
Amazon is entering the logistics market with a service that sounds like a rebranded version of what already exists. The company claims its service will be more efficient and cost-effective, but that’s what every logistics company says. Amazon Supply Chain Services will offer transportation management, freight forwarding, and warehousing – because that’s not what UPS and FedEx already do. And of course, Amazon will use its existing infrastructure to support the service, because that’s what companies with existing infrastructure do. Amazon is just “disrupting” the logistics industry by doing what everyone else already does.
Author: Evan Null
