Amazon’s trying to turn its massive shipping operation into another AWS
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Amazon is opening its massive shipping and fulfillment network to outside businesses through a new service called Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), directly competing with UPS, FedEx, and DHL. Similar to how AWS turned Amazon's internal tech infrastructure into a business, ASCS lets companies store inventory in Amazon's warehouses and use its trucks, planes, and delivery vehicles worldwide, with major brands like Procter & Gamble already signed on.
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