Amazon has launched Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), expanding the company’s freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping solutions services.
Reportedly, these services were originally developed to power Amazon’s own retail operations and to support independent selling partners worldwide.
Now, with its transportation network spans ocean, air, ground, and rail freight, supported by a fleet of more than 80,000 trailers, 24,000 intermodal containers, and 100 aircraft, Amazon has decided to expand its services.
To this end, Amazon will leverage this fleet to enable businesses to import inventory from overseas, store inventory in bulk, position inventory closer to demand, and fulfill customer orders across their sales channels.
Amazon provides shipping solutions for orders placed across all sales channels, with two-to-five-day delivery speeds and seven-day-a-week service, backed by the same robust transportation network Amazon uses to deliver billions of packages each year.
The decision was reportedly made to launch ASCS due to the scale of Amazon sellers using the company’s logistics network to move, store, and deliver hundreds of millions of packages across third-party facilities, warehouses, and sales channels beyond the Amazon store.
Brands such as Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands’ End, and American Eagle Outfitters have already begun using the US-based service.
ASCS vice president, Peter Larsen, said: “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.
“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.”
IntraLogisteX is taking place in Dallas in 2026, bringing the industry’s leading trade show & conference to one of North America’s most important logistics hubs.
