Amazon has opened its logistics network to the wider market, turning freight, fulfilment, distribution and parcel delivery into a new business line. For the global supply chain industry, this may be less of a product launch and more of a warning shot.
Amazon did not simply launch a new logistics service this week. It revealed what may be one of the clearest examples yet of its business philosophy: build infrastructure for yourself, scale it until it becomes world class, then sell it to everyone else.