News / Amazon's 'Dragon Boat' supply chain plan would see the 'middlemen' go overboard

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10/02/2016

Forwarders and integrators beware. Fascinating Amazon documents, unearthed by Bloomberg, reveal a bold, empire-building plan that has been in place since 2013, aptly named “Dragon Boat”.

It comprises a global delivery network which ultimately cuts out third-parties, creating a $400bn global logistics business and removing cross-border barriers ...

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