Middle East and Africa Warehouse Management System Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Market Analysis and Size

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology is becoming more popular in warehouse management because it allows machines or devices to exchange information and perform functions independently. M2M technology allows a warehouse management system to connect to and receive data from instruments such as conveyors, picking equipment, and assembly lines.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the warehouse management system market was valued at 695.02 is expected to reach the value of USD 2140.92  million by 2029, at a CAGR of 15.1% during the forecast period of 2022-2029.

Market Definition

By moving into a network that any commodity server can potentially handle under the network operator's control, the warehouse management system market is working to simplify the network and its administration. The network operation can be flexible, resulting in a slew of advantages for the target audience that adopts its new services. The widespread use of v-CPE by network providers can result in the simplification and acceleration of service delivery, as well as configuration and device management from remote locations.

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Warehouse Management System Market Dynamics

Drivers

This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail as below:

• Rapid growth in e-commerce

The rapid growth of digitalization and wider consumer adoption of e-commerce industries in their daily activities is propelling the warehouse management system market. The market is developing a growing need for mobility, and there is an increased quantum of demand for virtual solutions and services in the networking area. There is an emergence of varying traffic demands, and all of these factors are accelerating market demand.

• Increased in software advancements

The warehouse management system improves inventory accuracy, reduces lead and fulfilment time, maximises space utilisation, improves customer service, and optimises warehouse productivity. All of these factors are causing an increase in the global warehouse management system market.

Opportunity

There is an increase in varying traffic demands, and all of these factors are accelerating market demand by the end of the Middle East and Africa forecast.

Restraints

Lack of awareness about warehouse management systems in small and medium-sized enterprises can pose a challenge for various manufacturers in the market. A warehouse system necessitates a significant initial investment in order to withstand market growth in the near future.

This warehouse management system market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the warehouse management system market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

COVID-19 Impact on Warehouse Management System Market

Despite the initial chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid growth in the e-commerce industry and increased user awareness of the benefits of WMS allowed this market to expand steadily. Furthermore, the crisis has hastened the industry's adoption of warehouse automation tools like WMS. In addition, automation will be accelerated to protect businesses from future supply chain disruptions. WMS market growth is being driven by industries such as e-commerce, 3PL, healthcare, and food & beverages. On the other hand, companies are experiencing severe cash flow issues as a result of the imposition of lockdown across various countries. Middle East and Africaly, the halting or slowing of production in the automotive, metals and machinery, and other industries has resulted in a drop in demand.

Recent Development

• In May 2020, Manhattan Associates, Inc. will introduce the Manhattan Active Warehouse Management Solution. It is the world's first cloud-native enterprise-class warehouse management system (WMS) that integrates all aspects of distribution and does not require maintenance.
• In April 2019, HighJump (Körber) released HighJump CLASS, its latest solution for warehousing and logistics simulation and design. HighJump CLASS enables businesses worldwide to remain competitive and connected to the future supply chain.
• JDA Luminate was released in May 2019 by JDA Software. JDA Luminate is built on an open, connected, and cognitive platform that embraces digital edge technology such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), AI, and advanced analytics.

Middle East and Africa Warehouse Management System Market Scope

The warehouse management system market is segmented on the basis of component, deployment, type of tier, distribution channel and end user. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Components

• Software
• Hardware
• Services

On the basis of component, the Middle East and Africa warehouse management system market is segmented into hardware, software and services. In 2020, the software segment is dominating the market because most developed and developing nations prefer using online software as they are feasible in usage.

Deployment

• Cloud based
• On-premise

On the basis of deployment, the Middle East and Africa warehouse management system market is segmented into cloud-based and on-premise. In 2020, on premise segment is dominating the market as it hosts on its own servers and purchase licenses which increase the accuracy of work and also reduced the chances of disaster.

Tier

• advanced
• intermediate
• basic

On the basis of type of tier, the Middle East and Africa warehouse management system market is segmented into advanced, intermediate and basic. In 2020, the advanced segment is dominating the market as they protects the consumers time by providing the distribution center managers with powerful inventory and logistics capabilities with tools to schedule, track and coordinate daily activity which reduces the chances of failure and disasters.

Distribution channel

• Online
• Offline

On the basis of distribution channel, the Middle East and Africa warehouse management system market is segmented into online and offline. In 2020, the offline segment is dominating the market growth as they are the most effective use of labor and space, which is also very feasible for the customers.

End user

• food and beverages
• healthcare
• automotive
• e-commerce
• electrical & electronics
• third-party logistics
• metals and machinery
• chemicals
• others

On the basis of end user, the Middle East and Africa warehouse management system market is segmented into food and beverages, healthcare, automotive, e-commerce, electrical & electronics, third-party logistics, metals and machinery, chemicals and others. In 2020, food & beverages segment is dominating due to the highest demand from developed as well as developing economics that need a proper warehouse management shipped to ensure proper dispatch on time without any breakage, leakage and spoiling of food.

Warehouse Management System Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The warehouse management system market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, component, deployment, type of tier, distribution channel and end user as referenced above.

The countries covered in the warehouse management system market report are UAE, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa.

North America dominates the warehouse management system market. The United States dominates the North America region due to the strong presence of ERP vendors, which drives the warehouse management market growth. The country has a high demand for a wide variety of food and beverages, which necessitates a continuous supply from warehouses because it adds efficiency, consistency, and quality control to the process by assisting manufacturers in moving goods at maximum speed as per consumer demand. While in Europe, Germany dominates the market due to the region's and Asia-Pacific region's increasing adoption of multi-channel warehouse management systems.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of Middle East and Africa brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Warehouse Management System Market Share Analysis

The warehouse management system market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, Middle East and Africa presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to warehouse management system market.

Some of the major players operating in the warehouse management system market are:

• Oracle (US)
• Manhattan Associates. (US)
• THE DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC (Canada)
• CTSI-GLOBAL (US)
• Alpega Group (Belgium)
• BluJay Solutions Ltd. (US)
• Metro Infrasys Pvt. Ltd. (India)
• Software Group (Bulgaria)
• 3GTMS (US)
• Infor. (US)
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc (US)
• THE DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC (Canada)
• BluJay Solutions Ltd. (US)
• MercuryGate (US)
• Omnitracs (US)
• Next Generation Logistics, Inc (US)

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