Global Warehouse Management System Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Warehouse Management System Market, By Component (Hardware, Software and Services), Deployment (Cloud-Based and On-Premise), Type of Tier (Advanced, Intermediate and Basic), Distribution Channel (Online and Offline), End-User (Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Automotive, Third-Party Logistics, Healthcare, Electrical & Electronics, Metals and Machinery, Chemicals, Others), – 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 on their own. 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 is expected to reach the value of USD 7689.37 million by 2029, at a CAGR of 16.7% during the forecast period. The increasing demand for cloud-based WMS solutions in e-commerce industries is driving market growth.

Market Definition

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

Warehouse Management System Market Dynamics

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.

• Increased in software advancements

The need for versatile software in tackling barcodes, smart scales, and the movement of goods from one location to another with equal skill, and working in collaboration, can act as an opportunity for the market

Opportunity

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

Restraints

Lack of awareness about WMS in small and medium-sized enterprises can act as 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.

Post 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 enabled this market to expand at a steady rate. Furthermore, the crisis has accelerated industry adoption of warehouse automation tools such as WMS. Furthermore, automation will be accelerated in order to protect companies from future supply chain disruptions. WMS market growth is being driven by industries such as e-commerce, 3PL, healthcare, and food & beverages. Companies, on the other hand, are experiencing severe cash flow issues as a result of the imposition of lockdown across various countries. Globally, the halting or slowing of production in the automotive, metals and machinery, and other industries has resulted in a drop in demand.

Recent Development

• Manhattan Associates, Inc. will launch the Manhattan Active Warehouse Management Solution in May 2020. It is the world's first cloud-native enterprise-class warehouse management system (WMS) that unifies all aspects of distribution and requires no maintenance.
• HighJump (Körber) launched HighJump CLASS, its latest solution for warehousing and logistics simulation and design, in April 2019. HighJump CLASS enables businesses all over the world to stay competitive and connected to the future supply chain.
• JDA Luminate was released in May 2018 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.

Global 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 global warehouse management system market is segmented into hardware, software and services. In 2020, software segment is dominating the market because most of the developed as well as developing nations prefer using online software’s as they are feasible in usage.

Deployement

• Cloud based
• On-premise

On the basis of deployment, the global 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 global 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 global 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 global 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 U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

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 global 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, global 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:

• Manhattan Associates, (U.S.)
• Blue Yonder Group, Inc. (U.S.)
• HighJump (U.S.)
• Oracle (U.S.)
• IBM (U.S.)
• SAP SE (Germany)
• ACL Digital (U.S.)
• VMWare Inc. (U.S.) E
• ricsson Inc (Sweden)
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (U.S.)
• Softeon (U.S.)
• Telco Systems (U.S.)
• NEC Corporation (Japan)
• Juniper Networks Inc. (U.S.)
• Infor (U.S.)
• Versa Networks Inc., (U.S.)
• Cisco Systems Inc. (U.S.)