WMS Market 2007-2008 - An international study

WMS Market 2007-2008 An international study What’s happening on the WMS market? Is there anything new in Warehouse Manage- ment Systems? Many different suppliers ex- ist on the WMS market, each with their indi- vidual specifications. The Supply Chain Group, represented in Germany through the IWL AG, therefore annually presents the most important changes on the WMS mar- ket in an independent, international study. This report summarises the results for Ger- man-speaking Europe. 1 Abbreviations ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning IT - Information Technology PbV - Pick by Voice RFID - Radio-frequency Identification SCM - Supply Chain Management SQM - Software Quality Management WMS - Warehouse Management System WOLF - Warehouse-Management System Online Finder Illustrations Table 1 Page 3 List of participants in the study Table 2 Page 6 WMS suppliers according to number of new clients Table 3 Page 8 Sales arguments of the WMS suppliers Fig. 1 Page 9 Price segments Table 4 Page 10 Scope of delivery of WMS suppliers Table 5 Page 11 Features of Software Quality Management Table 6 Page 12 Distribution of communication interfaces Table 7 Page 13 Development trends in the recent past and future Table 8 Page 15 Developments of the WMS user interface Table 9 Page 15 System architecture Fig. 2 Page 16 Integration and standardisation portfolio of WMS suppliers 2 The following WMS suppliers participated in our study “WMS Market 2008”: Aldata Retail Solutions GmbH G.O.L.D. Stock CIM GmbH Logistik-Systeme PROLAG® World Coglas GmbH Coglas Dr. Thomas + Partner GmbH & Co. TWS KG GIGATON GmbH EDV- und Netz- LogoS V 2.2 C/S werkberatung Hörmann Logistik GmbH Hi LIS inconso AG inconsoWMS ISA - Innovative System Solution for ISASTORE Automation LogControl GmbH LogControl-WHM Lunzer + Partner GmbH LOGSTAR MA WMS & iSeries Manhatten Associates GmbH &WMW S&P Computersysteme GmbH SuPCIS-L8 Salomon Automation GmbH WAMAS SALT Solutions GmbH [s]-warehouse SAP AG SAP LES WM Savoye GmbH PTS STILL GmbH MMS.i Vanderlande Industries Logistics VISION ™ Software GmbH viastore systems viad@t XELOG AG LagerSuite ® Table 1: List of participants in the study 3 Market trends But what does that mean? Globalisation is increasing the pres- sure of competition in all fields more Warehouse management systems and more. Business models, tech- have grown in their complexity and nologies and processes are becom- scope of functions with every project ing more complex and inter- carried out in the past few years. connected. They thus offer possibilities, which easily exceed the demand in many Important factors for success are in- companies. novative products and quicker avail- ability along with high quality and The possibility of implementation of- service demands. At the same time, ten leads to a supposed demand of cost pressure is increasing in all ar- functions. The conscious reduction of eas constantly. the functional scope and focussing on the really essential processes are The logistic processes are the focal an important challenge in all IT pro- point, since they represent important jects. parameters for success or failure of business in flow of material and A process analysis with a focus on goods between manufacturers and standardised possibilities of ware- consumers as well as within the house management systems builds company. the basis for the right choice. Proc- ess creation generally allows a mar- The basis for transparent and lean gin for orientation to standards and processes is a controlled material avoidance of difficult and risky ex- flow that can be ensured with the tensions. help of a warehouse management On the other hand, it is essential that system. To satisfy the complex de- the scope of function coverage of mands, a competent WMS is neces- systems on the market is transpar- sary that guarantees not only conti- ent. nuity but also further development. For this purpose, it is necessary to consider the functional properties of The warehouse manufacturing sys- the software packets. However, tems currently on the market are when the number of suppliers is con- modularly built and can be extended sidered, it becomes clear that even based on the project. A technical this is quite complex. feasibility seems to be quite possible, In order to make a pre-selection that but there are two factors which must matches project-specific demands, be considered during an initial pro- the ject in order to be successful: Warehouse Management System Online Finder (WOLF) Defining the right processes Choosing the ”correct“ product was developed, which offers a selec- tion of relevant software packets ba- 4 sed on clear project and company Together with the WMS suppliers, an criteria. analysis of market presence, their This tool is available on the internet target markets and future develop- for free. ment trends is carried out and sum- marised in an annual study. WOLF: The WMS Online Finder Use the WMS-search tool for free online In co-operation with the SCG (SCG – The Supply Chain Group AG), the IWL AG conducts an annual analysis of the WMS market. In this report, we would like to present a summary of the analysis results for German-speaking Europe. Detailed information on all participating WMS suppliers can be found online at: www.wmsfinder.com www.iwl.de www.the-scg.com Our online search tool WOLF (WMS Online Finder) helps you quickly, and for free, carry out a pre-selection of warehouse management systems that best matches your demands. In the SCG WMS search tool, more suppliers from Europe and North America are listed, who rated their market position and target group in a questionnaire as a part of our study. 5 New istallations last Total no. of clients New clients last Installations year year Supplier Product inconso AG inconsoWMS 250 290 20 40 ISA - Innovative System Solution for Automation ISASTORE 135 180 15 15 STILL GmbH MMS.i 165 250 15 40 LogControl GmbH LogControl-W HM 50 70 12 12 CIM GmbH Logistik-Systeme PROLAG® World 85 300 10 12 viastore systems viad@t 150 300 10 10 Coglas GmbH Coglas 83 120 8 12 Dr. Thomas + Partner GmbH & Co.