SAP AG has been recognized as the world’s largest provider of warehouse management and supply chain software in a report by the analyst firm ARC Advisory Group titled “Warehouse Management Systems: Worldwide Outlook 2011-2016.” This assessment confirms SAP’s position at the forefront of companies offering systems that support logistics processes.
The ARC Advisory Group report presents the warehouse management systems (WMS) market in terms of estimated shares and forecasts for the years 2011-2016. The results are presented globally and in specific categories: software, services, support, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), broken down by geographic regions, industries, and customer segments. Among the analyzed systems is the SAP® Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) application, which went on sale in 2006. Since then, the global logistics systems market has grown rapidly, achieving growth rates of 810 percent between 2009 and 2011.
Furthermore, SAP achieved the largest market share in the South American and Asian regions, which are considered by ARC to be the most promising in terms of rapid growth over the next five years.
– A wide range of language versions, combined with SAP’s global reach in sales, support, and implementation, means that the EWM solution is effectively capturing markets where competition is weaker – the report reads. – SAP EWM has achieved a significant market position thanks to its robust functionality, integration with the SAP solution portfolio, and a huge base of potential customers who are already using other SAP applications.
SAP EWM is a comprehensive warehouse management solution that allows companies to increase warehousing efficiency, optimize processes, and ultimately strengthen their market position. SAP EWM provides managers with maximum transparency of inventory management. SAP’s leading position among providers of both transportation management and warehouse management systems stems directly from the company’s strategy, which focuses on customer needs and meeting them with modern, flexible logistics management solutions. These solutions – including SAP EWM, as well as SAP® Transportation Management, SAP® Event Management, and SAP® Global Trade Services applications – are designed to effectively handle end-to-end logistics processes, reduce logistics costs, and continuously increase customer satisfaction levels.