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May 19, 2009

Warehouse Management Systems Continue to Expand Role in Logistics

Beyond the Distribution Center, WMS Finding Footing in Manufacturing, Retail Stores, Micro “Warehouses”

Warehouse Management Systems Continue to Expand Role in Logistics
By SCDigest Editorial Staff
Supply Chain Digest, May 19, 2009

Warehouse Management System (WMS) software applications have been around for more than two decades, really getting a market foothold in the 1990s, as the traditional concept of “warehouse” gave way to high velocity distribution center and need for much greater capabilities.

Since then, the market has seen many changes, with the WMS vendor landscape changing dramatically, especially with a raft of mergers and acquisitions since 2001, and continuous expansion of overall WMS
capabilities.

Definition of “Warehouse” Expanding?

Now, the WMS market is changing in another interesting way. WMS vendors are working with customers to redefine the meaning of what the “warehouse” is that the warehouse system is managing.  Read more

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