Targeting warehouses, distribution centres and e-commerce fulfilment centres in Southeast Asia, Honeywell introduced a new software-as-a-service offering of its Warehouse Management System (WMS).
The scalable, cloud-based WMS system is designed to plug-and-play with marketplaces integrated with existing systems and connected to top e-commerce platforms and courier services in the region. This new SaaS offering is suitable for customers seeking to start warehouse management solutions that can integrate with significant marketplaces and couriers, handling SKUs and orders, picking and sorting efficiency and order accuracy.
The system comes with a pre-designed setup that requires no blueprint study to start, allowing for a short lead-time for implementation. The system does not require IT infrastructure cost or any special hosting, and it is fully scalable and customizable. It automates the fulfilment process and provides group product picking for single or multiple SKUs.
Jonathan Kwok, General Manager, Honeywell Logistics Solutions, said, 'Our cloud-based software is proven to help e-commerce businesses greatly improve their performance in managing warehouses, transportation and order offerings. Our solution is easy to deploy and does not require customers to pay additional costs associated with IT infrastructure and hosting.'
Already deployed in China, Honeywell's WMS helps manage more than 12 million square meters of warehouse spaces. During China's 'Singles' Day' online shopping festival – one of the largest e-commerce days globally – the software system helped process more than 1.6 million orders per warehouse per day. E-commerce sales in the Asia Pacific region are expected to hit $3 trillion by 2021.
Last year, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam saw tremendous growth in e-commerce adoption that are above the global average.