ARC Advisory Group recently released its study of the WMS market and contains some comments about Oracle WMS (hat tip to Bret Andersen).
ARC recently released its study of the WMS market, and Oracle was tied for fourth place in overall market share. At this rate of growth, they will soon be the third largest supplier of WMS solutions. Further, their ability to move up will in part be due to their ability to penetrate new verticals based on a value proposition that includes the integration of a larger set of enterprise applications
One of the reasons cited by ARC for the growth in Oracle WMS adoption is usage of warehousing solutions in processes that traditionally have not seen intensive use of a WMS such as aircraft maintenance service providers. In this scenario Oracle WMS has a clear advantage as it can leverage its large integrated solution footprint to offer compelling value to its customers.
My comment: One of the other reasons for the growth that ARC did not mention is that Oracle continues to make rapid strides into segments where it had a limited presence until R12. Process manufacturing industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Food and Beverage, Metals and Chemicals are an excellent example of this trend. R12 features that include support in WMS for process manufacturing are the key drivers for this trend.
Comments (2)
Hello -
Thank you for writing this blog! Wonderful, practical information.
This may seem like an awkward place to communicate my comment/request, but I am currently staffing for a WMS project in the Indian Ocean and was wondering if you knew of any Sr. Oracle WMS consultants (preferably with R12 experience) that would be available for immediate hire for project work.
If so, please email me at the email submitted. And if not, please keep updating this blog. My teams are certain to post some questions for you in the next upcoming year. :)
Posted by Lisa Reiner | August 29, 2008 6:13 AM
Posted on August 29, 2008 06:13
I'm a JDE consultant. Can JDE World 8.1 use R-12 WMS module as a standalone application? If not, what are the minimum R-12 modules needed?
Posted by Kwok Chan | September 11, 2008 9:08 PM
Posted on September 11, 2008 21:08