Dock And Yard Management Systems Market

The global dock and yard management systems market is expected to reach a value of US$ 7,612.0 Mn by 2024. The market is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 13.9% during the forecast period from 2018 to 2024.

In 2016, North America region held the largest market share in the global dock and yard management systems market due to proliferation of cloud-computing technologies in the market. Moreover, increasing use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the dock and yard system has fueled market momentum in the region. Software vendors in the region are collaborating with RFID technology providers to develop advanced, integrated solutions and, in turn ensure better returns on R&D investments.

Europe has the second-largest market in terms of revenue generation in 2016. This is due to the advancements in transport management systems (TMS) capabilities, which has increased the adoption of transportation management solutions in Europe in the recent years. Also, companies are focusing on developing advance dock and yard management systems which contributes to the growth of the dock and yard management systems market.

Manufacturing segments of the dock and yard management systems market are expected to grow at a healthy rate throughout the forecast period due to increasing demand for efficient dock and yard management systems across manufacturing plants and field operations. Furthermore, Asia Pacific region is anticipated to be the fastest growing market with a projected CAGR of 14.9% during the forecast period.

Growth in e-commerce industry coupled with quick delivery of goods in order to gain competitive advantage has led to high demand for warehouse and transportation management systems in Asia Pacific region. Furthermore, favorable trade environment in the region is supporting the growth of dock and management system in the region. Middle East and Africa and South America regions are anticipated to grow at a steady pace between 2017 and 2024, however, with a limited market share. An increasing trend towards the adoption of dock and yard management systems is observed across South America region. This is mainly due to strong demand for WMS and TMS from transportation & logistics and retail & parcel post segment.

However, high initial investment cost for deployment of on-premise solutions can restrain the growth of dock and yard management systems market. North America region dominated the dock and yard management systems market with majority of the market share in 2016 followed by Europe. In North American region, countries namely the U.S. and Canada are anticipated to drive the dock and yard management systems market.

The growth of the dock and yard management systems market in the region is mainly due to increasing application in retailing and parcel post. Asia Pacific region provides substantial growth opportunities to the dock and yard management systems market with rising demand of transportation management systems (TMS) segment. Europe is expected to have promising growth in coming years due to the rise in European freight transport activity. Key players are focused on differentiating their offerings from those of their competitors and adding innovative functions and technologies to their service portfolio. With the presence of many large players in the market, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions have become crucial for success.

The key players dominating the dock and yard management systems market globally include C3 Solutions, Descartes Systems Group Inc., 4sight Solution, Manhattan associates, Zebra, Kelley Entrematic, Oracle Corporation, Softeon, Royal 4 Systems and Epicor Software Corp.

Segmentation:

By Geography

• North America
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Rest of North America
• Europe
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • France
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • Japan
  • India
  • China
  • Australia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• Middle East & Africa
  • UAE
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa
• South America
  • Brazil
  • Rest of South America