Honeywell has launched a software-as-a-service offering of its warehouse management system (WMS) for warehouses, distribution centres and ecommerce fulfilment centres in south-east Asia.

The scalable, cloud-based WMS system is designed to plug and play with marketplaces that are integrated with existing systems and connected to top ecommerce platforms and courier services in the region.

This SaaS offering is suitable for those seeking to deploy warehouse management technology that can integrate with major marketplaces and couriers, handling SKUs and orders, picking and sorting efficiency, and order accuracy.

“We are pleased to introduce this new SaaS offering for warehouse management in south-east Asia, a region that saw the world’s top ecommerce adoption in the past few years,” said Jonathan Kwok, general manager of Honeywell Logistics. “Our cloud-based software is proven to help ecommerce 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.”

The system comes with a pre-designed setup that requires no blueprint study to start, thus allowing for short lead-time for implementation. It does not require IT infrastructure cost or special hosting, and it is scalable and customisable. And it can automate fulfilment processes and provide group product picking for single or multiple SKUs.

Already deployed in China, the WMS helps manage more than 12 million square metres of warehouse spaces. During China’s November Singles’ Day online shopping festival – one of the largest ecommerce days in the world – the software helped process more than 1.6 million orders per warehouse per day. Ecommerce sales in the Asia Pacific region are expected to hit $3tn this year.

Last year, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam saw growth in ecommerce adoption that was above global average.

Ecommerce offers opportunities to businesses and consumers. It expands the marketplace by giving consumers the ability to purchase a wider range of products and services from both local and foreign businesses. Ecommerce is transforming the way firms operate by redefining inventory management, distribution and customer services, and it is fostering new supply networks, services and business models. These have been associated with efficiency improvements, better asset use, faster delivery to market and consumers, and improved customer services.