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Policy support helps the healthy development of the industry
ˇˇˇˇ"Smooth flow of goods" is the foundation of economic development, and it is particularly important to reduce the logistics cost of the whole society. The state's support policies for the smart warehousing industry have been continuously strengthened, and a series of support measures have been introduced to encourage enterprises to carry out technological transformation and equipment upgrading. At the same time, the state also promotes the formulation of standards in the field of smart warehousing, standardizes the order of the industry, and ensures the healthy development of the industry.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" for the development of modern logistics points out that by 2025, a modern logistics system that adapts supply and demand, connects inside and outside, is safe and efficient, smart and green, and will be basically completed. In November 2024, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Action Plan for Effectively Reducing the Logistics Cost of the Whole Society", which clearly stated that by 2027, the ratio of the total cost of social logistics to GDP will strive to be reduced to about 13.5%.
Various provinces and cities have also actively responded to the national policy planning and made specific plans for the development of the local intelligent warehousing industry. The "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Modern Comprehensive Transportation System in Hebei Province" issued by Hebei Province proposes to improve the intelligent warehousing security system, further strengthen intelligent warehousing situational awareness, monitoring and early warning, and do a good job in the protection of key information, infrastructure and key data resources of transportation. The Henan Provincial Government recently issued the "Henan Province Effective Reduction of Social Logistics Cost Implementation Plan" proposed, from the reduction of logistics system operating costs, reduce the cost of logistics resource allocation, reduce the cost of logistics collaborative organization, reduce the cost of logistics technology upgrading, reduce the operating cost of logistics enterprises and strengthen the organization and implementation of six aspects, to create a logistics cost reduction and efficiency pilot area.
Market demand promotes the expansion of the industry
ˇˇˇˇWith the continuous development of China's economy, the overall market size of China's intelligent warehousing industry continues to expand. Relevant data show that from 882.9 trillion yuan in 2019 to 1533.5 trillion yuan in 2023, with an average annual compound growth rate of 14.8%.
The report pointed out that the logistics and warehousing equipment industry has benefited from the rise of e-commerce and new retail models in recent years and achieved rapid growth. The wide application of automated three-dimensional warehouses, AGVs (automatic guided vehicles), intelligent sorting systems and other equipment has greatly improved the efficiency and accuracy of logistics. At the same time, the application of cloud computing and big data technology has realized remote monitoring and predictive maintenance of logistics equipment, reducing operating costs.
According to the report, from the perspective of market segment data, various products in the perception layer have different development trends, the market size of WMS at the platform layer is growing, the output value of the three-dimensional warehouse and sorting and conveying equipment in the application layer is large, and the growth rate of warehousing robots is fast. Industry investment and financing have been concerned but tightened, and the cost composition of different intelligent logistics and warehousing solutions is different. It is estimated that the domestic warehousing automation market will account for about 30% of the world in 2025, and the global intelligent logistics warehousing market will reach 100 billion US dollars in 2027.
The field of e-commerce is one of the most widely used scenarios for smart warehousing. With the rapid development of e-commerce, the demand for warehousing and logistics is growing. Smart warehousing technology can achieve fast delivery, accurate inventory management and efficient order processing on e-commerce platforms, thereby improving customer satisfaction. In the Beijing Intelligent Industrial Park of Jingdong Logistics Asia No. 1 in Daxing District, Beijing, the towering three-dimensional shelves are full of goods, and the automated sorting line is running in an orderly manner. In the outbound area on the second floor of the No. 1 warehouse in the park, more than 100 small "ground wolf" intelligent handling robots are flexibly shuttling and walking. Through QR code navigation and high-precision servo control algorithms, the "Diwolf" intelligent handling robot plans the optimal dynamic path, finds the shelf where the target goods are located, and transports the entire shelf to the picker's operation area. The traditional "people looking for goods" has become the current "goods looking for people".
In recent years, the demand for intelligent logistics warehousing in the overseas field has become more and more vigorous, and many product manufacturers are providing a series of warehouse automation solutions for large overseas brands. Some upstream enterprises will also choose to set up offices overseas, expand customers overseas through local sales, and copy the mature domestic automation solutions to various overseas subdivided industrial fields.
Technological innovation cultivates new quality productivity
ˇˇˇˇWith the continuous development and integrated application of technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, the smart warehousing system will be more intelligent, automated and efficient.
The report pointed out that the core technologies of smart warehousing mainly include Internet of Things technology, automation technology, artificial intelligence technology, big data technology, etc. The Internet of Things technology realizes real-time monitoring and tracking of stored items through sensors, RFID and other equipment, which improves the transparency and efficiency of warehouse management. Automation technology realizes the automation of warehousing operations through automated shelves, automatic handling robots and other equipment, reduces labor costs, and improves operation efficiency.
The application of artificial intelligence technology in smart warehousing is mainly reflected in intelligent identification, intelligent decision-making and intelligent scheduling. Intelligent identification technology can automatically identify and classify stored items and improve the accuracy of sorting; Intelligent decision-making technology provides decision-making support for warehouse management through the analysis of massive data; Intelligent scheduling technology can optimize the warehousing operation process and achieve the optimal allocation of resources. The application of these technologies makes the smart warehousing system more intelligent and efficient.
The application of big data technology in smart warehousing is mainly reflected in data collection, analysis and application. By collecting all kinds of data in the warehousing process, such as cargo flow, inventory dynamics, etc., enterprises can accurately analyze market trends and customer needs, so as to achieve inventory optimization, supply chain optimization, etc. In addition, big data technology can also be used for predictive analysis to help enterprises predict market changes in advance and reduce risks. With the continuous progress of technology, the application of big data in smart warehousing will be more extensive and deeper.
For example, the R&D and application of 5G-A (5G-Advanced) passive Internet of Things technology. This technology is different from the traditional 5G Internet of Things and is based on the evolution and enhancement of 5G networks in terms of functions and coverage. Yu Zeyang, a technology R&D expert from the Internet of Things Institute of China Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., one of the technology R&D personnel, introduced that the technology has broken through the limitations of "point-to-point identification" by innovating the algorithm and architecture design, and has the characteristics of low power consumption, easy deployment and maintenance-free. This technology replaces "active" electronic tags with "passive" electronic tags. "Passive" means that IoT terminals do not require battery power. The 3,000 square meters of storage area using this technology has fully realized automatic warehousing, positioning, inventory and delivery, and the inventory of goods has realized the "black light" operation, saving 4 million yuan to 5 million yuan in operating costs every year.
The report points out that in the future, technologies such as predictive maintenance, intelligent space optimization, and personalized order processing will be widely used and promoted, which will further promote the development of the smart warehousing industry. At the same time, the market pays more attention to stability, product prices continue to decrease due to localized substitution, and the overseas layout has become the strategy of leading manufacturers, and the smart warehousing industry will usher in a broader space for development, and digitalization, green sustainability, and globalization will become an important trend in the future development of the industry.