China's solution under technology leadership and ecological empowerment

In the wave of intelligent manufacturing and industrial upgrading, intelligent warehousing, as the core hub of the logistics system, is profoundly changing the global supply chain pattern. China's intelligent warehousing industry has formed a unique competitive advantage by virtue of technological innovation, ecological integration and policy empowerment. In 2025, the scale of China's intelligent warehousing market will exceed 200 billion yuan, with an annual compound growth rate of 17%, far exceeding the global growth rate. Behind this achievement is the comprehensive leadership of domestic intelligent warehousing in technological breakthroughs, industrial chain collaboration, and scene implementation.

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1. Independent and controllable core technology to create a "Chinese core" for intelligent warehousing

The rise of domestic intelligent warehousing began with independent breakthroughs in core technology. At the hardware level, China's AGV robot industry has achieved leapfrog development: the positioning accuracy of laser SLAM navigation AGV has reached ±5mm, and the ability to adapt to dynamic environments has been significantly improved; warehousing AGVs dominate the industry with a market share of 52%, and the price is 20-30% lower than that of overseas brands, and the delivery cycle is shortened by 30%. Companies such as Geek+ and Hikvision Robotics occupy the high-end market. JD's "Asia No. 1" intelligent logistics park has achieved collaborative operation of more than 2,000 AGVs, and the sorting efficiency has increased by 3 times.

At the software level, the domestic WMS warehouse management system and the WCS intelligent scheduling system are deeply integrated to form a full-link digital management capability. Kejie Intelligent's customized intelligent warehousing solution for the home furnishing industry improves the sorting efficiency of finished panel furniture orders through the collaborative operation of articulated robots, gantry robots and AGVs. The "goods to people" operating system independently developed by Baoshi Smart Warehouse has increased the picking accuracy to 99.99% and reduced labor costs by 30%. What is more noteworthy is that the integration of 5G+AIoT technology has greatly reduced the delay of AGV cluster scheduling, and the digital twin system has increased the efficiency of simulation testing by 80%.

2. Collaborative innovation of the entire industry chain to build an intelligent warehousing ecosystem

China's intelligent warehousing industry has formed a complete closed loop from hardware manufacturing to software services. In the upstream link, the unit price of RFID tags is as low as 0.2 yuan, and the price of AGV robots has dropped to 50,000-100,000 yuan/unit; midstream system integrators such as Kejie Intelligent can provide full-process solutions from digital consulting to after-sales service; downstream application scenarios cover e-commerce, manufacturing, cold chain and other fields. This vertical integration capability gives domestic smart warehousing a significant advantage in customized services: Aiming at the characteristics of large-scale logistics in the home furnishing industry, Kejie Intelligent has developed a combination of stackers, customized AGVs and conveyor lines; in the face of cold chain needs, IoT sensors realize real-time monitoring of temperature and humidity, and the loss rate is greatly reduced.

The cluster effect of the industrial chain further strengthens competitiveness. The Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region have formed three major industrial clusters, among which there are more than 300 AGV companies in Guangdong Province, and Foshan Midea Kuka Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park has become a global benchmark. This regional collaboration not only reduces production costs, but also promotes rapid technology iteration.

3. Policy and market dual-wheel drive to accelerate the implementation of scenarios

The national strategy has injected strong momentum into the development of smart warehousing. The "14th Five-Year Plan" smart manufacturing plan clearly puts forward the AGV penetration rate target, and six ministries and commissions jointly issued a robot + application action plan. Under the guidance of policies, the construction of smart factories of central enterprises has made breakthroughs: China Coal Science and Technology Tianma Intelligent Control has built the first intelligent unmanned coal mining control equipment smart factory in China, with a networking rate of 100% for key equipment; FAW Hongqi Prosperous Factory has achieved production efficiency improvement through intelligent warehousing and logistics systems.

Market demand is the best catalyst for technology implementation. In the field of e-commerce, Boshi Smart Warehouse provides standardized service packages for small and medium-sized businesses, realizing "ready-to-move-in" smart warehousing, and the national 48-hour coverage rate has increased significantly; in the manufacturing industry, the application rate of AGV in the automotive and 3C electronics industries has increased, and the demand for customized AGVs from companies such as CATL and BYD has increased by 45% year-on-year. What is more noteworthy is that under the RCEP agreement, China's AGV exports to Southeast Asia and Latin America have increased by 55% year-on-year, and Geek+ Malaysia Warehouse Project has become a regional benchmark.

4. Comparison with international standards highlights advantages and defines new standards for smart warehousing

Compared with foreign systems, domestic smart warehousing has formed differentiated competitiveness in customization, cost and localized services. Domestic WMS systems can be deeply developed according to specific enterprise processes, such as dynamic inventory allocation during e-commerce promotions; cost advantages enable small and medium-sized enterprises to afford intelligent transformation and promote the popularization of digitalization across the industry. At the same time, domestic systems are fully adapted to the characteristics of domestic logistics networks, such as inventory optimization strategies for weather and road conditions in special areas.

In the high-end market, domestic technology has achieved parallel or even leading. The scale of AGV collaboration of JD Asia No. 1 and the complexity of Kejie Intelligent's home industry solutions have reached the international leading level. More importantly, China is building a smart warehousing standard system, and the national standards such as "General Technical Conditions for Automated Guided Vehicles" have been released to promote the standardized development of the industry.

China's smart warehousing industry is redefining the future of global warehousing and logistics with the three-wheel drive model of "technology + ecology + policy". From independently developed core components to solutions covering the entire industrial chain, to the outbreak of scenarios under policy guidance, domestic smart warehousing has not only subverted the traditional model, but also opened up new tracks in emerging fields such as cross-border e-commerce and new energy. With the deep integration of 5G, artificial intelligence and warehousing scenarios, China is moving from a "warehousing power" to a "warehousing power", providing a replicable Chinese solution for the global supply chain intelligence.