HfS Research Report Highlights Accenture Leadership and Excellence in Supply Chain Management As-a-Service Capabilities
April 28 2016 - 8:27AM
Business Wire
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been positioned in the 'Winner's
Circle' of HfS Research’s Blueprint Report for Supply Chain
Management (SCM) As-a-Service. Accenture is recognized as a leader
for its strengths in the delivery of services, its flexibility in
delivering end-to-end and point solutions, its vision for the
evolution of supply chain management as-a-service, its solutions
for accessible and actionable data, and for the integration of its
consulting, business process outsourcing (BPO) and technology
services.
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The report assessed 14 major SCM As-a-Service service providers
based on excellence in both execution and innovation in adopting
the ideals of the supply chain services value chain, which include:
order management, inventory management, manufacturing management,
transportation management, aftermarket services, master data
management and sustainability services. HfS highlights that SCM was
one of the strongest areas of BPO/As-a-Service market growth in
2014 - 2015 and that all service providers included in the report
have grown SCM much faster than their overall portfolio, and yet
the total market remains small at ~$1.8 billion all commodity
value.
“Building off our initial Supply Chain Management BPO Blueprint
in 2014, Accenture continues to demonstrate strong leadership and
expertise as a top service provider, particularly in this year’s
focus area of As-a-Service capabilities,” said Phil Fersht, CEO,
HfS Research. “Accenture’s positioning is due in large part to the
company’s substantial investments in Supply Chain Management
Services to drive analytical solutions and for its ability to
respond to global client needs.”
Accenture’s unique strengths highlighted in the report
include:
- Investments in Supply Chain
Management Services: HfS notes that Accenture Operations has
increased its investment in supply chain management services
considerably since the 2014 Blueprint, in which Accenture was
already the leader. The development of a cross-client analytics
application infrastructure is particularly noteworthy as it
replicates best practices in tools and insights at scale. Clients
have seen direct business impact of these tools on process
operations.
- Expanding Role in Client Supply
Chain Operations: HfS has seen Accenture’s offering set evolve
over time to take on a comprehensive scope of clients from across
the SCM value chain. Accenture is expanding its role in clients’
processes and is at the very core of daily operations in a way that
other competing service providers are not.
- Integration of Consulting, BPO and
Technology in SCM: HfS notes that Accenture is responding to
market needs to eliminate conflict between BPO and Consulting in
SCM to get synergistic value out of organic investments and M&A
activity.
“We remain committed to continuing to grow our robust suite of
As-a-Service capabilities, including Supply Chain Management, to
drive new business value for our global clients when and where they
need it through the implementation of smarter technology and
intelligent automation,” said Tushar Narsana, Supply Chain BPO
offering lead, Accenture Operations.
The findings of the HfS Blueprint report were determined by 930
data points collected in three different categories including:
interviews with buyers who have evaluated service providers and
experienced the services, structured discussions with service
providers, and publicly available information.
The HfS Research Blueprint Report for Supply Chain Management
As-a-Service can be accessed here.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately
373,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries,
Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and
lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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