Industrial Equipment

Survival of the Fittest: Adaptable Supply Chains for Asset-Intensive Commodity Producers

2011-07-22T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on why centralized MRO supply chain can help companies in asset-intensive industries improve performance.

Made in America: Rethinking the Future of US Manufacturing

2011-06-08T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture belief that the new normal offers US companies a great opportunity to take bold steps to reinstate the country as a manufacturing powerhouse.

The Innovation Death Spiral

2011-05-27T05:00:00Z

Read about the nature of innovation, the characteristics of the “innovation death spiral” and how to turn things around.

Manufacturing’s Secret Shift - Gaining Competitive Advantage by Getting Closer to the Customer

2011-03-23T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on Manufacturing’s Secret Shift and learn how manufacturers are looking at ways to rebalance their manufacturing and supply networks.

Translate Manufacturing Prowess - What's Your Plan for 2025?

2010-10-22T05:00:00Z

From the shop floor to the order desk, manufacturing has become quite volatile, complex and dependent on far-flung operations and partners.

Six Questions Every Industrial Equipment Executive Should Ask About Cloud Computing

2010-09-24T05:00:00Z

Industrial equipment executives need to evaluate what cloud computing can do for their business. Asking the right questions is the place to start.

Industrial Equipment: New Power for Top Performance in Engine and Plant Construction

2010-08-23T05:00:00Z

Recognizing opportunities, managing risks - challenges during periods of economic recovery

Onward and Up: How Marketers Are Refocusing the Front Office for Growth

2010-06-29T05:00:00Z

With growth likely to be sluggish, marketers are faced with the challenge of transforming to meet new customer expectations—with static or declining budgets.

Extracting Maximum Value from SAP Solutions for Manufacturers

2010-06-16T05:00:00Z

Accenture's ongoing research into the characteristics of high-performance businesses reveals that top companies regard information technology (IT) as a source of both operational excellence and competitive advantage.

Future Business Models for High Performance: Where Technology and the Multi-Polar World Meet

2010-01-20T06:00:00Z

This Accenture report launched at the 2010 World Economic Forum focuses on new economic models created by the convergence of technology developments and the rise of the multi-polar world.

Industrial Manufacturing: Outsourcing Procurement Operations to Improve Costs

2010-01-11T06:00:00Z

In the current economic environment, industrial manufacturers are under pressure to drive immediate and sustained cost savings.

Leveraging Captive Spare Parts to Boost Operating Profit

2009-11-11T06:00:00Z

Improved pricing strategies can help companies increase profitability and recover costs, according to a study by AMR Research.

Manufacturing High Performance Through Advanced Modeling and Continuous Improvement

2009-09-16T05:00:00Z

Manufacturing mastery generates substantial benefits and can assist companies to advance toward high performance.

Accenture Partners with World Economic Forum on Thought-provoking Smart Grid Point of View

2009-07-15T05:00:00Z

The challenges of climate change and the continued growth of electricity demand are putting increasing stress on the world’s electricity network infrastructure.

Operational Excellence: Choosing the Path that Works for You

2009-05-12T05:00:00Z

Businesses face the dual challenges of the economic downturn and the long-term pressures of globalization.

Achieving High Performance in the Supply Chain: Inventory Optimization

2009-03-20T05:00:00Z

Despite the significant impact that inventory management can have on a company’s performance, many companies continue to rely on basic, ineffective inventory policies.

Innovation in Manufacturing -- Summary

2008-09-29T05:00:00Z

Innovation is more vital than ever to the success of manufacturing.

Accenture Global Component Cost Analysis

2008-06-30T05:00:00Z

Accenture's global component cost analysis and assets provide teardowns and costing expertise to help companies achieve high performance by improving procurement effectiveness.

Benchmarking Indirect Material to Achieve High Performance

2008-06-30T05:00:00Z

Accenture has developed a global benchmarking database that can help clients identify potential savings in indirect spend-savings, bolstering value creation and ultimately build high performance.

Achieving High Performance in the Industrial Equipment Industry

2007-12-14T06:00:00Z

Some of the best performers in the huge industrial equipment marketplace are in the industrial and electrical sector, which supplies parts and components to the industry as a whole.

Accenture SAP for Industrial Manufacturing

2006-06-06T05:00:00Z

The industrial manufacturing industry confronts multiple challenges, but it is how they respond to these challenges that separates the high-performance businesses from their competitors.

Hyundai Heavy Industries: SAP Integration

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps Hyundai Heavy Industries integrate financial and logistics systems on the same SAP client—lowering costs, improving productivity and delivery.

Industrial Equipment Industry Business Events

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture shares its innovative experiences, ideas and insights in the industrial equipment sector through our participation in industry conferences, executive forums and industry association events.

Volvo Construction Equipment: B-to-B-to-C Website

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Volvo Construction Equipment teamed with the Click Commerce/Accenture alliance to help connect with their base of dealerships and customers by developing a business-to-business-to-consumer website.

Hyundai Heavy Industries: SAP Solutions for Logistics

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture built an SAP Logistics solution and integrated it with Hyundai Heavy Industry's SAP Finance and Controlling modules. Costs were reduced, productivity increased and delivery consistency improved.

Wärtsilä: Supply Chain Collaboration

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Wärtsilä is a worldwide "power solutions" company that serves the marine and energy markets. Seeking to expand its global capabilities, Wärtsilä’s Italian operation (Wärtsilä Italia) recently set out to explore a joint venture with Hyundai to produce and assemble engines in South Korea.

Mettler-Toledo: Process and IT Landscape Harmonization

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture is helping Mettler-Toledo implement an integrated SAP platform to enable high performance in this SAP case study.

Global Industrial Products Manufacturer: Supply Chain Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

With Accenture’s help, this global manufacturer of industrial products was able to transform its operations strategy.

Michelin: Global Co-managed Application Development, Maintenance and Support Model

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Michelin, one of the leading global tire companies, turned to Accenture for help in improving its capabilities in three core business areas: business intelligence; research and development; and manufacturing.

Siemens Power Generation Group: Business Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Siemens Power Generation Group collaborated with Accenture to create a customer-centric service process strategy and operating model.

Accenture Innovation Center for Manufacturing Brochure

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Accenture Innovation Center for Manufacturing in Chicago enables senior client executives to see how they can translate their ideas into action.

Application Services for SAP: Industrial Equipment

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Accenture Industrial Manufacturing for SAP is supported by an end-to-end delivery model to help industrial equipment companies excel.

Large Industrial Company: SAP Solutions

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Industrial company teams with Accenture to roll out SAP to its Asian operations, bringing them onto the same enterprise resource planning application.

Enterprise Resource Planning for the Industrial Equipment Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

CIOs increase the value in their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems by leveraging Accenture's high-performance capabilities.

Automotive and Industrial Equipment Global Delivery in India

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Accenture Automotive and Industrial Equipment Center of Excellence in India is a compilation of people, processes, tools and assets that creates industry and functional best practices.

Industrial Equipment: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Growth can be an elusive goal in today's tough market conditions. Yet some companies in the industrial products industry are sustaining a high level of performance and growth. How?

The Next Generation of Technical Publications – Automotive and Industrial Manufacturing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture serving as a third-party integrator and working with clients to streamline any or all parts of their technical publications process.

Bombardier Transportation: Strategy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Adtranz, by swiftly turning around its strategic vision and business model–to gain savings, better capabilities and stronger IT solutions

Cegelec: New Enterprise System

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture builds a new SAP enterprise system to elevate Cegelec's performance.

Faurecia: SAP Solution

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Faurecia design, build and deploy a core SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, as well as a set of business processes, across its worldwide operations.

Large Global Manufacturing Company: Change Management Strategy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture worked with a large global manufacturing company to create a master change management strategy.

Large Industrial Equipment Manufacturer: Outsourced Learning Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this large industrial equipment manufacturer create a stable, streamlined and highly usable global learning infrastructure based on the Accenture Learning Management System.

Timken: SAP-Based Solutions

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture assisted Timken with replacing a large portion of its systems infrastructure with an SAP-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, leading to one business platform and one set of processes that are driving improved operating efficiency and customer service.

Significant Benefits from Predictive Monitoring

Accenture's Predictive Monitoring solution significantly minimizes downtime and emergency maintenance—particularly valuable for equipment that is mission critical, remotely located or uses rare parts.

Wärtsilä: SAP Implementation

Accenture worked with Wärtsilä on its enterprise resource planning initiative—based on SAP—to create a uniform business process, focused on both process and system improvements.

Komatsu: Shared Services

Accenture helped Komatsu design and implement a shared services center, lowering financial operating costs and improving access to strategic information.

Accenture Global Manufacturing Business Solution for Industrial Equipment

Transforming enterprise resource planning to gain competitive advantage

Accenture Global Manufacturing Business Solution for Supplier

Transforming enterprise resource planning to gain competitive advantage

Tapping the Potential: The Accenture Industrial Equipment Industry Group

Our industrial equipment group is an integral part of our global organization—an unmatched combination of consulting, technology and outsourcing capabilities.

Outsourcing Services for the Industrial Equipment Industry

A single outsourcing base, Accenture provides industrial equipment companies with a unique vision of the role outsourcing can play in transforming organizations, creating value and propelling innovation.

Rapid and Sustained Cost Management for Industrial Manufacturing

For industrial manufacturers, the impact of the weak economy and frozen credit markets has dramatically exacerbated the importance of focusing on rapid cost takeout in the immediate term.

Wartsila: Supply Chain Planning

Wartsila Corp. is a Finland-based manufacturing company best known as the leading provider of engines and services for ships and power plants around the world.

Global Manufacturing Business Solution

Read about Accenture’s Global Manufacturing Business Solution which serves as a reusable platform of leading practices and process models.

Improve Your Performance with Systematic Spare Parts Pricing Optimization

Read about Accenture Parts Optimization and learn how we help clients in improving their performance with Systematic Spare Parts Pricing Optimization.

HOCHTIEF: Procurement Outsourcing

Accenture is managing the procurement BPO of non-strategic goods and services for HOCHTIEF—a Germany-based international construction services provider.

Whirlpool: Centralized, Customer-Centric Spare Parts Pricing Solution

Accenture helps Whirlpool Europe to achieve high performance with an innovative, customer-centric approach to spare parts pricing.

Siemens: Data Management System Implementation

Accenture helps Siemens achieve high performance with a state-of-the-art data management solution based on Microsoft SharePoint technologies.

Manitou: Spare Parts Pricing Optimization

Accenture works with industrial equipment manufacturer Manitou to implement a spare parts pricing optimization program to improve performance and profitability.