Operations

Managing Maintenance and Support Costs: Cutting Operating Expenses by Analyzing and Negotiating Service Contracts

2012-05-16T05:00:00Z

Product Development and Innovation in Emerging Markets: The New Competitive Reality

2012-05-14T05:00:00Z

Social BPM: Engaging People in Value-Driven BPM

2012-05-11T05:00:00Z

Read how the emerging concept of social BPM can be used to support the practice of value-driven BPM.

Efficient, Dynamic and Customer-Focused Operations: The Key to Capitalizing on New Growth Opportunities

2012-05-10T05:00:00Z

Self-Service Maintenance and Repair: An Underutilized Strategy to Drive Profit and Create Satisfied Customers

2012-05-03T05:00:00Z

Read how self-service maintenance and repair can actually increase customer satisfaction and drive profit growth.

Nutritional Products Manufacturer: Reduction of Operational Complexity

2012-05-02T05:00:00Z

Accenture helps a nutritional products manufacturer reduce operational complexity to unlock high performance.

Postal Organizations: Lens on the Long Term

2012-04-27T05:00:00Z

Learn how high-performing postal players understand and update their long-term strategies and operations to secure profitability.

Rio de Janeiro: Faster Delivery of Municipal Services

2012-04-25T05:00:00Z

Accenture helped Brazil’s second-largest city implement a single number for all municipal requests.

Focusing Process Improvements to Maximize Business Impact

2012-04-25T05:00:00Z

Business strategies and operations are driven by scores of constantly shifting factors: from demographic changes and capital availability to technological innovations and increasing regulation.

Accenture/NYU Wagner School Roundtable White Paper

2012-04-24T05:00:00Z

Accenture and NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service convened a group of nonprofit leaders to discuss how their organizations are working to bridge the gap between mission and operations.

Dynamic Operations: Dynamic Solutions, Decisive Results

2012-04-18T05:00:00Z

Learn how Accenture can help your organization create dynamic operations to cope with permanent volatility.

Achieving ERP Success in the Federal Government

2012-04-12T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's report about achieving ERP success in the federal government.

The Chief Process Officer: A Role to Drive Value

2012-04-05T05:00:00Z

Read why the role of chief process officer is going to become so important.

From High Risk to High Reward

2012-04-02T05:00:00Z

Accenture Payment Recovery and Analytics

2012-04-02T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture's payment recovery and analytics help federal organizations recover erroneous payments which can result from human error, systems integration issues.

Getting it Right the First Time

2012-04-02T05:00:00Z

Collaborative Border Management

2012-03-29T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's report on how customs and border agencies can achieve the security and safety by adopting an end-to-end approach to collaborative border management.

Focus for Success: The High-Performing Investment Bank

2012-03-28T05:00:00Z

Are you a flow monster, a primary markets powerhouse or a regional champion? Learn which business model can help your investment bank build on its strengths and establish a competitive advantage.

Value-Driven Business Process Management: The Value Switch for Lasting Competitive Advantage

2012-03-26T05:00:00Z

Global Mining Equipment Company: Lean Transformation

2012-03-23T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped this manufacturer of mining equipment use Lean transformation to achieve operational excellence.

The Consumer-centric Supply Chain: Achieving High Performance through Dynamic, Demand-Driven Execution

2012-03-22T05:00:00Z

Read how and why companies can develop demand-driven, customer-centric supply chains.

RILA and Auburn University Releases State of the Retail Supply Chain Report

2012-03-19T05:00:00Z

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) in partnership with Auburn University and with sponsorship from Accenture share results from the third annual study on the State of the Retail Supply Chain.

The Value of the Sustainable Supply Chain: What Do Consumers Think?

2012-03-15T05:00:00Z

Item-level RFID: A Competitive Differentiator

2012-02-27T06:00:00Z

Read why RFID is gaining widespread acceptance as a technology for tracking individual items within stores.

Asia Consumer Product Trends: Implications for Retailers and Manufacturers

2012-02-16T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture's report about Asia consumer product trends, implications for retailers & manufacturers and how consumer buying behaviors are changing due to economic cycles.

A New Paradigm in Supply Chain Outsourcing

2012-02-10T06:00:00Z

Supply chain outsourcing is set to enter a new age as new opportunities—and demands—are made by companies in pursuit of high performance in a brutally competitive economic environment. These new outsourcing-based opportunities include planning, direct procurement, order management and reverse logistics.

From Contact to Consumption: A Strategic Approach to Customer Service Management

2012-02-07T06:00:00Z

Read how a new and differentiated strategic approach to customer service can help build loyalty.

Open Innovation: What’s Behind the Buzzword?

2012-02-03T06:00:00Z

Read how leading companies are using open innovation to drive high performance.

New Models for Addressing Supply Chain and Transport Risk: An Initiative of the Risk Response Network

2012-01-25T06:00:00Z

Organizations, industry and government can improve their understanding of global supply chain and transport risks and proactively move towards a new 21st century model for collaborative risk management.

European Cross-border E-commerce: The Challenge of Achieving Profitable Growth

2012-01-17T06:00:00Z

Accenture study reveals enticing e-commerce opportunity beset by challenges for Europe’s retailers.

The Rise of SCM Quants: How Finance and Risk Management are Transforming Supply Chain Strategy and Execution

2012-01-11T06:00:00Z

Read how financial supply chain management (SCM) is set to change the way supply chains are managed.

Rail 2020

2012-01-04T06:00:00Z

Eskom: Remote Monitoring and Diagnostic Center

2012-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps Eskom implement a Remote Monitoring and Diagnostic Center to achieve high performance.

Educational Testing Service (ETS): Achieving High Performance through Supply Chain Outsourcing

2012-01-01T06:00:00Z

ETS wanted to improve its supply chain radically in order to support an aggressive 10-year plan to expand into new markets. Outsourcing its complex supply chain to Accenture has paid big dividends in terms of cost savings and, more importantly, of positioning it to achieve its strategic goals on the journey to high performance.

Aligning Process Improvement with Execution Excellence

2011-12-16T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on how to align continuous improvement projects with overall execution excellence strategies.

Creating Competitive Advantage through Operations Webinar

2011-12-15T06:00:00Z

Read about a webinar by Accenture’s Mark George that explores how to achieve competitive advantage through operational excellence.

Project Snapshot: Operational Excellence at a Large Construction Company

2011-12-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture is working with one of India’s largest construction companies improve its performance through operational excellence.

AstraZeneca: Digital Application Delivery

2011-11-21T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps AstraZeneca achieve high performance through digital application delivery.

The Dynamic Supply Chain Webinar

2011-11-15T06:00:00Z

Read how a dynamic supply chain can help a company cope with the permanent volatility of the emerging business environment.

Profit, Sales & Operations Planning: An Operating Model that Connects Supply Chain Decision Making with Financial Performance

2011-11-08T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture’s innovative profit, sales and operations planning model links the supply chain to business strategy.

Manufacturers Reduce Procurement Costs Through Direct Material Sourcing

2011-11-04T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s report about how direct material sourcing can help manufacturing companies achieve procurement excellence.

Smart Approaches to Combating Inflation in Services

2011-11-04T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture report about four smart approaches to combating the effects of inflation in the services environment.

Operations Transparency: Achieving High Performance in Service Efficiency and Asset Management

2011-11-02T05:00:00Z

Public transit organizations are challenged to stretch budgets in order to maintain a state of good repair and ideally to enable growth in their community.

Developing a Process-Based Advantage: How to Leverage Superior Processes to Deliver Greater Customer Value and Gain Competitive Edge

2011-10-27T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture report on how companies are gaining process-based competitive advantage with an objective to deliver greater customer value and gain competitive edge.

Capital Preservation for the Energy Industry: Transforming the Source-to-Pay Process

2011-10-25T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture report about how transforming the source-to-pay process could save the energy industry tens of millions of dollars.

High Performance through Process Excellence Podcast

2011-10-24T05:00:00Z

Collateral Management Services

2011-10-12T05:00:00Z

Operational Excellence

2011-10-05T05:00:00Z

Watch our Accenture’s Video to understand how operational excellence is a key differentiator in helping companies compete and recover from the recession.

How Service and Support Influence Buying Decisions

2011-10-05T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s Research about how service and support is becoming a significant factor in influencing buying decisions.

Procurement-Driven Growth: A New Path to Value

2011-09-28T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on how Procurement-Driven Growth combines four focus areas onto one powerful program.

Releasing the Potential from Strategic Supplier Relationships

2011-09-15T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on how leading companies are redefining their approach to supplier relationship management to achieve high performance.

Achieving High Performance in Life Science Distribution through Outsourcing

2011-09-05T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on the Life Science Distribution through Outsourcing and learn how it can help to build competitiveness and drive shareholder value.

Strengthening the Public Transit Backbone: Optimizing Costs in the Age of Austerity

2011-09-05T05:00:00Z

Transit agencies are challenged with meeting their customer needs and budget constraints. They need to identify where they can restructure costs without devaluing services.

Enabling Innovation through Business Process Management

2011-09-05T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on how Business Process Management (BPM) can help create a lasting innovation capability and drive high performance.

High Performance through Process Excellence: From Strategy to Execution with Business Process Management

2011-09-02T05:00:00Z

Second edition, by Mathias Kirchmer, Springer (2011)

Reducing the Quantity and Cost of Product Returns in Consumer Electronics

2011-09-02T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on how reducing the quantify and cost of product returns can help consumer electronics companies save money and improve the customer experience.

Why Operational Excellence Matters

2011-08-30T05:00:00Z

Relatively small improvements in business processes can put companies significantly ahead of competitors. But first they need to decide which processes really matter—and develop the disciplines to manage and sustain them.

Is Your Supply Chain Talent Ready for Growth?

2011-08-29T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s Geoff Deines' article analyzing what companies need to do to empower their supply chain workforces and to excel in the hypercompetitive global environment.

Improve Customer Service and Fraud Detection to Deliver High Performance through Claims

2011-08-26T05:00:00Z

Results from the Accenture Insurance Consumer Fraud Survey 2010 point to four overall key findings that contribute to the slowdown of claims performance.

Position for Growth While Lowering Costs: Modernizing Policy Systems

2011-08-26T05:00:00Z

Modernizing policy administration systems can help insurers address short-term challenges and position for long-term growth. This paper offers three key steps to improve the likelihood of success

From Patient to Customer: Improving the Patient Experience

2011-08-15T05:00:00Z

The healthcare industry is now more competitive than ever. How to succeed? By treating your patients as customers and delivering on a great customer experience. Here’s how.

Value-Driven Business Process Management: Which Values Matter?

2011-07-25T05:00:00Z

Supply Network Digitization for Consumer Products: Tapping New Sources of Value Creation

2011-07-22T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture explains that supply network digitization will enhance the free flow of information and reduce cost to transform consumer goods supply chain.

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.

Maximizing the Rate of Return Within the Technology-Enabled Improvement Life Cycle

2011-07-20T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research identifying that true value realization from technology can be achieved by realizing the full value from system implementation.

Social Sales: Collaborating for High Performance

2011-07-12T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture argues that B2B companies need to use social networking extensively to promote social sales to enable high performance.

Prescriptions for Supply Chain Success

2011-07-12T05:00:00Z

This article by Eugene Jones and Christopher McKenna from Accenture highlights that new ways have to be developed to ensure that quality is being built early on in the process versus back-end testing.

Europe in Tomorrow’s World: The Views of Business Leaders

2011-07-05T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research with the European Business Summit and FEB discussing the new challenges and opportunities for European market.

Transforming Business Performance through Execution Excellence

2011-06-30T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture’s Mark O. George argues that achieving operational excellence is more critical than ever, as companies come under pressure to enhance their efficiency.

Q&A with Accenture's John Ferreira

2011-06-30T05:00:00Z

Read the interview of Accenture’s John Ferreira, managing director, manufacturing, management consulting, discussing the current state of manufacturing.

The Process of Process Management

2011-06-20T05:00:00Z

How Companies Can Stay Ahead of the S-Curve

2011-06-09T05:00:00Z

Successful firms don’t just go from good to great, they do it again and again by managing in tandem today’s business and tomorrow’s

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.

Making the Shift to a Customer-Centric World—Aerospace and Defense

2011-06-07T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture's aerospace and defense customer services study and learn why service is an increasingly important element of the aerospace and defense industries.

Seven Procurement Initiatives that Can Stretch Public Sector Budgets

2011-06-07T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture identifies seven procurement initiatives & helping the public sector to obtain the same level of benefits that are already achieved by private sector.

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.

Using Technology to Link Manufacturing Operations and Business Performance

2011-05-20T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s insight on how leading-edge technologies could help Manufacturing Operations make production decisions that align better with overarching business strategies.

Balancing Product Cost and Innovation

2011-05-17T05:00:00Z

In this article for IndustryWeek, Accenture’s Robert Forrest and Venkatesh Iyer argue that manufacturers can cut costs by creating simpler products.

Managing Operational & Supply Chain Risks

2011-05-16T05:00:00Z

Fulfilling the Procurement Promise

2011-05-16T05:00:00Z

Three enablers to help drive new public service operating models

Decommissioning Offshore Oil Rigs in the North Sea: Collaborative Contracting Models for an Emerging Industry

2011-05-12T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on the Decommissioning Offshore Oil Rigs and refining a set of collaborative contracting models for this emerging industry.

First Impressions Count: What the Service Experience Says About Your Company

2011-05-11T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research about the service experience and its effect on customers perception that help clients acquire, retain and increase the profitability of their customers.

The Race to Freshness in the Grocery Aisles: An Agile Supply Chain Can Be a Key Differentiator

2011-05-11T05:00:00Z

Accenture argues that freshness is a potential competitive differentiator that traditional retailers must not ignore.

Active Learning Using Card Drop Simulation

2011-05-06T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture’s Card Drop Simulation learning activity that helps people learn the principles and benefits of process improvement, team-building and problem-solving.

Operational Excellence: Finding the Right Formula for High Performance

2011-04-28T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on why operational excellence is so important, and learn an iterative, three-step approach to achieving it.

Competitive Advantage in an Era of Change

2011-04-26T05:00:00Z

The Process of Process Management: Delivering the Value of Business Process Management

2011-04-26T05:00:00Z

Dare You Quit on a Crest of a Wave? To Survive in Business You May Have to Jump While the Going Is Good

2011-04-23T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture Dare You Quit on a Crest of a Wave article that shows The S-curve Success Story.

Making Improved Enterprise-wide Supply Decisions

2011-04-19T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on making improved enterprise-wide supply decisions and learn how we help companies achieve supply chain and procurement excellence.

Using Process Frameworks and Reference Models to Get Real Work Done

2011-04-14T05:00:00Z

APQC Best Practices Report, April 2011

Simultaneous Sustainability and Savings: Why Companies Should Invest in Sustainable Packaging

2011-04-12T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on why companies must take a supply chain view to develop a sustainable packaging strategy that works.

Sustaining High Performance through Effective Supplier Development

2011-04-12T05:00:00Z

Accenture outlines the reasons why a supplier development program is one of the practices common to procurement masters.

Goods and Services Tax: Responding to an Unprecedented Opportunity to Transform Supply Chain Performance in India

2011-04-11T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) and learn how it offers Indian businesses a great opportunity to transform their supply chains.

Capital Optimization: Realign Your Operations to Limit the Capital Squeeze

2011-03-31T05:00:00Z

Accenture believes that with a capital optimization strategy, banks can improve their return on equity by 3 to 5 percentage points.

Service Strategy and Operations: Services Overview

2011-03-28T05:00:00Z

Leading businesses know that after-sales parts and services are a source of differentiation and income enhancement.

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.

Learning from Recent Threats to Cargo Security

2011-03-23T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on the recent threats to cargo security and learn how companies can achieve resilience and security while pursuing high performance.

Building Strategic Advantage through Integrated Transportation Management

2011-03-10T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on Integrated Transportation Management and learn how companies can remove costs from their supply chains by adopting this strategy.

Why the West Needs to Learn about Workaround Innovation

2011-03-07T06:00:00Z

A different approach to innovation pervades new economies, born of scarcity and expressed in levels of ingenuity, resourcefulness and drive.

Apple Goes Slow to Win Fast

2011-03-02T06:00:00Z

Read more about Accenture’s Paul Nunes and Tim Breene’s write up about “going slow in order to win fast”—in today’s hyper-kinetic business world.

The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less

2011-03-01T06:00:00Z

These days, enterprises need to reduce operating costs as quickly as possible without compromising quality and customer service levels.

How Companies Evolve Through CEO Transitions

2011-02-28T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture’s Paul Nunes & Tim Breene find out the right way for a company to transition from one CEO to another in their new book Jumping the S Curve.

A Global Operations Game Changer: The 2014 Expansion of the Panama Canal

2011-02-22T06:00:00Z

Expansions to the Panama Canal are due to be complete by 2014, and have the potential to change the way much of the world’s east-west trade is structured. Supply chain executives, take note.

Innovation Excellence: Creating Market Success in the Energy and Natural Resources Sector

2011-02-17T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture’s Stephan Scholtissek book on Innovation Excellence and creating market success in the energy and natural resources sector.

The Service Value Chain: Driving High Performance in Service and Spare Parts

2011-02-15T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture can help organizations develop a service value chain approach to grow profitability and ultimately achieve high performance.

The New Game of Supply Chain Risk Management

2011-02-08T06:00:00Z

Given today’s interdependent supply chains, companies need to take a holistic view of supply chain risk.

Securing Goods Across the Supply Chain in the Electronics and High Tech Industry

2011-02-08T06:00:00Z

As more and more electronics and high tech manufacturing is outsourced, securing the supply chain is growing in importance. Accenture unpacks the issues and offers some advice.

Priming the Innovation Engine to Drive Growth

2011-02-03T06:00:00Z

Innovation is one of the primary drivers of value, growth—and thus ultimately of high performance.

Process and Execution Excellence: Linking Process to Customer Value and Profitability

2011-02-02T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture video on Process and Execution Excellence and how we can help clients make the right investment decisions and develop a process-based competitive advantage.

Wage Increases in China: Should Multinationals Rethink their Manufacturing and Sourcing Strategies?

2011-01-31T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research that explores the impact of wage inflation in China on global manufacturing and offers strategic options.

Accenture Research and Insights into Product Development Mastery

2011-01-27T06:00:00Z

Product development has become a key capability in today’s economy. Accenture research investigates the state of play globally.

Achieving Operational Excellence: Five Elements of Success in the Global Chemicals Industry

2011-01-27T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on achieving operational excellence and learn why companies in chemical industry must focus on operational excellence.

Accenture Research and Insights into Manufacturing Mastery

2011-01-27T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on Manufacturing Mastery and learn what separates the manufacturing masters from the laggards.

Accenture Research and Insights into Supply Chain Planning Mastery

2011-01-27T06:00:00Z

Globalization and increased competition mean that companies must change their planning models to successfully penetrate new markets, address new customer segments, and mute the impact of new and more aggressive competitors.

Cost Management: An Aspect of Profit & Cash Optimization

2011-01-24T06:00:00Z

Learn about Accenture research that shows how companies are approaching cost management and how these changes will affect the way business is done.

Process and Innovation Performance: Execution Excellence

2011-01-13T06:00:00Z

Around 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies have a continuous improvement program in place—and yet global CEOs rate execution excellence as their No. 1 issue.

Get the Process-Based Advantage

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

In this short video, Accenture Process & Innovation Performance shows how process improvements can yield revenue and profit growth far in excess of the underlying improvement in process metrics.

Comgás: Implementing Service-oriented Architecture with Business Process Management

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps Comgás develop a streamlined Web-based CRM capability using service-oriented architecture and business process management.

Campina: Product Life Cycle Management

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Campina create a new platform that enabled greater business-wide transparency. This ensured that new legislative requirements were met in record time.

Conbipel: Customer Relationship Management

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture worked with Conbipel to create a customer relationship management model that would improve the retailer’s in-store operations, provide a deeper understanding of customer buying patterns and increase loyalty revenues.

How Predictive Analytics Helps Supply Chains Compete and Win

2010-12-23T06:00:00Z

High Performance Through Process Excellence

2010-12-22T06:00:00Z

Continuously changing customer and market requirements have become dominating factors in the global business environment.

France—Department of the Interior: Lean Six Sigma to Improve Naturalization Processes

2010-12-16T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped France’s Department of the Interior streamline its cumbersome naturalization processes in the pursuit of high performance in its delivery of service to citizens and would-be citizens.

Six Questions Every Supply Chain Executive Should Ask About Cloud Computing

2010-12-03T06:00:00Z

Cloud computing has the potential to help the supply chain transform itself to become more dynamic in response to market needs.

Delivering Profitable Services that Make Consumer Technologies Work

2010-12-01T06:00:00Z

Consumers are challenged when it comes to making their electronic devices work together optimally. That's an opportunity for companies that can provide premium support.

Managing Operational Risk with Eyes Wide Open

2010-11-24T06:00:00Z

Operational risk is hard to define and managing it requires companies to value avoided risk.

Product Lifecycle Management: The Innovation Enabler Goes Mainstream

2010-11-08T06:00:00Z

Until recently, product lifecycle management (PLM) was an esoteric specialty practiced deep inside the engineering departments of manufacturing companies. But today, forward-thinking business leaders in many other industry sectors see PLM as an essential cross-functional discipline.

Supply Chain Mastery for High Performance in Retail: Building the Capabilities to Serve Today’s Changing Consumer

2010-11-02T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on the characteristics of Supply Chain Mastery in Retail and learn how to build the capabilities to serve today’s changing consumer.

Anglo American: Procurement Transformation

2010-10-28T05:00:00Z

Accenture helped mining giant Anglo American create an integrated procurement function as part of its “One Anglo” initiative.

Look to 'Lean' to Reduce Waste, Cut Costs and Increase Sustainability

2010-10-15T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on Lean methodologies and how we can help companies to use Lean to improve business efficiency and sustainability.

A Perspective on Tomorrow’s High-Performance Manufacturing Firms

2010-10-01T05:00:00Z

Companies with manufacturing functions, already under pressure, face a developing set of additional challenges over the coming 15 years.

Innovative Sourcing in the Communications Industry

2010-10-01T05:00:00Z

Innovative sourcing practices can help communications companies reduce costs and improve cash flow as they search for competitive advantage and ultimately strive to achieve high performance.

Making Mergers and Acquisitions Pay: The Key is Savvy Procurement

2010-10-01T05:00:00Z

Procurement plays a vital role in helping companies to realize the expected benefits of a merger or acquisition.

Is Your Continuous Improvement Program Delivering as Promised?

2010-10-01T05:00:00Z

While many companies pursue continuous improvement programs, not all realize the full potential of such initiatives.

Supply Chain Mastery in the Consumer Goods Industry

2010-09-27T05:00:00Z

Accenture identifies six ways that consumer goods companies are adjusting their supply chains to respond to today’s challenges.

Achieving High Performance in Pharmaceuticals through Supply Chain Analytics

2010-07-21T05:00:00Z

The study’s findings provide several important observations on the pharmaceutical industry’s analytical prowess, and offer several suggestions for improvement.

High Performance in Procurement Risk Management

2010-07-20T05:00:00Z

Risk management—particularly in procurement— has emerged as an important tool in the battle to achieve high performance.

Optimizing Global Operations in the Electronics and High Tech Industry

2010-07-09T05:00:00Z

With the global economy improving and organizations cautiously preparing for the upturn, electronics and high tech (EHT) companies find themselves facing competing imperatives.

Mastering the Set Top Box Supply Chain

2010-07-05T05:00:00Z

Accenture research outlines the challenges and identifies the areas necessary to achieve excellence in the set-top box supply chain.

Manufacturing—How to Ensure Sustainable Growth

2010-06-11T05:00:00Z

European Energy Company: Accenture Supply Chain Methodology

2010-06-09T05:00:00Z

Based on early successes in optimizing its logistics and procurement functions, this company adopted Accenture’s supply chain methodology from start to finish as part of a high-performance strategy.

Supply Chain Center of Excellence: Barcelona—Video

2010-05-27T05:00:00Z

The Accenture Supply Chain Centre of Excellence in Barcelona is an established node in the Accenture global network.

Sourcing and Procurement in the Cloud

2010-05-18T05:00:00Z

What Can Supply Chain Executives Learn from the Iceland Volcano?

2010-05-17T05:00:00Z

Accenture helped a large oil and gas company embark on a massive project to transform its exploration and production operations.

Meeting the Explosive Demand for Infrastructure

2010-04-09T05:00:00Z

All the indications are that the 2008 recession will give way to booming infrastructure spending as governments seek to revive their economies.

Beyond the Tipping Point: Preparing to Thrive in an Oil-Challenged World

2010-04-09T05:00:00Z

Accenture's whitepaper focuses on companies re-thinking management of their supply chains in light of short term high volatility & long term probable upward trend of oil prices.

CFOs Assume Leadership Roles to Drive Greater Value from Operational Excellence Programs

2010-04-08T05:00:00Z

The need to stay ahead of competitors is a major reason why operational excellence has become a high priority for senior executives, including chief financial officers.

The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less Podcast: Part One

2010-04-05T05:00:00Z

The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less Podcast: Part Two

2010-04-05T05:00:00Z

The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less Podcast: Part Three

2010-04-05T05:00:00Z

The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less Podcast: Part Four

2010-04-05T05:00:00Z

Operational Excellence and Competitive Advantage Podcast

2010-03-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture podcast examines five hallmarks of operational excellence to create business and competitive advantage.

Continuous Improvement: The Key to Excellence in Business Processes Podcast

2010-02-22T06:00:00Z

Continuous Improvement: The Key to Excellence in Business Processes

2010-02-22T06:00:00Z

Continuous improvement holds the key to operational excellence, and thus to high performance.

Growth through Innovation in the Electronics and High-Tech Industry

2010-02-09T06:00:00Z

Business innovation has become imperative to meet new marketplace challenges and achieve high performance. Developing stronger organization capabilities and talent can drive innovation and innovation management.

Why Less Is the New More

2010-02-01T06:00:00Z

Customers continue to demand greater value at ever-lower prices. But for many companies, the ability to produce savings through more traditional cost-cutting measures is nearly exhausted.

A Matter of Focus

2010-02-01T06:00:00Z

Successful innovators do not all follow the same strategy. What matters most is deciding what kind of innovator you are—an R&D-driven leader, or a follower gaining the necessary know-how by acquisition or partnering—then putting all your resources behind that decision.

From Purchasing to Supply Network Design and Coordination

2010-01-25T06:00:00Z

The role of procurement has expanded greatly in the past decade or more, but to become a true competitive weapon and enabler of high performance, it needs to advance still further.

Grupo Pão de Açúcar: Supply Chain Transformation

2010-01-01T06:00:00Z

Despite its retail leadership in Brazil, Grupo Pão de Açúcar has set a strategic intent to grow the business and to innovate to meet customer needs and to operate more efficiently—all within a fiercely competitive retail environment.

Food Firm: Operational Excellence in Promotions

2010-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this food company rethink the design of its premium promotions program process to mitigate associated costs and maximize its investment to enable efficient growth and increase revenue and profit potential—all critical steps on the path to high performance.

Ecolab: Lean Six Sigma

2010-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Ecolab use Lean Six Sigma to improve its ability to provide excellent customer service—an essential prerequisite for high performance, particularly in today’s tough economic climate.

Engineering Company: Business Process Management—Life Cycle Management

2010-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this supplier of products and services to the US military improve its processes and create the capacity to deliver a greater range of products in the future.

Greater Visibility and Collaboration in Planning to Achieve High Performance

2009-12-03T06:00:00Z

Accenture High Performance Business research confirms that supply chain management—and thus supply chain planning—is a cornerstone of high performance. Accenture research reveals the secrets of the supply chain planning masters, and outlines the necessary actions to follow their lead.

Fulfillment Mastery: Achieving High Performance through Superior Order Execution

2009-12-03T06:00:00Z

In the current economic climate, some commentators suggest that tackling climate change should not be an immediate priority for supply chain and procurement executives.

Fast Innovation

2009-12-02T06:00:00Z

Fast Innovation is a book for executives and managers who want to know why it takes so long for innovations to reach the market and why these innovations so often fail.

Chemical Executives Series: Managing Cycles

2009-12-01T06:00:00Z

Findings from a 2008 research study

Consumer-Centric Strategies for Manufacturers and Retailers Aspiring to High Performance

2009-11-30T06:00:00Z

Business’s changed circumstances—the new normal—require retailers and manufacturers to develop new, customer-centric strategies.

Innovation: A Priority for Growth in the Aftermath of the Downturn

2009-11-17T06:00:00Z

Companies prioritize innovation. However, current business practices are preventing companies from realizing the full potential of their innovation efforts.

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.

Closing the Gap: Lessons from Supply Chain Masters

2009-11-10T06:00:00Z

Accenture outlines the gaps between current supply chain practices and the practices of supply chain masters.

A Road Map to High Performance for CPOs

2009-11-06T06:00:00Z

Chief procurement officers (CPOs) are under pressure to reduce costs—but the current economic climate also presents an opportunity to position the purchasing function as a strategic partner for the business in the post-crisis environment.

Integrated Resource Management for Utilities

2009-11-03T06:00:00Z

Various pressures are encouraging utilities to implement advanced supply chain practices in order to drive high performance through operations.

Open Innovation: How to Create the Right New Products

2009-10-21T05:00:00Z

New-product development challenges are especially acute in the communications industry.

Operational Excellence: Findings from Recent Conversations with Chief Operating Officers

2009-10-20T05:00:00Z

Developing Innovation and Products Lifecycle Management (PLM) Strategies

2009-10-19T05:00:00Z

Companies that have focused on PLM show that a handful of refinements to capabilities underpinning PLM can spell the difference between product leadership and being mired in the middle of the pack.

Challenges and Metrics Behind the Role of Chief Procurement Officer

2009-09-25T05:00:00Z

Part of an ongoing series of global, cross-industry surveys conducted by Accenture on behalf of the Accenture CPO Circle community, this research focuses on the role of the chief procurement officer.

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.

Service Management Mastery: Achieving High Performance in Service Management through Superior Customer Service

2009-09-14T05:00:00Z

Accenture High Performance Business research shows that high performers build distinctive capabilities.

Innovation and Execution get High Performance in Product Development

2009-09-03T05:00:00Z

Accenture research helps to uncover the secrets of product development masters, and the steps that companies intent on attaining high performance should consider in order to follow their lead.

Carbon Management Value and High Performance in the Supply Chain

2009-09-03T05:00:00Z

In the current economic climate, some commentators suggest that tackling climate change should not be an immediate priority for supply chain and procurement executives.

Taking Control in the New Era of Price Volatility

2009-08-25T05:00:00Z

As further fluctuation in commodity prices seems likely, companies that purchase commodities must begin to apply risk-management principles within their purchasing organizations.

Defense Supply Chain Transformation Framework

2009-08-17T05:00:00Z

Operational Excellence Provides a Bridge Over Today’s Troubled Economic Waters

2009-08-13T05:00:00Z

Professor Nate Bennett, academic advisor to the Accenture COO Circle, argues that recessions place particular pressure on operations, and thus the COO has a particularly important role to play.

At the Top of the Secure Food Chain

2009-07-20T05:00:00Z

As supply chains lengthen and government scrutiny tightens, food and beverage businesses must improve the security of their supply chains to enhance performance and mitigate the risk of product recalls.

Carbon Connections: Quantifying Mobile’s Role in Tackling Climate Change

2009-07-20T05:00:00Z

This report, jointly authored by Accenture and Vodacom, was prompted by the need to rise to the challenge of climate change. It identifies the ways in which mobile technologies, in particular, can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Influence of Financial Derivatives in Global Commodity Markets

2009-07-10T05:00:00Z

The introduction of financial derivatives has fueled speculation in global commodity prices, creating tremendous price volatility.

Retail and Distribution Channel Optimization

2009-06-11T05:00:00Z

Manufacturers of branded products are finding themselves in a value squeeze.

Holistic Approaches to Health Care Purchasing

2009-06-08T05:00:00Z

Health care insurers are beset by stiff competition, increasing costs, growing complexity and demanding clients.

Shared Services: Operating "Lean and Mean" with Kaizen

2009-06-05T05:00:00Z

Reducing cost and response time in shared services for high performance

The Supply Chain Agility Index: Achieving High Performance in the Chemicals Industry

2009-05-27T05:00:00Z

How can businesses protect against the adverse effects of a stormy economy without handicapping their ability to grow once recovery begins?

Not Just Blue-Sky Thinking: Cloud Computing and the Digital Supply Chain

2009-05-22T05:00:00Z

Accenture's work with first-generation digital supply chain solutions shows great promise for cloud computing to move broadcast, studio and entertainment companies to the next generation of value.

Product Development Mastery Research for the Consumer Goods and Services Industry

2009-05-21T05:00:00Z

The globally integrated business environment forces nearly every company to excel at product development.

Seven Imperatives for Achieving Dynamic Supply Chains

2009-05-21T05:00:00Z

One of the biggest challenges for companies is creating dynamic supply chains.

Operational Excellence: Choosing the Path that Works for You

2009-05-12T05:00:00Z

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

How Outsourcing Spares and Inventory Planning Drives High Performance

2009-04-14T05:00:00Z

Accenture’s research suggests firms can reduce costs by optimizing and outsourcing activities in order to focus on their core capabilities.

The CFO’s Role in Achieving Operational Excellence

2009-04-06T05:00:00Z

A report prepared by CFO Research Services in collaboration with Accenture.

Fulfillment Mastery Research for the Consumer Goods and Services Industry

2009-04-03T05:00:00Z

The ability to fill customer orders reliably and efficiently—on time, at the right place, with the right merchandise and at efficient cost—has become a hallmark of high-performance businesses.

Manufacturing Mastery Research for the Consumer Goods and Services Industry

2009-04-03T05:00:00Z

Globalization has had a dramatic impact on every large company over the past decade. But its impact on manufacturers and their supply chains has been especially profound.

Supply Chain Mastery Research for the Consumer Goods and Services Industry

2009-04-01T05:00:00Z

Our research findings tell us that while large, global companies have improved their supply chain planning considerably over the past decade, substantial improvement opportunities remain.

Achieving High Performance through Procurement Outsourcing

2009-03-30T05:00:00Z

Chief procurement officers say that the downturn is ''significantly affecting'' their procurement functions.

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.

The Sustainable Supply Chain

2009-02-26T06:00:00Z

Balancing cost, customer service and sustainability to achieve a high-performance supply chain.

Investing to Sustain High Performance—Examining the Two Sides of the Innovation Coin

2009-02-23T06:00:00Z

During this period of economic uncertainty, many organizations are actively searching for ways to hang onto hard-earned dollars and cents.

Managing New-Product Development in Challenging Times

2009-02-20T06:00:00Z

How can communications companies continue to support essential product development activities at a time when budgets are being cut & headcounts are being reduced?

Lean Enterprises Rely on Speed and Flexibility in Changing Markets

2009-02-18T06:00:00Z

Organizations are faced with a constantly changing set of stimuli, and remaining a high-performance business is increasingly challenging due to the ongoing market turbulence.

Creating Advantage from Adversity in the Supply Chain

2009-01-23T06:00:00Z

Present economic conditions are extraordinary.

Consumer Products: Target Practice

2009-01-22T06:00:00Z

For most leading consumer products companies, “crowdsourcing” is a way to combine consumer insight and the insights of frontline, customer-facing employees.

Shock Absorbers

2009-01-22T06:00:00Z

Dynamic supply chain management frees companies from rigid assumptions of the past, making them flexible and fine-tuned.

The Challenges to Government from the Multi-Polar World -- Summary

2009-01-22T06:00:00Z

The rise of the multi-polar world has significant implications for governments around the globe.

The Sustainable Supply Chain: Creating Value through Sustainable Packaging

2009-01-16T06:00:00Z

Environmental concerns have made sustainability a priority on the supply chain agenda.

Procurement in Troubled Times: Creating Opportunity from Economic Adversity

2009-01-12T06:00:00Z

While businesses face challenges in the current economic environment, these extraordinary times also present opportunities that companies can exploit to gain competitive advantage.

Achieving High Performance in Lean Times

2009-01-09T06:00:00Z

Leveraging 'Next-Generation Lean Six Sigma' to Drive Immediate Business Impact

Comgás: Helping Transform Its Organization, Processes and Focus

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Comgás reengineer its supply chain as part of a broader effort to make the company customer centric.

Italy—Consip Spa: Government Procurement

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Rome-based Consip Spa, a public company governed by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), reduce public expenditure by developing new procurement strategies.

Deli XL: Supply Chain Transformation and Enterprise Resource Planning

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps Deli XL on the path toward high performance by driving out complexity in operations and establishing more customer-focused processes.

Profit, Sales and Operations Planning

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

In today’s business environment, conventional sales and operations planning is no longer enough.

The High Performance Supply Chain Study: Product Development

2008-09-17T05:00:00Z

Companies face new challenges in developing the successful new products that are a foundation for high performance.

How to Get the Most from Your Best Ideas

2008-09-15T05:00:00Z

If organizations are to achieve and sustain high performance, they need to regard innovation as a business discipline, and then manage and execute it accordingly—as an end-to-end process.

The High Performance Supply Chain Study: Sourcing and Procurement Mastery

2008-08-20T05:00:00Z

Procurement—as a key enabler of supply chain mastery—can play an important role in achieving high performance.

The High Performance Supply Chain Study: Manufacturing Mastery

2008-08-20T05:00:00Z

Increasing global sourcing and demand requires fundamental changes to manufacturing models.

Podcast: Delivering High Performance in Public Service with Lean Six Sigma

2008-08-06T05:00:00Z

Public service agencies seeking to improve processes while meeting the needs of citizens and stakeholders with speed and quality are using the principles of Lean Six Sigma to drive high performance.

Fabricating Innovation in the Semiconductor Industry

2008-06-11T05:00:00Z

In the semiconductor industry, producing the right product in the right quantities at a competitive cost is essential to success.

Warranty Management: No Trouble Found Returns

2008-04-30T05:00:00Z

Accenture research estimates that product returns are costing manufacturers, communication carriers and electronics retailers almost $14 billion a year in the United States.

Supply Chain Planning in the Chemical Industry

2008-01-29T06:00:00Z

In recent years, supply chain planning tools have become increasingly powerful, and for chemical companies, they have a lot of appeal.

How to Capture the Essence of Innovation

2008-01-15T06:00:00Z

The key essence to successful innovation is an internal network that actively involves people throughout the organization distilling fruits dialogue into value-generating ideas.

Dabur India Ltd: Operational Excellence and Competitive Advantage

2008-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Dabur by implementing a new sales and distribution strategy, supply chain management capability, optimizing enterprise resource planning (ERP) capabilities and outsourcing IT operations.

United States—Defense Logistics Agency: Supply Chain Management

2008-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this US government agency plan, launch and execute its Business Systems Modernization initiative.

Accenture Supply Chain Academy: The Supply Chain Learning Choice for High-performance Retailers

2007-09-18T05:00:00Z

With the most commonly lacking ingredient in today's supply chains being a well-trained workforce, Accenture and Wal-Mart have developed a retail-specific curriculum that is available on the Internet and delivered through Accenture's Supply Chain Academy.

The Global Chemical Industry Supply Chain Best Practices Study

2007-09-14T05:00:00Z

Chemical companies face challenges ranging from global competition and global customers to increasingly complex operations and rising logistics costs.

Biofuels Study, Part One: Irrational Exuberance?

2007-08-03T05:00:00Z

A global industry is emerging around the production, processing and distribution of biofuels (bioethanol and biodiesel).

Getting Real Results from Your Purchase-to-pay Opportunities

2007-08-01T05:00:00Z

Executive leadership understands and awaits the substantial savings promised from internal change initiatives to control and manage indirect spend, but most continue to wait ... why?

Product Cost Management: Optimizing Product Differentiation and Life Cycle Costs to Achieve High Performance

2007-04-30T05:00:00Z

Accenture has found that some of the most successful organizations are particularly adept at managing product costs without compromising the ability to offer new features and functions that resonate with existing and new customers.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers: Warranty Management—Getting to Grips with the Cost of Repairs

2007-01-01T06:00:00Z

Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) is the leading European IT provider with a presence in all key markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Boots: Supply Chain Transformation

2007-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps UK health and beauty retailer Boots with supply chain transformation to achieve its goal of 95 percent on-shelf availability for key lines.

Moving East: Offshoring Operations to Achieve Global High Performance

2006-10-05T05:00:00Z

More European companies are thinking about moving some or all operations to low-cost countries as part of their strategy to achieve high performance.

Managing a Competitive Imperative: Achieving High Performance with Effective Offset Deals in Aerospace and Defense

2006-06-20T05:00:00Z

Offset deals have fast become a competitive priority for aerospace and defense contractors pursuing major global export deals. And the timing couldn't be worse, according to many contractors.

Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook

2004-09-01T05:00:00Z

Lean Six Sigma is a breakthrough concept that combines the process economy and acceleration potential of Lean Manufacturing with the quality-optimization principles of Six Sigma.

Lean Six Sigma for Service

2003-06-27T05:00:00Z

Lean Six Sigma is an innovative methodology for achieving high performance by integrating the production efficiencies of Lean Manufacturing with the cost and quality tools of Six Sigma.

Lean Six Sigma

2002-04-25T05:00:00Z

Lean Six Sigma reveals how Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methods complement and reinforce each other.

Accenture Payment Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Emerging technology and changes in consumer behavior are changing the payment landscape. Accenture Payment Services helps banks develop new strategies, operating models and capabilities for payments.

Supply Chain Management: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture works with clients across a broad range of industries to deliver innovative supply chain strategies and solutions that enable profitable growth in new and existing markets.

Unilever: Transforming Business Processes with SAP Solutions

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture teamed with Unilever to deliver Sirius/Mountain, helping the company make a significant step toward its global One Unilever vision.

U.S. Army: Lean Six Sigma

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

When the Army sought to make its business side as effective as its warfighting side, it reached out to Accenture to understand and embrace the transformational power of Lean Six Sigma (LSS).

BAE Systems: Supply Chain Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Together with Accenture, BAE Systems is helping the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) introduce availability contracting to the Royal Air Force's fleet of Tornado aircraft.

BNP Paribas: Lean Six Sigma

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped BNP Paribas use Lean Six Sigma to identify more than 100 opportunities to improve its reporting cycle and accelerate its drive to achieve high performance.

Open Innovation: Service Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture Open Innovation radically reinvents the innovation process & helps in realizing higher value from innovation investments & drives high performance.

U.S. Army Medical Command: Brooke Army Medical Center

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) worked with Accenture to improve the emergency department triage processes it provides as a level-one trauma center.

U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA): Supply Chain Modernization

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The DLA is a logistics combat support organization whose mission is to provide the best value logistics and contract management support to America's Armed Forces around the clock and around the world.

Operational Performance: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture operational performance solutions help high performance businesses to out execute their competitors in good times and in bad.

US Department of Health & Human Sciences: Strategic Sourcing Program

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services realized it could utilize its purchasing power more effectively.

Case New Holland: Parts Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

With Accenture's help, Case New Holland is developing a standardized approach to service excellence, parts management and logistics across its brand portfolio.

US Navy: Continuous Improvement

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Learn how Accenture helped a US Navy maintenance and repair unit in reducing costs and improving service by implementing a continuous improvement program.

Virgin Media: Procurement Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Virgin Media was formed through the March 2006 merger of the UK’s two largest cable companies—NTL and Telewest—and the subsequent acquisition of Virgin Mobile in July 2006.

Wal-Mart: Pulling Further Ahead with Accenture Training Program

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture Supply Chain Academy helped Wal-Mart develop an online Retail Supply Chain Certification.

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.

Retailers: Lean Six Sigma Diagnostic

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

During a time of economic strain, Accenture helped several US retailers implement a framework for continuous improved based on Lean Six Sigma principles.

Product Innovation and Product Lifecycle Management for Consumer Goods and Services Companies

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Effective product lifecycle management is extremely complex for most consumer goods and services companies, requiring them to integrate many internal and external resources and capabilities, not all of which are controlled by the manufacturer.

European Consumer Electronics Company: Lean Six Sigma

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this electronics retailer use Lean Six Sigma to emerge even stronger from the recession.

Western Power: Operational Excellence

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Western Power delivers power throughout southwest Australia.

Yara: Sustainable Value Through Procurement

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Yara, a leading global chemical company, streamline and centralize its indirect procurement processes across 22 plants, generating massive ongoing savings.

US Defense Supplier: Operational Excellence

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped a defense supplier streamline its complex supply chain processes to enable it to meet the military’s stringent demands for on-time delivery, quality and cost management.

The Prescription for Research and Development

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

This report describes how lean six sigma can revitalize pharmaceutical innovation for high performance.

Accenture Analytics Innovation Center in Barcelona

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Accenture Analytics Innovation Center, Barcelona, provides a showcase for Accenture’s sophisticated analytics solutions.

Business Process Management Automation Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

In the volatile, post-recession economy, companies around the world are turning to business process management (BPM).

Accenture Innovation Center for Communications, Media and Technology in North America

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Innovation Center in North America works closely with clients in the communications, electronics, high tech, and media and entertainment industries to present real-world technologies and customer-centric solutions to help solve critical business problems.

Process Performance: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture’s Process Performance helps clients in achieving process-based advantage so they can differentiate themselves from competitors in their core processes.

Supply Chain Collaboration for Consumer Packaged Goods Companies

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture's supply chain collaboration solution lets consumer packaged goods firms collaborate with retailers and other customers and partners on business solutions.

Accenture’s Digital Supply Chain Solution for Publishers – Media and Entertainment

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture’s Digital Supply Chain Solution for Publishers and learn how our experience can provide a number of immediate and clear benefits.

Building High Performance Government through Lean Six Sigma

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Building High Performance Government through Lean Six Sigma offers governments and public service agencies a “win-win” alternative to increasing budgets to increase service, or cutting services to meet the budget.

Delivering Innovation in Supply Chain Management with SAP

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The breadth of our experience gives clients access to advanced techniques and leading practices to help them achieve high performance in supply chain management.

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Unlocking the Potential for High Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

A supply chain focused on innovation and growth is key to future value creation in today's pharmaceutical industry.

European Telco: IT Organization Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped a European Telecommunications company combine Lean Six Sigma and behavioral change to streamline its IT support department.

European Uncoated Paper Merchant: Conversion/Supply Chain Optimization

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The client, a European supplier of uncoated papers, sought help in identifying opportunities to improve converting operations and supply chain functions as well as organization to sustain these efforts.

European Vehicle Distributor: Procurement Optimization

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The automotive company wanted a structured approach and proven methodology for optimizing procurement.

Process Transformation: Service Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture’s Process Transformation focuses on segmenting business processes according to their potential to drive optimal business outcomes for clients.

Sourcing and Procurement: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Rapidly evolving technologies and the emergence of new business models have contributed to the sudden expansion in cost-reduction and growth opportunities associated with sourcing and procurement.

European Paper Producer: Operational Improvement and Supply Chain Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

A European producer of coated and uncoated paper wanted to reduce both variable and fixed costs so that it could return its UK and French operations to profitability.

Global Bank: Business Process Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this global bank use business process managmenet to optimize its offshore Center of Excellence for back-office processes.

Major US Financial Services Firm: Lean Six Sigma

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped a major US financial services firm use Lean Six Sigma to improve performance by delivering better customer service.

Leading Financial Services Provider: Optimizing Critical Processes

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped this large Southeast Asian banking group in optimizing its business processes from its newly installed core banking system.

Achieving High Performance through On-Shelf Availability - Retail Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture can help retailers achieve high performance by maximizing on-shelf availability.

Freight Transportation Company: Business Transformation—Journey to High Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this Freight Transportation Company make significant progress toward its business transformation goal to achieve high performance.

Global Electronics Manufacturer: Growth Strategy/Sustainability

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped this global electronics manufacturer to identify and prioritize new markets for its growth strategy.

Global Electronics Manufacturer: Innovative Service Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Escalating service costs led an Asia-based global electronics manufacturer to invest in service management innovation to contain costs and sustain profitable growth. Its decision is paying off.

Supply Chain Strategy for Consumer Goods and Services Companies

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps consumer packaged goods companies realign their supply chain strategies and equips them with the physical, technological and managerial ability to cope with rapid and unpredictable change.

Consumer Products Lifecycle Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Agricultural Company: Effective Acquisition Integration

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture helping the agricultural company in streamlining its processes through effective acquisition integration.

Global Supply Chain Management for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The aerospace and defense supply chain is no longer bounded by the manufacturing line and the spare parts warehouse.

Groupe DANONE: Global Business Process Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture identified that a new enterprise resource planning solution based on SAP software would help Groupe Danone harmonize common practices and streamline information systems worldwide.

Supply Chain Management for the Electronics and High Tech Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

High tech, communications and media companies live and die by their supply chains. The supply chain management solutions that Accenture offers not only address specific issues, it drives supply chain excellence.

Global Retailer: Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped a leading global retailer implement a continuous improvement program that has generated benefits of $883 million, and is generally equipping the company to achieve high performance.

Global Service Provider: Business Process Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped a Global Service Provider in understanding the connection between its applications and the business processes they support.

Warranty Reserves Management: Understanding the After Market Expense

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on Warranty Reserves Management and the ways to reduce the obligations original equipment manufacturers face in honoring warranties.

Aftersales and Services Parts for the Automotive Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

A breakthrough for inventory transparency, freight cost reduction and improved inventory planning, Accenture's proprietary Parts Enterprise Architecture drives high performance throughout aftersales and service.

Cost-Reduction Initiatives for High Performance in Oilfield Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The upstream energy industry is experiencing the effects of challenging economic times.

Executing Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Projects – Accenture

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) drives transformational, sustainable bottom line results through the use of proven methodologies that increase process speed, eliminate waste, reduce variation and improve customer satisfaction.

Field Force Transformation Diagnostic

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Many of today’s field force workers still rely on paper-based or offline systems, and access critical information at a service center or field depot.

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.

Global Operations Services for the Electronics and High Tech Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture’s Global Operations Optimizations Solutions that help companies to enhance operational performance and create the organizational and business models.

Accenture Technology Services for Supply Chain Management

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We help organizations achieve high performance through supply chain mastery by combining our global industry expertise with specialized systems integrations skills.

Business Process Lifecycle Management Services

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Accenture and Pegasystems are teaming to help clients manage business processes better in order to reduce costs, increase agility and improve performance.

Product Lifecycle Management: Service Overview

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Read how Accenture Product Lifecycle Management optimizes the product life cycle from idea to end of life in order to maximize revenues & profit while minimizing cost.

Fleet Management

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Accenture provides innovative fleet management solutions that build on extensive enterprise resource planning and supply chain management experience in the public and private sectors.

Argos: Supply Chain Management and Application Management Outsourcing

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With Accenture’s help, Argos implemented a supply chain management replenishment capability—based on advanced Oracle Retail technologies—without disrupting business operations or customer service.

Compulsive Contributors: Accenture Research and Insights into High Performance in Procurement

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Read about Accenture research into High Performance in Procurement and learn how procurement masters are moving beyond cost savings to a total value approach.

Business Process Management: Services Overview

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Today’s volatile business environment, and the increasing complexity and proliferation of high-impact technologies such as analytics, cloud computing, software-as-a-service and mobility, pose tough challenges to management teams. To address them, companies in all industries and geographies are focusing more attention and resources on business process management (BPM).

Leading Consumer Packaged Goods Company: Identifying Opportunities for New Ventures

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Operating in the highly competitive consumer packaged goods industry, the client has always strived to find new ways to stay ahead of its peers.

Leading Medical Technology Firm: Business Process Management-Lifecycle

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Read about Accenture Business Process Management-Lifecycle and learn how we helped a leading medical technology firm switch from product to solution selling.

Leading Oil and Gas Production Company: Business Process Management

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Read about Accenture help to a major Oil And Gas Production Company in streamlining and optimizing its business processes in the wake of a merger.

Lean Six Sigma Improves New Hire Reimbursement Process

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Read about Accenture’s William Engelhaupt views on how the US Office of the Comptroller used Lean Six Sigma to improve New Hire Reimbursement Process.

Accenture: Leveraging IT to Build Best-Practice Procurement

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Read how Accenture is leveraging IT with the help of its Internal IT Team to build Best-Practice Procurement.

Major Packaging Manufacturer: Business Process Management Lifecycle

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Read how Accenture helped a major packaging manufacturer use Business Process Management Lifecycle to get the most out of its SAP system.

Accenture Innovation Center for Manufacturing

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The Accenture Innovation Center for Manufacturing Excellence offers manufacturing executives a glimpse into the future of manufacturing; access to innovative ideas, techniques and strategies; and the ability to develop a road map to help reach their objectives.

Martini & Rossi: Improving its Supply Chain to Achieve High Performance

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Accenture's High Performance Business research shows that supply chain excellence is one of the cornerstones of high performance.

MASkargo: Integrated Information Management Platform Solutions

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Accenture helped air-freight firm MASkargo move from a disconnected, largely manual system to an integrated information management platform.

MeadWestvaco: Supply Chain Academy

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Read how Accenture Supply Chain Academy helped MeadWestvaco improve talent retention in a critical workforce area and meet goals for supply chain talent management.

Bayerischer Rundfunk: Strategic and Operational Redesign of Rights and Royalties Management

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Warner Bros.: Digital Supply Chain Transformation

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Accenture is teaming with Warner Bros. to help transform its core media production and distribution capabilities into a single, integrated digital supply chain.

Accenture Solutions for New Product Development and Innovation for the Communications Industry

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Driving high performance through cost-effective delivery of innovative products and services

Accenture Innovation Center for Media and Entertainment

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The Accenture Innovation Center for Media and Entertainment in Bangalore develops the latest technology to help clients in Asia achieve high performance.

Military Installation: Lean Six Sigma

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With Accenture’s help, this military installation was able to use Lean Six Sigma to reduce hiring time by 43 days.

Achieving High Performance through Improved Retail Supply Chain Planning

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Accenture has the knowledge, resources and experience to help you define, design, build and manage a transformational forecasting and replenishment solution for retail supply chain planning.

National Healthcare Group Singapore: Integrated Health Care

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The National Healthcare Group in Singapore turned to Accenture to help it deliver integrated health care across the patient management, procurement and finance areas.

Nordstrom: Inventory Management Transformation

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With Accenture's assistance, Nordstrom is enhancing its inventory management and improving the store's competitiveness in areas ranging from high-performance technology to processes.

Large North American Electrical Utility: Procurement and Sourcing

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Using Accenture’s strategic sourcing methodology helped this North American electrical utility save $109 million over the life of the assets, and built sustainability into the supply chain.

World-Class Training from the People Who Wrote the Book on Lean Six Sigma

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Accenture’s Process & Innovation Performance service line has partnered with organizations across the country to bring our Lean Six Sigma open-enrollment programs closer to you.

Life Sciences: Supply Chain and Manufacturing

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Accenture works with suppliers and customers in new regions and emerging markets and can help readjust capacity to handle new types of products or diversify channels to ensure that essential products reach the market at speed.

Global Oil Field Services Company: Supply Chain Optimization

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Accenture helps a global oil field services company resolve its complex supply chain optimization issues and save millions of dollars in inventory costs.

Oil and Gas Company: Transform Exploration and Production Supply Chains

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With Accenture’s help, this major oil and gas company embarked on a massive project to improve the quality of its core processes.

Integrated Demand and Supply Planning for Consumer Goods and Services Companies

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Accenture helps consumer goods and services companies with aligning customer expectations with supply chain plans through our integrated demand and supply planning approach.

Manufacturing Execution Systems

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Manufacturers of all types face a rapidly changing business environment

Business Process Management—Lifecycle: Service Overview

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Read how Accenture Business Process Management Lifecycle establishes a process management capability that empowers organizations to manage process changes successfully.

Business Process Management—Lifecycle

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Complexity Management: Service Overview

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Read how Accenture Complexity Management helps clients qualify & quantify the costs of the systemic complexity that can inhibit performance & limit growth.

Supply Chain Academy: Services Overview

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Read how the Accenture Supply Chain Academy can help companies drive better execution across the global supply chain.

Physician's Group: Quality Function Deployment Compensation Plan

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Accenture helped a leading physician's group in the Western United States develop and then implement an improved compensation plan and supporting processes.

Concept Development: Service Overview

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Read how Accenture Concept Development leverages deep consumer & organizational insights to build a portfolio of bold & truly differentiated product and service ideas.

Execution Excellence: Service Overview

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Read about Accenture Execution Excellence capabilities which are unique for each client & enable them to build their own Execution Excellence & drive high performance.

Prison Industries Program: Process Improvement

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Read how Accenture helped this Prison Industries Program to use Lean Six Sigma to drive process improvement.

Rautaruukki OYJ: Transformation of Operational Capabilities

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Rautaruukki (generally known as “Ruukki”) is a Helsinki, Finland-based supplier of metal-based components and systems to the construction and mechanical engineering industries.

Value Realization: Service Overview

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Read how Accenture Value Realization helps in maximizing the benefits of technology investment by combining technology with process improvement business capabilities.

Sourcing and Procurement Management for Consumer Packaged Goods Companies

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Accenture’s sourcing and procurement management solution helps consumer packaged goods companies drive down costs and deepen operational capabilities on the road to high performance.

Innovation Engine: Service Overview

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Read how Accenture Innovation Engine manages all parts of the innovation process & improves innovation ROI by boosting speed to market systematically and successfully.

SABMiller: Supply Chain Academy

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Read how Accenture Supply Chain Academy helped SABMiller improve its supply chain performance, identify gaps in supply chain maturity and fill them with tailored content.

Innovation Performance: Services Overview

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Read how Accenture innovation solutions help clients improve innovation performance to drive sustained and profitable growth.

Lean Six Sigma

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Driving improvements in speed, quality, cost and flexibility while building the capability required for continuous improvement

Innovation Value Roadmap: Services Overview

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Read how Accenture Innovation Value Roadmap enables the rapid buildup of sustained innovation capabilities and ultimately drives high performance.

Siemens Power Generation Group: Business Transformation

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

Siemens Networks: Supply Chain Excellence

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Siemens Networks' supply chain was inhibiting its drive to reduce costs while enhancing service.

Specialized US Warfare Unit: Lean Six Sigma

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Accenture developed a customized Lean Six Sigma solution to help this specialized warfare unit reduce costs quickly without compromising its fighters’ effectiveness and safety.

The Sports Authority: Improved Logistics Process

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The Sports Authority is the world's largest full-line sporting goods retailer.

Staples: Lean Six Sigma

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Accenture’s help with the Staples Lean Six Sigma program has been the impetus for dozens of improvements that have generated tens of millions of dollars in benefit for Staples and produced a 10-fold return on the company’s investment in the process improvement program.

Staples: Supply Chain Process to Maintain High Performance

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Accenture helped Staples to sustain its high levels of performance and market dominance by transforming its supply chain.

Timken: SAP-Based Solutions

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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.

Toys “R” Us: Inventory Management

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Accenture helps Toys “R” Us improve store labor and inventory management efficiency, significantly improving operating costs and top line performance.

Unilever: Integrating and Streamlining Logistics

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Read how Accenture helped Unilever in Southern Africa by integrating and streamlining its logistics function.

Managed Collaboration Services Telestration

Watch Accenture's video and learn how managed collaboration services, between retailer and supplier, can bolster shopper loyalty, drive more sales and improve brand reputations.

Speed to Customer: Leveraging Innovation Over Markdowns to Win in Retailing

Product innovation—rather than discounts and markdowns— has become more important than ever to win customers in today’s hyper-frenetic retail landscape. This PoV looks at what it takes to create the right products for the right customer at the right time.

Accenture Innovation and Product Development Services Overview Video

Watch Accenture’s innovation and product development services overview video which highlights our capabilities in new product development, innovation and support.

Australian Government Ports Authority: Transforming Operations

Accenture helps a government ports authority in Australia transform its operations and increase productivity.

Operations: Services Overview

Unlocking the Strengths of Suppliers

With companies typically spending 40 to 80 percent of their revenue on purchased goods and services, suppliers can have a significant impact on a business’s overall financial and operational success.

Manufacturing Strategy and Operations: Services Overview

Accenture Manufacturing Strategy and Operations helps manufacturing clients design and execute a strategy that will keep them competitive in a constantly changing world.

Avio: Building the High-performance Supply Chain

Read this case study highlighting Avio's ability to improve customer service operations with Accenture's expertise in supply chain management.

BP Chemicals: Rail Telematics

Accenture helps BP Chemicals develop a logistics strategy that includes emerging rail telematics technology to achieve high performance.

U.S. Army Materiel Command: Improved Up-Armor Process

The U.S. Army Materiel Command’s 401st Army Field Support (AFSB) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, wanted to speed the process of up-armoring and enabling the M1151 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) for use by warfighters. AFSB was able to ship an average of only 10 HMMWVs per day, but soldiers needed 37.

Predicting What’s Possible: Business Process Simulation

Learn more about how Accenture helped an aerospace and defense contractor develop a sophisticated business process management (BPM) capability.

US Army: Streamlining Vehicle Repair Processes

Read how Accenture used Lean Six Sigma techniques to help the US Army streamlining vehicle repair processes.

Carpet Manufacturer: Lean Transformation

Read how Accenture helped a major carpet manufacturer to transform its Six Sigma operation by adding Lean capability.

Coast Guard Finance Center: Lean Six Sigma

Read how Accenture helped the US Coast Guard streamline its accounts payable process using Lean Six Sigma.

US Military: Lean Six Sigma

Accenture leveraged its Lean Six Sigma experience and skills to help this military unit speed up the process of customizing Humvees for combat.

Accenture Credit Services: Trends in the Residential Mortgage Industry Video

Watch this Accenture video on how the residential mortgage industry can benefit from using third-party specialists in training, compliance and licensing.

U.S. Navy: NAVAIR / P3 Type Commander Lean Six Sigma

The Navy engaged Accenture to conduct an operational assessment exploring the relationship between O-Level maintenance efficiency and mission capacity, Ready for Tasking (RFT).

Operation Strategy

Taking an end-to-end, process-based view of the business and operating model to identify ‘high impact’ areas for improvement.

Correctional Facility: Lean Six Sigma

Accenture helped an industrial work program at a correctional facility use Lean Six Sigma to ramp up production fourfold in order to retain a major client.

Supply Chain Planning and Collaboration Services

Accenture's Supply Chain Planning group works with clients to develop and implement planning and collaboration strategies that improve cost efficiency, increase business effectiveness and create synergies and collaboration across companies.

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.

Supply Chain Transformation Services

Supply Chain Transformation focuses on building and sustaining the world-class supply chain capabilities needed to improve current supply chain performance and drive future growth.

Manufacturing Transformation: Plant Floor and Enterprise IT Systems Integration

Accenture, ABB, Intel and Microsoft formed an alliance to help manufacturers bridge the gap between plant floor operations and enterprise IT systems.

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.

Integrated Supply Chain Management Services for Government

Powering the business of Public Service with flexible and innovative Supply Chain Management.

Project Snapshot: Leading Audio Equipment Manufacturer: Procurement System Deployment

Accenture is working with a leading audio equipment manufacturer to implement a new procurement system that will improve performance.

Dyckerhoff AG: Spare Parts Management

Working within an aggressive three-month time frame, Accenture teamed with Dyckerhoff to identify improvements in the management of spare parts.

Dow Chemical: Accenture Supply Chain Academy

The Accenture Supply Chain Academy helped Dow Chemical Co. meet its growth and leadership goals by building critical competencies and skills that ensure supply chain operational excellence.

Conquering Complexity in Your Business

The objective of Conquering Complexity is to present the information and identify the tools needed to proactively manage complexity.

EMT Madrid: Service-Oriented Architecture

Accenture works with Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT Madrid) to provide improved bus service with service-oriented architecture.

China Division of Restaurant Company: E-procurement System Implementation--Project Snapshot

Accenture is implementing a new e-procurement system for the China division of one of the world’s leading fast food restaurant companies, leveraging the Accenture Strategic Sourcing methodology.

A.S. Watson: Oracle Retail Solution Implementation

Accenture helped the A.S. Watson Group achieve high performance with the implementation of an Oracle Retail solution, common sets of merchandizing processes and systems, and supply chain capabilities.

High Performance in Pharmaceuticals Procurement

Procurement plays an important role in efforts to achieve efficiency in pharmaceutical operations.

European Home Improvement Retailer Strategy: Five-Year Support Program--Project Snapshot

Accenture is working with a major DIY/home improvement retailer in Europe to develop a company-wide strategy.

Global Events Services Provider: Lean Six Sigma

Read how Accenture helped this global events company achieve operational excellence by using Lean Six Sigma.

Product Innovation and Product Lifecycle Management for Electronics and High Tech Companies

Accenture provides electronics and high tech companies three distinct services to help dramatically improve their product innovation efforts: Embedded Software Development and Testing, Product Life Cycle Management and Product Cost Management.

Global Airline: Revenue Management System

Accenture helps major airline company located in Asia achieve high performance with new revenue management capabilities for its growing cargo business.

Global Consumer Retailer: Lean Six Sigma

Accenture helped this global retailer customize Lean Six Sigma and drive the process improvements and innovation that would enable high performance.

Project Snapshot: Comprehensive Business Growth Consulting for Pharmaceutical Services Company

Accenture is redefining the operating model and go-to-market strategy for a large pharma contract research/manufacturing services company to enable significantly increased sales over the next three years.

Putting Human Services in Healthcare Reform

Listen to Accenture’s video on putting Human Services in Healthcare Reform and learn how Dr. Bruce Goldberg’s agency is addressing the major underlying issues in healthcare.

Agribusiness: Operational Excellence

The global increase in demand for both food and energy, combined with the impact of rising commodity costs, has placed pressure on agribusinesses to improve productivity in all areas of the enterprise.

Agribusiness: Services Overview

The global agribusiness industry is entering a critical phase in its development.

Outsourcing and Procurement Mastery Podcast

Procurement mastery is not just about a better way to procure goods and services.

Global Steel Manufacturer: Rapid Improvement Event

Read how Accenture organized Rapid Improvement Event to help global steel manufacturer reduce production delays.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs: Efficient Revenue Collection

Read how business process management (BPM) helped HM Revenue & Customs respond better to change.

Warranty Management: Sunk Costs or Savings Opportunity?

According to a recent Accenture study, companies that follow warranty management best practices actually spend less on those functions as a percent of revenue.

Military Supply Group: Inventory Transformation

Read Accenture’s research on how Lean Six Sigma thinking helped this military supply group implement rapid improvement of cumbersome processes.

Enabling High Performance Procurement with Technology: A Framework for Applying SAP to the Procurement Function

A recent Accenture study, Compulsive Contributors: Accenture Research and Insights into High Performance in Procurement, shows that leading companies make extensive use of procurement technology to drive high performance. These procurement masters:

Independence Blue Cross: Enterprise-Wide Cost Reduction Program

Read how Accenture is helping Independence Blue Cross by a strategic sourcing cost reduction program and help reduce administrative costs by 25 percent.

Independence Blue Cross: Procurement Transformation

Accenture helped Independence Blue Cross achieve high performance through procurement transformation.

Procurement BPO: Services Overview

Accenture can help clients achieve high performance through procurement BPO by supplementing in-house capabilities with thought leadership, tools and end-to-end process management that lowers risk and increases speed-to-value.

Supply Chain Management Solution for Postal Agencies Solution

The Accenture Supply Chain Management Solution for Post helps postal agencies increase revenue, reduce operating costs and bring cost structure in line.

Supply Chain Optimization Services for the Retail Industry

The supply chain is a key capability for retailer's intent on achieving high performance.

International Clothing Retailer: Cutting-edge SAP Implementation

Accenture teamed with a leading international clothing retailer to enable the retailer to improve its flexibility, speed to market, stock visibility and overall business performance.

Supply Chain Management Services for the Health Provider Industry

Health providers have a significant opportunity to improve and sustain operating performance by addressing their supply chains in a holistic manner.

Retail: Creating a > Experience for Customers

The next wave of retail is happening now. And Accenture sees a future ripe with opportunities to serve customers better than ever before.

Joint Munitions Command: Integrated Logistics

Read about Accenture helping the Joint Munitions Command in creating a detailed road map for developing an integrated supply chain.

Collaborating to Accomplish Agency Goals

Listen to Accenture’s video in which Gary Glickman discusses how his agency was able to collaborate with various groups to accomplish goals quicker, smarter and at reduced costs.

High Performance Through Lean IT: Work Smarter to Achieve More

Read how Accenture can help your organization use Lean IT to drive high performance.

Leveraging Category Management to Achieve High Performance Podcast

The economic meltdown of 2008-09 set companies around the world a challenge: how to reduce costs without losing sight of their long-term vision.

On-Shelf Availability for the Retail Industry

Accenture can help retailers break the boom-or-bust cycles that characterize inventory management—and help them achieve high performance by maximizing on-shelf availability.

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.

Life Sciences: Supply Chain and Manufacturing Research and Insights

Many traditional pharmaceutical companies have not matched the pace at which other industries, as well as newer pharmaceutical participants like smaller biotech firms, have effectively reengineered their supply chains and related infrastructure. To catch up, most of the industry must effect a truly dramatic transformation.

Telematics Services for the Industrial Equipment Industry

Innovative companies in the manufacturing and construction industries are starting to use telematics as an essential tool for driving high-performance business.

Medical Network: Lean Six Sigma

Accenture helped a health care network use Lean Six Sigma to improve performance at its call centers, and so provide better care to US troops and their families.

Demand Fulfillment for Consumer Goods and Services Companies

The Accenture Global Operations Solution drives excellence across demand fulfillment and delivers rapid and sustained cost optimization in selling, general and administrative areas.

Motor Coach Industries Service Parts: Supply Chain Management

With Accenture's help, Motor Coach Industries Service Parts has undergone a significant, critical transformation from a company that focused on managing supply to one that focuses on managing demand.

Innovation and Product Development: Services Overview

Accenture’s Innovation and Product Development (IPD) services cover the end-to-end spectrum of the product and service life cycle, from discovery and execution to the commercialization and termination.

Integrated Planning and Fulfillment: Services Overview

Accenture Integrated Planning and Fulfillment helps clients to turn their supply chains into engines that drive their business strategies, sense, shape, and respond to demand from customers and end consumers.

Oil-Field Services Firm: Innovation

Accenture helped this oil-field services firm transform its research and development engineering (R&DE) processes based on governance, lean processes and market-focused innovation.

Solving Retail Problems Using Lean Six Sigma

This series of three articles explores how Lean Six Sigma (LSS) deployments designed specifically for retail can drive operational excellence throughout a company—from corporate offices to individual stores—and help retailers achieve high performance.

Leading South African Retailer: Oracle Retail Deployment--Project Snapshot

Accenture is working with one of South Africa’s leading retailers to implement an Oracle Retail merchandising, planning and replenishment solution.

Making the “Perfect Plant” a Reality for High Performance

To help pharmaceutical companies address that challenge, Accenture sought input from SAP in developing the Accenture Perfect-Plant Solution for Life Sciences.

Panalpina: Centralized Sourcing

As part of a strategic initiative to reduce costs, Panalpina wanted to develop a centralized sourcing capability that would let it achieve increased visibility into spending, augment its negotiation strength and facilitate enterprise-wide adoption of best practices.

Project Snapshot: Accenture Parts Optimization Services Deployment for a European Auto Manufacturer

Accenture is helping to deploy Accenture Parts Optimization Services for one of Europe’s largest auto manufacturer in a three-year project.

Business Process Reengineering

Business Process Reengineering (BPR) involves the fundamental rethinking and redesign of processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance, efficiency and alignment of processes with organizational strategy.

Operations and Process Transformation: Services Overview

From expanding markets to increasing global competition, and from rising customer expectations to advanced technologies, every change in the market impacts a company's operational performance—often dramatically.

Pfizer: Supply Chain Academy

Read how implementing the Accenture Supply Chain Academy is helping Pfizer achieve high performance.

Pharmaceutical Retailer: Operational Transformation

Read how Accenture used analytics to help a pharmaceutical retailer achieve operational transformation and high performance.

PolyOne: High Performance through Business Transformation

Read how Accenture helped PolyOne use Lean Six Sigma to effect a business transformation and achieve high performance.

GS1 Portugal: Creating a Sustainable Supply Chain

Read how Accenture helped Portugal’s consumer goods manufacturers reduce the industry’s carbon footprint.

Leading Global Appliance Manufacturer: Oracle Transportation Management

Accenture helped this leading global appliance manufacturer take control of its North American transportation operations using Oracle Transportation Management.

Complexity Optimization

Quantifies business complexity and ensures the right level of complexity is delivered to customers.

Renfe: Distribution and Reservation System Renewal

Accenture helps Renfe Operadora, the national network of Spanish Railways, develop and implement distribution and reservation system renewal and strategic commercial capabilities.

The High Performance Supply Chain Study

Effective supply chain mastery has become an increasingly critical factor to achieving high performance.

Russian Bank: Lean Transformation of IT Group

Read how Accenture helped a large Russian bank transform its IT department using Lean Transformation.

Sainsbury’s: Multichannel Growth Strategy

Read how Accenture helped Sainsbury’s build a multichannel strategy that is growing customer loyalty.

Focusing on Outcomes

Listen to Accenture’s video in which Clarence Carter discusses the importance of integrating services and interoperability in human services agencies.

Fast Innovation and Growth: Service Overview

Fast innovation & growth - Drives sustainable and repeatable breakthrough innovation that is fast, differentiated and disruptive.

Global Packaged Foods Company: Sales Promotions Process Improvement

Accenture helps a food company develop a promotional recipe for achieving high performance through operational excellence.

Metrics: How Far Have You Progressed in Determining the Metrics of Your Outcomes for Human Capacity?

Listen to Accenture’s video in which participants offer insight into the various stages of their measurement efforts and what the actual metrics are behind outcomes.

Centers of Excellence: Supply Chain Planning

The Supply Chain Planning Center of Excellence is uniquely positioned to help clients identify and implement the most innovative and appropriate supply chain planning tools, methodologies and strategies.

Project Snapshot: Multi-Year SAP Implementation Sets the Stage for Global Transformation at Cargill

An SAP-based solution developed and implemented by Accenture for Cargill connects nearly 80 business units in 67 countries under a common business process and governance model.

The Impact of Globalization on Retail Supply Chains

This point-of-view attempts to encapsulate the most critical challenges for achieving high performance by retail supply chains in an era of globalization.