Accenture to acquire Trancom’s supply chain automation solutions
Multinational information technology firm Accenture recently acquired logistics and warehouse management tech solutions company Trancom to gain wider access to Japan’s “deep-pocketed” manufacturing firms.
This partnership will enable around 190 engineers from Trancom, specializing in cloud-based logistics systems and optimizing warehouse operations with IoT and sensor technology, to join Accenture’s operations.
Analysts say the acquisition beefs up Accenture’s Industry X offerings to logistics and manufacturing firms.
Trancom’s solutions automate numerous supply chain management functions that allow manufacturing firms to reduce their reliance on human labor to a great extent.
The solutions, which use AI and predictive analytics, streamline logistics and delivery planning, to help manufacturers to gain a clear insight into warehouse operations.
Automation technologies of this kind are widely sought-after in Japan, where the aging population has left fewer people willing or able to work on assembly lines.
Accenture Industry X in Japan Senior Managing Director and Lead Tatsuya Nakayabu said that combining their assets with Transcom will drive more value in Accenture’ AI and robotics capabilities for clients and “help them become more sustainable.”
