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Accenture is named a leader in HFS Horizons report

HFS Horizons: Manufacturing Intelligent Operations Services, 2024

Accenture is named a Market Leader in Horizon 3, which is the strongest positioning, in the HFS Horizons: Manufacturing Intelligent Operations Services, 2024.

This positioning highlights Accenture's role in enabling transformative manufacturing operations, focusing on key performance indicators to enhance efficiency and effectiveness amidst challenging global supply chain dynamics. It also underscores Accenture's commitment to innovation and excellence in the manufacturing sector.

HFS Horizons for Manufacturing Intelligent Operations Services report evaluates the service provider’s role in enabling manufacturing transformation by assessing and rating the manufacturing intelligent operations services capabilities of 12 service providers.

Accenture plays a pivotal role in driving transformative changes in manufacturing, helping clients navigate complex manufacturing challenges, and supporting their transformation ambitions in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

More information on the report can be found here.

Everest Group has named Accenture as a leader

Connected Product Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024

"Accenture has emerged as a Leader in Everest Group's Connected Product Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024. The company has developed strong capabilities around generative AI, IoT, semiconductor engineering, platform engineering, 5G, sustainability, and AI. It continues to strengthen its play in connected products via investments in generative AI studios, labs, talent, IPs, partnerships, and strategic acquisitions," says Nishant Udupa, Practice Director at Everest Group. “Clients appreciate Accenture for its effective project management, domain knowledge, technical expertise, innovations, and quality IPs across the value chain of connected product engineering services."

In the report, Everest Group presented research on the market impact, vision and capabilities of 21 leading engineering services providers. As outlined within the Accenture profile, “Accenture’s strategy in connected product engineering is to be a partner across the entire product life cycle, from strategy and engineering consultancy to design, development and maintenance, leveraging its global-local presence and industrial knowledge.”

Other strengths highlighted in the report include:

  • Strategic investment to enhance its connected product engineering capabilities such as generative AI studios, metaverse, and quantum computing.
  • Strong focus on product sustainability and is investing in developing capabilities around 3D design, 3D digital mock-ups, 3D Product Lifecycle Management and circular design toolkits.
  • A wide portfolio of service offering and a strong deal origination strategy.

According to Everest Group, “Customers appreciate Accenture’s large resource pool, technical expertise, and domain knowledge in connected product certification and automation testing and highlight that these have been decision-making factors in choosing it for current engagements.”

Accenture is named a leader in IDC MarketScape reports

IDC MarketScapes: Worldwide Smart Manufacturing Quality/Production/Asset Management Service Providers 2023-2024 Assessment

After a close evaluation of Accenture's offerings and capabilities, IDC has positioned Accenture as a Leader across three recently published IDC MarketScapes:

Accenture was recognized as a Leader for Smart Manufacturing Production Management, Asset Management and Quality Management. The research conducted by IDC evaluated 11 vendors in the Production Management and Asset Management categories and 10 vendors in the Quality Management category who provide services horizontally across the Smart Manufacturing value chain, from product development to service.

The IDC MarketScape highlighted the following Accenture strengths:

  • According to the three IDC MarketScape reports, “Customers appreciated Accenture's vast knowledge and expertise, its global network of skilled professionals, and its ability to manage complex projects from start to finish, while keeping the big picture in mind. The company's ability to integrate a vast array of solutions and power the results with advanced technologies such as AI makes Accenture capable of complex, visionary deployments.”
  • The report also noted, “Accenture is a good fit for multinational companies that need an end-to-end approach for their factory networks; that are managing a complex, operationally diverse factory footprint of various levels of maturity; and that need innovation to ensure operational excellence in terms of production, capital projects, robotics, and the Future of Work.”

More information on the Production Management assessment can be found here.

More information on the Asset Management assessment can be found here.

More information on the Quality Services assessment can be found here.

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*IDC MarketScape criteria selection, weightings, and vendor scores represent well-researched IDC judgment about the market and specific vendors. IDC analysts tailor the range of standard characteristics by which vendors are measured through structured discussions, surveys, and interviews with market leaders, participants, and end users. Market weightings are based on user interviews, buyer surveys, and the input of IDC experts in each market. IDC analysts base individual vendor scores — and ultimately, vendor positions on the IDC MarketScape — on detailed surveys and interviews with the vendors, publicly available information, and end-user experiences in an effort to provide an accurate and consistent assessment of each vendor's characteristics, behavior, and capability.