MARZO, 24

Accenture adquiere Alfa Consulting para reforzar sus capacidades estratégicas de cadena de suministro en industrias intensivas en capital

Barcelona, 24 de marzo de 2022 - Accenture ha adquirido Alfa Consulting, consultora especializada en estrategia de operaciones en industrias intensivas en capital. Esta adquisición refuerza las capacidades con las que Accenture ayuda a clientes en España, Portugal y México a transformar sus cadenas de suministro para hacerlas más resilientes, ágiles y sostenibles.

Con sede en Barcelona y oficinas en Madrid y México, Alfa Consulting cuenta con una amplia experiencia en diseño de estrategias pragmáticas, modelos analíticos y mejoras de la ejecución de operaciones con profundo conocimiento en industrias como utilities, energía, alta tecnología y bienes de equipo, entre otras.



Los 52 consultores especializados de la compañía pasarán a formar parte del área de Supply Chain & Operations de Accenture, que ayuda a los clientes en aspectos como la visibilidad end to end de sus redes de suministro, segmentación de la cadena de suministro centrada en el cliente, transformación de compras y suministros, agilidad y gestión de riesgos y estrategias responsables de cadena de suministro.

“Alfa Consulting nos aporta su experiencia diferenciada en sectores con amplia presencia industrial y activos distribuidos. La incorporación de Alfa Consulting a Accenture reforzará nuestra capacidad de ayudar a clientes, en estas industrias, a desarrollar cadenas de suministro inteligentes que impulsen el cambio y la generación de valor”, ha señalado Domingo Mirón, presidente de Accenture en España, Portugal e Israel.


De izquierda a derecha: Jordi Zaragoza, Consejero Delegado de Alfa Consulting; Miguel Vergara, Accenture Strategy Iberia lead; Mª José Sanz, Quality & Risk Iberia lead; David Cordero, Strategy & Consulting Iberia lead; Domingo Mirón, Presidente de Accenture en Iberia; Benigno Herrería, Supply Chain & Operations y Sostenibilidad Iberia lead; Nieves García, Legal Iberia lead; Jose Oriol, Socio Director de Alfa Consulting; Joaquín Escoda, Presidente de Alfa Consulting; Enrique Durán, Socio Director de Alfa Consulting; José Buch, Socio Director de Alfa Consulting. Foto de Nacho Urbón.

Alfa Consulting cuenta con grandes conocimientos y recursos de primer nivel en metodologías analíticas, planificación de plantilla, mantenimiento basado en valor y prácticas de gestión de proveedores. La compañía tiene también experiencia extensiva en el área de energías renovables y en ayudar a los clientes con planes de transición energética.

Joaquín Escoda, presidente de Alfa Consulting, ha afirmado: “La unión con Accenture supone grandes posibilidades tanto para nuestros clientes como nuestros empleados. Por un lado, nos permite ofrecer una completa gama de servicios que complementan nuestra oferta, con soluciones y plataformas tecnológicas avanzadas y, por otro, la gran variedad de oportunidades para el desarrollo profesional que obtendrán nuestros socios y empleados.”

“Las cadenas de suministro, sobre todo en industrias intensivas en capital, tienen que ser flexibles y ágiles, además de mantener la transparencia necesaria para generar confianza”, ha comentado Benigno Herrería, managing director de Supply Chain & Operations y Sostenibilidad de Accenture en España. “La amplia experiencia y las exclusivas herramientas de Alfa Consulting son el complemento perfecto para hacer realidad nuestra ambición de ayudar a los clientes a desarrollar cadenas de suministro resilientes y sostenibles, que puedan responder tanto a las demandas del presente como a las oportunidades del futuro.”

Las condiciones de la operación no se han hecho públicas.

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