Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is to acquire Blue Horseshoe, a Carmel, Indiana-based supply chain management and strategy consulting firm and systems integrator specializing in fulfillment and distribution solutions.
The amount of the deal – whose completion is subject to customary closing conditions – was not disclosed.
Blue Horseshoe will join Accenture’s Supply Chain & Operations group, expanding its capabilities for helping clients create interconnected, intelligent and innovative supply chains.
Founded in 2001 and led by Chris Cason, CEO, Blue Horseshoe helps clients across industries, including food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, retail distribution, and transportation and logistics, define and plan their enterprise strategy, connect and collaborate with business applications, and optimize and execute supply chain operations.
Blue Horseshoe has additional offices in Ohio, Colorado and North Carolina, as well as Amsterdam in The Netherlands and Tallinn in Estonia, where it employs a team of 349 people.
Offering cloud-based solutions for supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, warehouse management and transportation management systems, the firm allows clients to transform their businesses and deliver growth-led supply chains. The two firms also share key ecosystem partnerships with software application, hardware, and cloud platform providers. Blue Horseshoe is a Microsoft Inner Circle Partner with specialization in Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Oracle NetSuite and Manhattan supply chain applications.
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08/08/2021