Accenture, Vigilance link around supply chain

Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting, and Vigilance report they have formed a strategic alliance to deliver integrated supply chain event management (SCEM) solutions via the Web.

The agreement will link Accenture's global management and technology consulting capabilities with Vigilance's SCEM software. The companies say one of their primary objectives is to offer customers the ability to protect their supply chains by building dependable systems that can help counteract unanticipated problems.

To this end, the companies say, Vigilance will deliver SCEM applications that enable users to anticipate, define and personalize virtually any occurrence, from late orders in customer service to equipment malfunction in manufacturing management to supplier non-compliance in supplier management. When an exception occurs, they claim, Vigilance's solution notifies in real-time all affected members of the community via the Internet or any wireless device.

Accenture and Vigilance add that the application enables those affected members to collaborate and address the exception through integrated tracking and workflow features. Users can employ Vigilance's analytical tools to identify recursive patterns triggering the exceptions throughout the global supply chain.

The companies will work together in their sales and marketing efforts and leverage each other's portfolio of existing clients to foster accelerated growth and opportunities.