Accenture has acquired Flo Group, a leading European consultancy and Oracle business partner specializing in global supply chain logistics. This acquisition further enhances Accenture’s Oracle capabilities in Europe to help clients build more resilient and agile supply chains that provide end-to-end visibility. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2007, Flo is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with additional offices in Argentina and India. Flo’s 280 people join the Accenture Oracle Business Group, bolstering its capabilities to help clients design their digital core to be ready for supply chain transformation.
“Accenture is committed to helping organizations reinvent themselves and build their digital core as a source of competitive advantage,” said Andrea Cesarini, lead of the Accenture Oracle Business Group in Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Together with the Flo team—a highly valued Oracle partner with deep skills in designing, building and running complex logistics platforms—we can unlock even more value for our clients in Europe.”
With a focus on consulting and implementation of Oracle supply chain cloud technology, Flo takes a holistic approach to help clients realize business benefits from their logistics initiatives while producing savings and opportunities for continuous improvement. Flo primarily serves enterprise clients in Europe in a wide range of industries including retail, automotive, consumer goods, manufacturing, mining, energy, chemicals and government.
“For 17 years, we’ve been delivering complex supply chain solutions worldwide, as a leading Oracle business partner in supply chain in Europe,” said Michiel Keijzer, CEO, Flo Group. “By joining Accenture, we can deliver logistics excellence at scale, while creating new growth opportunities for our people.”
The acquisition of Flo follows the recent addition of Inspirage, an integrated Oracle Cloud specialist firm with an emphasis in supply chain management.
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Source: Accenture
