Accenture to acquire Staufen.

Accenture, a global professional services company, agreed to acquire Staufen, a management consulting firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Manufacturers must continuously improve their entire value chains to stay competitive. The acquisition of Staufen aligns with our strategy to reinvent supply chains and manufacturing for clients. We will combine Staufen’s proven expertise in operational excellence and value chain transformation with our capabilities in digital technologies, such as AI, generative AI, digital twins and supply chain and manufacturing software platforms, to help clients transform their core value chains, improving efficiency and productivity, supporting sustainable practices, and building resilient, autonomous systems,” Matthias Hégelé, Accenture Supply Chain and Operations Lead for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.