Carlsberg has outsourced part of its IT operations to Accenture
for three years as it attempts to reduce costs and standardise
business processes.
Accenture will take responsibility for management consulting and
systems integration, as well as application development and
maintenance.
"The focus within Carlsberg on reducing operational costs and
increasing business process standardisation across our business
requires a flexible IT organisation with a global presence," said
Kenneth Egelund Schmidt, vice-president at
Carlsberg IT.
Accenture will help Carlsberg IT carry out SAP and Microsoft
software implementations in Europe over the next three to five
years to replace old legacy systems.
Henrik Rasmussen, a senior executive in Accenture's Consumer
Goods & Services practice, said, "The standardisation of
business processes and applications across functions and borders
will help to create simplified and streamlined operations, enabling
Carlsberg to respond quickly and effectively to the changing
business environment."
