BAT Signs Application Co-Sourcing Contract
British American Tobacco signs a five-year application co-sourcing contract with Accenture to help improve its design, development and implementation of information technology (IT) solutions for its business operations. Financial terms were not disclosed.
"We believe that this co-sourced program will make us considerably more effective across our global enterprise," says Craig Wallace, head of solution delivery at British American Tobacco. "Collaborating with Accenture on this program will greatly enhance our knowledge, skills and capabilities and enable us to more quickly reshape and transform solution delivery within our business."
Under the agreement, Accenture and British American Tobacco will jointly design a wide range of applications for British American Tobacco's functions, including finance, supply chain, sales and marketing, with Accenture developing these applications for global, regional and local use. The program is expected to help British American Tobacco transform its solution delivery function into a global, simplified and standardized operation.
Accenture will deliver the co-sourced services through a joint application development center with British American Tobacco in Spain and through the Accenture Global Delivery Network, including the use of delivery centers in the Philippines and India.
"We believe that this co-sourced program will make us considerably more effective across our global enterprise," says Craig Wallace, head of solution delivery at British American Tobacco. "Collaborating with Accenture on this program will greatly enhance our knowledge, skills and capabilities and enable us to more quickly reshape and transform solution delivery within our business."
Under the agreement, Accenture and British American Tobacco will jointly design a wide range of applications for British American Tobacco's functions, including finance, supply chain, sales and marketing, with Accenture developing these applications for global, regional and local use. The program is expected to help British American Tobacco transform its solution delivery function into a global, simplified and standardized operation.
Accenture will deliver the co-sourced services through a joint application development center with British American Tobacco in Spain and through the Accenture Global Delivery Network, including the use of delivery centers in the Philippines and India.