SAP implementation designed to streamline Amtrak’s
operations nationwide
Amtrak has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) a multi-year contract to
develop and implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to
standardize key areas of Amtrak’s business
operations.
Under the contract, Accenture’s initial task
is to develop a blueprint for Amtrak’s
Strategic Asset Management initiative, which is a phased approach to
streamlining its business processes. Longer term, Accenture will deliver
solutions for Amtrak’s ERP infrastructure and
help consolidate a number of disparate information systems to help
Amtrak increase productivity and better leverage resources and
infrastructure.
“When the deployment is complete, Amtrak will
be able to operate more holistically across the entire enterprise,
rather than managing individual silos,” said
Jerry Briggs, managing director of Accenture’s
U.S. federal practice. “Having a single view
of the enterprise will enable Amtrak to realize efficiencies in many
areas, including in scheduling and maintenance, both of which ultimately
can have a positive impact on the passenger travel experience,”
Briggs said.
About Amtrak
The U.S. federal government created Amtrak in 1971 to provide inter-city
passenger rail services in the United States. Amtrak serves 28 million
riders annually with more than five billion passenger miles traveled
each year. The company has approximately 19,000 employees and operates a
daily average of 300 trains serving 46 of the 48 continental states from
more than 700 locations nationwide. Primary bases of operations include
Washington, D.C.; Wilmington, Del.; Philadelphia; New York; Chicago;
Jacksonville, Fla.; and Oakland, Calif.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive
capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive
research on the world’s most successful
companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become
high-performance businesses and governments. With more than 180,000
people in 49 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$19.70
billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2007. Its home page is www.accenture.com.
Accenture
Lisa Meyer, +1-703-947-3846
lisa.m.meyer@accenture.com
