アクセンチュア、株式会社ディアイスクエアから、PLMおよびALMシステムの導入コンサルティング事業の統合を完了

2021/08/03

【東京発：2021年8月3日】

アクセンチュア株式会社（東京都港区、代表取締役社長：江川 昌史、以下、アクセンチュア）は、製造業向けに企画・開発・設計から製造までのコンサルティングサービスと、業務分析・システム構築・導入・運用・保守まで、一貫したソリューションサービスを提供する株式会社ディアイスクエア（東京都渋谷区、代表取締役社長：本多 信隆、以下、ディアイスクエア）から、製造業界向けの製品ライフサイクル管理（PLM：Product Lifecycle Management）およびアプリケーションライフサイクル管理（ALM：Application Lifecycle Management）システムの導入コンサルティング事業の統合を完了したことを発表します。本合意の条件は非公開です。

アクセンチュアは、ディアイスクエアから当該PLMおよびALM事業ならびに関連するノウハウや顧客基盤を引き継ぎ、事業に携わる約70名の人材がアクセンチュア インダストリーX（エックス）グループに参画しました。これによって、さらなるスマート化やコネクテッド化が進むお客様の製品とオペレーションのデジタル化に向け、製品企画、開発設計、生産から保守にいたるまで、一貫した変革をワンストップで支援するインダストリーXグループのサービス提供体制のさらなる強化を図ります。

ディアイスクエアは3次元CAD、CAMに代表される旧来のPLM領域のソリューションに強みを有しており、また広義のPLMである、アプリケーションライフサイクル管理、モジュラー設計、モデルベース・システム・エンジニアリング（MBSE）のような、先進的なエンジニアリング手法を積極的に取り入れている企業です。特に、アクセンチュアの重要なアライアンスパートナーであり、厳格なQCD（品質・コスト・納期）基準を設ける自動車産業界で多くの企業が採用するダッソーシステムズ社のソリューションについて、豊富な導入および運用保守の実績を誇っています。なお、アクセンチュアとディアイスクエアは、お客様にPLMやALMソリューションのより円滑な導入を図るべく、今後も必要とされるソフトウエアライセンスやハードウエア等の物販事業においても協業を推進していきます。

アクセンチュアについて

アクセンチュアは、デジタル、クラウドおよびセキュリティ領域において卓越した能力で世界をリードするプロフェッショナル サービス企業です。40を超える業界の比類のなき知見、経験と専門スキルを組み合わせ、ストラテジー＆コンサルティング、インタラクティブ、テクノロジー、オペレーションズサービスを、世界最大の先端テクノロジーセンターとインテリジェントオペレーションセンターのネットワークを活用して提供しています。アクセンチュアは56万9,000人の社員が、世界120カ国以上のお客様に対してサービスを提供しています。アクセンチュアは、変化がもたらす力を受け入れ、お客様、社員、株主、パートナー企業や社会へのさらなる価値を創出します。
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アクセンチュアのインダストリーXについて

アクセンチュアのインダストリーXでは、顧客の工場運営、コネクテッド製品やサービスの設計、管理のインテリジェント化を推進しています。効率性、安全性の観点で製造やオペレーションを見直し、顧客が優れたモノづくり企業へと変革し、持続可能な成長を遂げる支援を行っています。詳細は、www.accenture.com/jp-ja/services/industryx0-indexをご覧ください。

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