The companies say that the provision of SAP applications will enable a faster, lower cost, lower risk implementation, through the use of industry specific processes, pre-configured software, and a proven methodology.

According to Hitachi, food and beverage as well as other packaged goods companies are being pressured more than ever to be highly responsive to changing competitive, market and supply conditions. They need to be tightly integrated in order to respond quickly to stimuli from the market, trading partners and consumers.

John Clark, National SAP alliance leader for Hitachi Consulting said, combined with Hitachi Consulting’s established presence in the food and beverage mid-market industry segment, our mutual customers will benefit from an integrated business system that will lead to more effective execution in the market place.