Accenture Joins CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute, Bringing Expertise in Digital Transformation and Workforce Development
Leading global professional services company Accenture has joined The Smart Manufacturing Institute’s growing membership. The move underscores Accenture's commitment to advancing smart manufacturing innovation and driving sustainable value creation for organizations across the manufacturing landscape.
As part of Accenture’s membership, Prasad Satyavolu, Digital Manufacturing & Operations Americas lead at Accenture Industry X, has been appointed to CESMII’s Board of Directors. Accenture’s Industry X service brings a team of dedicated professionals in the Americas focused on helping clients mature, extend, and expand their capabilities in manufacturing and engineering. This team is bolstered by experts within Accenture skilled in supporting diverse technologies, as well as crucial functions like Supply Chain and Workforce & Talent Transformation.
Accenture’s engagement will enable collaboration with CESMII’s diverse network, with the shared goal of accelerating the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and solutions. By bringing together industry leaders, academic institutions, policy makers, CESMII and Accenture aim to drive meaningful progress in manufacturing efficiency, sustainability, and competitiveness.
Finally, it’s worth noting that Accenture maintains a notable partnership with the CESMII Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center at Purdue University, dedicated to education and ecosystem engagement for advancing smart manufacturing solutions.
About CESMII
CESMII – the Smart Manufacturing Institute – has a total current investment commitment of $201M from Department of Energy funding and public/private partnership contributions, with a mandate to create a more competitive manufacturing environment in the US through advanced sensing, analytics, modeling, control, and platforms. CESMII is one of 17 Manufacturing USA institutes on this mission to increase manufacturing productivity, global competitiveness, and reinvestment by increasing energy productivity, improving economic performance and raising workforce capacity. University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is the program and administrative home of CESMII. For more information about CESMII, its history and Smart Manufacturing, visit cesmii.org.
