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Hitachi Consulting Named Top 10 Services Provider to Consumer Products Industry for Second Year RunningDALLAS --(Business Wire)-- For the second year in a row Hitachi Consulting is ranked fifth in an annual listing of the Top 10 consulting services providers by Consumer Goods Technology readers, who acknowledge the business and IT consulting company of Hitachi Ltd (NYSE:HIT) as a leader in the consumer goods industry segment. The ranking, part of Consumer Goods Technology's 2008 Readers' Choice Survey, was calculated from information provided by consumer company executives, whose responses also included customer experience rankings. "Hitachi Consulting has consistently received high marks from Consumer Goods Technology readers," says Lori Castle, publisher, Consumer Goods Technology. "Its position in this year's Top 10 list clearly demonstrates its commitment to and depth of expertise in addressing the comprehensive needs of consumer goods companies." Among those ranked ahead of Hitachi Consulting on this year's list are multi-billion dollar global consultancies IBM, Deloitte and Accenture, and one other company wholly focused on the consumer products industry. "Appearing in the Top 5 for the second time in two years, and in the Top 10 for the third year in a row, is a testament to our strategic focus on CP industry segments and ability to make a real impact on our clients' businesses. The placement also confirms the Hitachi Consulting strategy to provide the deep industry knowledge needed to deliver insight and capabilities usually only associated with dramatically larger or niche consultancies," said Stephen Brant, Hitachi Consulting Products Group vice president. To bring even more value to clients whose businesses center on manufacturing, distributing and/or selling products, Hitachi Consulting has strengthened its industry program commitment by more deeply aligning consultants with their key industry verticals. Consumer, Industrial and High Tech products industry verticals are now organized under a common leadership structure led by Brant. "With this deeper alignment of our knowledge base, all of Hitachi Consulting's products industry consultants can better help clients with Building the Market Responsive Company(SM). This will further our ability to consistently work with products industry clients on improving their capabilities in Revenue Management, Advanced Business Planning, Responsive Asset Management, Field Service Excellence, and the associated applications and technologies needed to be more market responsive," said Brant. The Hitachi Consulting Consumer Products National Industry Practice operates in most major United States cities, includes the Food & Beverage segment, and is the fourth-largest industry practice for the global company. Clients, present and past, include SCA Americas, Tyson, Mary Kay, IHOP, Birkenstock and many others. About Hitachi Consulting As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the US, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. We leverage decades of business process, vertical industry, and leading-edge technology experience to understand each company's unique business needs. From business strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI. Hitachi Consulting's client base includes nearly 35 percent of the Fortune 100 and 25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge throughout each engagement. For more information, call 1.877.664.0010 or visit www.hitachiconsulting.com. Hitachi Consulting -- Inspiring your next success! (R) About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT)(TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 356,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2005 (ended March 31, 2006) consolidated sales totaled 9, 464 billion yen ($80.9 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com. About Consumer Goods Technology Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) is committed to helping consumer goods executives improve business performance through integrated media that delivers actionable insight, benchmark analysis and peer-to-peer networking. In print, online and at events, we focus on the specific needs and challenges of the industry. Visit www.consumergoods.com for more information. |
