U.K., Feb. 10 -- Global consultancy Kearney has entered into a strategic alliance with Aera Technology to provide cloud-based solutions to improve resilience and agility in supply chains.

Under the new collaboration, Kearney will integrate its Sense and Pivot supply chain management system into Aera's Cognitive Operating System. The combined capabilities will give organisations greater visibility of demand volatility and the ability to react more rapidly to unpredictable operating environments.

Kearney says it "enables a near real-time view of the market, improved cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to offer intelligent trade-off decisions between cost, service, and working capital".

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