Nestlé USA has signed a multi-year solution-as-a-service contract with Enterra Solutions, a provider of cognitive computing solutions, for analytics and insights platform and business applications.

Together, the companies have developed and will deploy an analytics and insights capability, initially focused on the implementation of an Autonomous Demand Insights module within the Enterra Category Management Intelligent System (ECMIS) as well as the application of the Enterra Enterprise Cognitive System across the Nestlé USA retail partner network, the companies said in a statement.

As part of the engagement, Enterra will harmonize siloed areas of the business, including category management and supply chain logistics into one company wide system. Additionally, Enterra will establish a Center for Advanced Analytics at Nestlé USA’s headquarters in Arlington, VA, according to the companies.

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