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Asahi Kasei Technographics
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Asahi Kasei and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 29127 Asahi Kasei employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that Asahi Kasei has purchased the following applications: FreeWheel Demandsuite for Agency Management in 2024, JDA Supply Chain for Supply Chain Management in 2016, Amazon EC2 for Application Hosting and Computing Services in 2015 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Asahi Kasei is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with FreeWheel, A Comcast Company , Blue Yonder , Amazon Web Services (AWS) or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing Asahi Kasei revenues, which have grown to $18.50 billion in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for Asahi Kasei intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
ERP Services and Operations
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| FreeWheel, A Comcast Company | Legacy | FreeWheel Demandsuite | Agency Management | ERP Services and Operations | n/a | 2024 | 2024 |
Asahi Kasei implemented FreeWheel Demandsuite in 2024 to support Agency Management for digital advertising and media monetization on its corporate website. The deployment uses FreeWheel Demandsuite as the central ad decisioning and demand orchestration layer to manage web-based inventory and agency-driven campaign traffic.
Configuration and functional scope emphasized campaign management, inventory controls, demand prioritization, and built-in reporting and analytics capabilities available in FreeWheel Demandsuite. Implementation work focused on policy-driven ad serving, audience and contextual targeting rules, and publisher-side controls that align with Agency Management workflows for booking and trafficking campaigns.
Technical integration centered on embedding FreeWheel Demandsuite into site delivery flows through tag-based ad calls and ad decisioning tied to page and video contexts, with instrumented reporting feeding downstream analytics and revenue reconciliation processes. The architecture positions the application as the publisher-facing control plane for incoming demand across the website, enabling centralized campaign orchestration and demand signal management.
Operational responsibility is scoped to digital marketing and media operations teams, with governance implemented through role-based access, editorial controls for ad placement, and standardized campaign handoff procedures. Rollout and day-to-day operations prioritize campaign setup, yield management, and compliance with site-level ad policies while using FreeWheel Demandsuite to centralize Agency Management functions.
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SCM
Vendor |
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Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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| Blue Yonder | Legacy | JDA Supply Chain | Supply Chain Management | SCM | n/a | 2016 | 2016 |
In 2016 Asahi Kasei Corporation selected JDA Supply Chain in the Supply Chain Management category. The engagement targeted Asahi Kasei's life sciences and materials operations in APAC, focusing on standardizing planning and replenishment across manufacturing and distribution sites.
JDA Supply Chain was configured to deliver core supply chain planning capabilities, including demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, replenishment orchestration, and order promising, with scenario-based planning to support planning variability. Configuration work emphasized master data alignment, planning horizon definition, and rules-driven inventory policies in line with Supply Chain Management best practices.
Operational scope extended across planning, procurement, production planning, and distribution functions, embedding forecast-to-fulfill workflows and centralized planning governance for regional business units. The implementation embedded role-based planning workflows, exception management, and decision support for planners and supply chain managers to operationalize planning outputs.
Rollout followed staged functional waves, aligning process governance and planning cadences to the new system, and establishing configuration owners for ongoing model maintenance. Governance changes included defined stewardship for demand signals, custody of inventory policies, and a regular plan review cadence for exception resolution.
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IaaS
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Application |
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Market |
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Insight |
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| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Legacy | Amazon EC2 | Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS | n/a | 2015 | 2015 |
In 2015, Asahi Kasei provisioned Amazon EC2 through Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host its corporate website, implementing Amazon EC2 as the primary compute layer. The company classified the work under Application Hosting and Computing Services and centralized web application hosting on cloud-based virtual machines to support public site delivery.
The implementation emphasized compute instance provisioning and configuration management, using Amazon EC2 instances, AMI configuration, and instance lifecycle practices to manage web server processes and software stacks. Operational scope targeted the corporate website and aligned platform operations with IT configuration and runbook governance, focusing on instance configuration control, patching workflows, and standard cloud compute orchestration while retaining Amazon EC2 as the core Application Hosting and Computing Services component.
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