Ajinomoto and Accenture to Establish Joint Venture to Help Drive Ajinomoto’s Operational Transformation
06 Noviembre 2019 - 11:01PM
Business Wire
The new company will help Ajinomoto leverage
digital technologies to enhance and streamline its operations
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) have agreed to
establish a joint venture in Japan to help the food and biotech
company accelerate its operational transformation.
The new company, Ajinomoto Digital Business Partners Co., Inc.,
will run the operations of Ajinomoto’s corporate divisions, which
include human resources, office management and procurement.
Starting in April 2020, the new company will be 67% owned by
Ajinomoto and 33% by Accenture.
Ajinomoto Digital Business Partners will leverage the power of
robotic process automation, analytics and artificial intelligence —
as well as other solutions for business process transformation — to
deliver services that enhance the functionality and efficiency of
Ajinomoto’s corporate functions, using the insights from these
intelligent operations to help Ajinomoto drive tangible business
value. As part of its work, Accenture will leverage its expertise
in digital transformation in the consumer goods and services
industry, as well as its business process services.
“Ajinomoto remains focused on priority product domains and
improving employee productivity to realize sustainable growth and
become a genuine global specialty company," said Masaya Tochio,
representative director, member of the board & corporate senior
vice president, Ajinomoto. "The joint venture with Accenture will
foster the next generation of talent that focuses on higher
value-added work to provide competitive services and help Ajinomoto
perform a pivot to the operating model that consistently delivers
greater customer value."
Atsushi Egawa, country managing director of Accenture, Japan,
said, "For organizations to drive transformation by improving
productivity and creating new value, they need to incorporate
digital technologies into every process through cooperation with
external partners. Using our global experience and expertise in
digital transformation and our industrialized processes, we will
serve as Ajinomoto’s partner throughout their transformation
journey, helping Ajinomoto reinforce its foundation for further
growth.”
Ajinomoto realized that transforming its corporate and other
business functions would require using digital and other innovative
technologies beyond its existing capabilities. The company has
agreed to form the joint venture with Accenture because it realized
that such an arrangement would enable Ajinomoto to enhance its
corporate capabilities and drive its operational transformation to
a greater degree than the company could do on its own. This, in
turn, would enable Ajinomoto to achieve its vision of becoming a
“genuine global specialty company” driven by cutting-edge
bioscience and innovative chemical technologies.
About Ajinomoto Group The Ajinomoto Group is a global
company with specialties in the business of food and amino acids,
guided by our leading-edge bioscience and fine chemical
technologies.
Based on the corporate message “Eat Well, Live Well.”, we have
been scientifically pursuing the possibilities of amino acids in
supporting the healthy lives of people all around the world. We aim
for future growth and continuous contribution to greater wellness
by creating value through sustainable and innovative solutions for
communities and society.
The Ajinomoto Group has offices in 35 countries and regions, and
sells products in more than 130 countries and regions. In fiscal
2018, sales were 1.1274 trillion yen (10.1 billion U.S. dollars).
To learn more, visit www.ajinomoto.com.
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global
professional services company, providing a broad range of services
and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and
operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills
across more than 40 industries and all business functions —
underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture
works at the intersection of business and technology to help
clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for
their stakeholders. With 492,000 people serving clients in more
than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way
the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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