Centric Software®, market leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), proudly announces that Ajinomoto Brazil, known for amino acids and owner of popular brands such as SAZÓN®, MID® and VONO®, has selected Centric PLM™. Centric Software provides the most innovative solutions to plan, design, develop, purchase, price and sell food, beverage and consumer products to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
Present in Brazil since 1956, Ajinomoto is a Japanese multinational and global leader in amino acids. The company offers quality products for consumers as well as ingredients for the food, cosmetics, sports, pharmaceutical, animal nutrition and agribusiness industries. The Ajinomoto group is present in 36 countries.
Quality and precision in execution are key elements of Ajinomoto Brazil’s product development process. Managing their product categories and raw materials while simultaneously developing products in a fast, efficient and precise manner had become a challenge. According to Tatiana Tavares, R&D manager at Ajinomoto Brazil, the process was quite laborious. “For example, if there was an update regarding some information from raw material suppliers, we would have to review spreadsheets, systems and documents. There was a lot of manual transcription of information, which increased the risk of errors.” she explains.
Faced with these circumstances, the company decided to look for a more integrated and efficient solution, which ended up being the Centric PLM platform. “We chose Centric because they were very quick, not only in providing assistance, but also in understanding our specific needs. From the beginning, the team was very engaged, making adjustments within the software and showing us possible solutions. We also feel the software is intuitive and easy to use. We talked to some current Centric customers, which helped us a lot in making our final decision,” says Tavares.
Ajinomoto Brazil has ambitious plans for the future due to the adaptability of Centric PLM, which will monitor and boost business growth. “For the next stages of the project, we hope to include other processes that can be optimized with the use of the software, which would ease our efforts in carrying out more activities,” notes Melissa Claus, R&D manager at Ajinomoto Brazil.
“We are thrilled with our association with Ajinomoto Brazil, whose commitment to innovation and continuous improvement aligns with our own,” says Chris Groves, CEO of Centric Software. “With more agile, efficient processes and quality products, the company is prepared to meet the future needs of the Brazilian and global markets.”
