Asahi Kasei: Achieving Efficient System Testing and Automation with SAP Cloud Application Services
Learn how Asahi Kasei addressed key testing challenges by partnering with SAP Cloud Application Services. With expert support, streamlined collaboration, and best-practice automation guidance, the team accelerated test preparation and execution, establishing a scalable, sustainable approach to quality assurance and continuous improvement. Faça o download do documentoFounded in 1922 and headquartered in Tokyo, Asahi Kasei Corporation is a global leader known for its
pioneering innovations and commitment to sustainability. With a diverse portfolio spanning chemicals, materials,
housing, healthcare, and electronics, the company is in the midst of a major transformation aimed at accelerating
future growth and driving global expansion.
Under its "Trailblaze Together" Medium-Term Management Plan 2027, Asahi Kasei is boldly positioning itself for
a future of sustainable innovation and business model evolution. Over the next three years, the company plans
to invest approximately one trillion yen, with nearly 670 billion yen earmarked for growth sectors. This ambitious
plan includes strategic mergers and acquisitions, as well as a structural overhaul in healthcare, housing, and
materials, key areas for driving societal impact and boosting corporate value. Focused on enhancing productivity,
increasing earnings, and transforming its business models, Asahi Kasei aims to improve long-term profitability
and capital efficiency.
As the Asahi Kasei Group forges ahead on its path of innovation and new value creation, collaboration with
diverse stakeholders, both domestically and internationally, is key to success. To support this transformation,
the company recognized the critical need for robust software solutions and expert guidance. Specifically, they
identified the importance of efficient, reliable, and scalable testing processes to ensure the seamless execution
of their global initiatives.
Asahi Kasei Corporation: Enabling Speed,
Stability, and Scalability in Testing
Picture Credit | Asahi Kasei, Tokyo, Japan. Used with permission.
pioneering innovations and commitment to sustainability. With a diverse portfolio spanning chemicals, materials,
housing, healthcare, and electronics, the company is in the midst of a major transformation aimed at accelerating
future growth and driving global expansion.
Under its "Trailblaze Together" Medium-Term Management Plan 2027, Asahi Kasei is boldly positioning itself for
a future of sustainable innovation and business model evolution. Over the next three years, the company plans
to invest approximately one trillion yen, with nearly 670 billion yen earmarked for growth sectors. This ambitious
plan includes strategic mergers and acquisitions, as well as a structural overhaul in healthcare, housing, and
materials, key areas for driving societal impact and boosting corporate value. Focused on enhancing productivity,
increasing earnings, and transforming its business models, Asahi Kasei aims to improve long-term profitability
and capital efficiency.
As the Asahi Kasei Group forges ahead on its path of innovation and new value creation, collaboration with
diverse stakeholders, both domestically and internationally, is key to success. To support this transformation,
the company recognized the critical need for robust software solutions and expert guidance. Specifically, they
identified the importance of efficient, reliable, and scalable testing processes to ensure the seamless execution
of their global initiatives.
Asahi Kasei Corporation: Enabling Speed,
Stability, and Scalability in Testing
Picture Credit | Asahi Kasei, Tokyo, Japan. Used with permission.
Industry
Chemicals
Featured solutions and services
SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud Application Services,
SAP Data Management and Landscape Transformation
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Faced challenges in system test readiness due to insufficiently prepared test cases.
• Difficulty securing project staff and high workloads hindered smooth test execution.
• Lack of test automation expertise and limited coordination made it difficult to advance post-go-live
regression testing.
Why SAP Cloud Application Services
• End-to-end support, from understanding business needs to completing system tests, backed by
expert knowledge across SAP modules.
• Access to SAP specialists to enable fast creation of test cases and efficient test execution
preparation through close collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Strong ECT expertise with best practices, automation target guidance, implementation support, and
knowledge transfer to ensure sustainable test automation.
After: Value-driven results
• Completed system test preparation, including test case creation.
• Executed the system test intensively, with the guidance of experts from SAP Cloud Application
Services and in close coordination with project stakeholders, using the prepared test cases.
• Implemented an automated test pilot incorporating ECT best practices, with knowledge transfer and
ongoing support until its establishment.
• Achieved a scalable and efficient testing process, reduced future testing effort, and laid the
groundwork for sustained quality assurance and continuous improvement post go-live.
Achieving Efficient System Testing and Automation with SAP Cloud Application Services
“We have fully leveraged SAP Cloud Application Services to
assess system impacts during our business portfolio
transformation, gain consulting support for modules where
we had with limited resources and expertise, and resolve
issues related to master data migration and testing. The
team’s testing services have been crucial in meeting project
deadlines, improving development quality, and setting the
stage for future test automation.”
Accelerated Improved
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Asahi Kasei Corporation
Tokyo, Japan
www.asahi-kasei.com
Products and services
Chemicals, fibers, construction materials,
pharmaceuticals, medical devices,
electronic devices
Employees
49,295
Revenue
¥2,784.9 billion
(US$18.9 billion)
Akira Suzuki, Corporate IT Management, Asahi Kasei Corporation
System test readiness through
expert-driven test case creation
and stakeholder collaboration.
Post-go-live stability with
foundational test automation
and ECT-aligned practices.
Chemicals
Featured solutions and services
SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud Application Services,
SAP Data Management and Landscape Transformation
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Faced challenges in system test readiness due to insufficiently prepared test cases.
• Difficulty securing project staff and high workloads hindered smooth test execution.
• Lack of test automation expertise and limited coordination made it difficult to advance post-go-live
regression testing.
Why SAP Cloud Application Services
• End-to-end support, from understanding business needs to completing system tests, backed by
expert knowledge across SAP modules.
• Access to SAP specialists to enable fast creation of test cases and efficient test execution
preparation through close collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Strong ECT expertise with best practices, automation target guidance, implementation support, and
knowledge transfer to ensure sustainable test automation.
After: Value-driven results
• Completed system test preparation, including test case creation.
• Executed the system test intensively, with the guidance of experts from SAP Cloud Application
Services and in close coordination with project stakeholders, using the prepared test cases.
• Implemented an automated test pilot incorporating ECT best practices, with knowledge transfer and
ongoing support until its establishment.
• Achieved a scalable and efficient testing process, reduced future testing effort, and laid the
groundwork for sustained quality assurance and continuous improvement post go-live.
Achieving Efficient System Testing and Automation with SAP Cloud Application Services
“We have fully leveraged SAP Cloud Application Services to
assess system impacts during our business portfolio
transformation, gain consulting support for modules where
we had with limited resources and expertise, and resolve
issues related to master data migration and testing. The
team’s testing services have been crucial in meeting project
deadlines, improving development quality, and setting the
stage for future test automation.”
Accelerated Improved
enUS (25/04) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
Asahi Kasei Corporation
Tokyo, Japan
www.asahi-kasei.com
Products and services
Chemicals, fibers, construction materials,
pharmaceuticals, medical devices,
electronic devices
Employees
49,295
Revenue
¥2,784.9 billion
(US$18.9 billion)
Akira Suzuki, Corporate IT Management, Asahi Kasei Corporation
System test readiness through
expert-driven test case creation
and stakeholder collaboration.
Post-go-live stability with
foundational test automation
and ECT-aligned practices.