In this customer spotlight, Nick Duncan, R&D Systems Manager at Beam Suntory discusses how they implemented Planisware’s end-to-end solution to support product development efforts across their various product lines.
Globally renowned, premium spirits company Beam Suntory is built upon the idea of continued improvement within their organization. After a thorough review of current project management operations, they recognized the opportunity to improve upon their existing Stage-Gate® process. Adding custom configurations within the Planisware solution allowed for certain tasks to become automated, freeing up time and resources for the project management team.
Planisware now helps to manage end-to-end implementation of new products as well as changes to existing products. Anything from ideation to execution is all performed and governed within the solution. By facilitating the completion of new products and bringing them to life, Planisware solution is now supporting the continued emerging business needs of Beam Suntory worldwide.
Beam Suntory received a Planisware Excellence Award, at Exchange22, Planisware’s annual user conference, in Denver, CO May 2022 after a thorough evaluation by a customer jury of PPM peers.
About Beam Suntory
Beam Suntory was created in 2014 by combining the world leader in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky to form a new company with a deep heritage, passion for quality, innovative spirit, and vision of Growing for Good. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan.