What Asprova does

Asprova Corporation is a privately held Japanese software company that develops and sells Asprova APS, a production scheduling (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) platform designed to automate detailed finite-capacity production planning for discrete, process, and assembly manufacturers. The core engine allocates orders to machines, workers, and tools across multiple processes with second-level precision, handling routing, tooling, setup times, and inter-process waiting constraints that typically cannot be solved manually or through ERP-native schedulers. The platform is modular, comprising the base Asprova APS and Asprova MS products, domain-specific packages (Auto MPS for master production scheduling, Auto Assembly for assembly lines, Auto BatchProcess for batch process manufacturing), the Solver optimization AI option capable of evaluating millions of candidate schedules, plus supplementary modules including Asprova My Schedule (web application), MES, DS, MS Light, and SCP (Supply Chain Planning).

Asprova's business model combines one-time perpetual software license sales, recurring annual maintenance and support fees, add-on module licensing (Solver, Auto MPS, Auto Assembly, Auto BatchProcess, MES, DS), and professional services for implementation, custom development, and training. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct sales and inside sales in Japan, wholly-owned regional subsidiaries in China, Korea, the United States, and Germany, plus certified channel partners in Japan (Hitachi Industry & Control Solutions, Canon IT Solutions, NSW, Habu, Totec Amenity) and Southeast Asia (Design LAB Thailand). Marketing relies on a content-driven engine: 300+ column articles, multi-language downloadable catalogs, a knowledge center, monthly Zoom seminars, and active participation in major Japanese manufacturing trade shows such as ものづくりワールド東京.

The company reports 2,766 domestic (Japan) and 1,243 overseas license installations as of May 31, 2026, totaling 4,009 licenses globally, and claims the #1 market share in Japan's production scheduling software market. The installed base spans precision cold forging, automotive parts, factory automation equipment, chemicals, pharmaceutical, electronics, and food & beverage manufacturers, including named customers such as Aikoku Alpha, Mitsubishi Electric (Nagoya Works), Denka (Ofuna Factory), Shibaura Machine, Konica Minolta Mechatronics, Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry, Tomomasu Beverage, TOYO PACK KIYAMA, Japan AMC, and Panasonic Electric Works Ikeda Electric. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and the company is privately held with no external funding rounds identified in the source material.

Name

Asprova

Legal name

アスプローバ株式会社

Website

https://asprova.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Asprova Corporation is Japan's leading production scheduling (APS) software vendor, serving discrete, process, and assembly manufacturers with finite-capacity scheduling and AI-powered Solver optimization across 4,000+ global enterprise license installations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Production Scheduling Software

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain Planning (SCP) & Advanced Planning Systems (APS) (HDAEAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Production scheduling software
• Advanced planning scheduling
• Manufacturing execution systems
• Supply chain planning
• Finite capacity scheduling

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (Perpetual): Asprova APS, MS, and related modules are sold as perpetual software licenses. Customers purchase a license for the scheduling software and operate it on their own Windows environment. Perpetual licenses include a permanent right to use the software with an annual maintenance/ support fee.
2. Annual Maintenance and Support: After purchasing a perpetual license, customers pay an annual maintenance fee for software updates, technical support, and access to the knowledge center. Support is provided both domestically in Japan and globally through regional subsidiaries and partners.
3. Solver and Add-on Module Licenses: Advanced optimization and domain-specific modules (Solver, Auto MPS, Auto Assembly, Auto BatchProcess, MES, DS, MS Light) are sold as additional paid options on top of the base APS/MS license.
4. Professional Services (Implementation & Training): Asprova and its certified partner network provide implementation services, system integration, custom development (e.g., Solver PoC co-development), and training programs (e-Learning, practical training, prototype experience seminars) to support customer deployments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Asprova develops and sells APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) production scheduling software for manufacturers. Its core Asprova APS engine automatically generates finite capacity, second-level-precision production schedules that allocate orders to machines, workers, and tools across multiple processes, supplemented by specialized optimization packages (Solver, Auto MPS, Auto Assembly, Auto BatchProcess) and supply chain planning (SCP) modules.

Product overview

Asprova is a production scheduling software provider offering a modular platform architecture. The core product is Asprova APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling), supplemented by specialized optimization packages: Auto MPS (AI-optimized Master Production Schedule), Auto Assembly (assembly line optimization), and Auto BatchProcess (batch process scheduling). The AI-powered Solver option enables advanced optimization by evaluating millions of scheduling alternatives. Additional offerings include Asprova My Schedule (web-based schedule viewing app), Asprova MES (visibility module), Asprova DS (concurrent editing module), Asprova MS Light (simplified license), and Asprova SCP (Supply Chain Planning). The Onboarding Pack provides industry-specific templates for rapid implementation. Deployment is primarily on-premises with Microsoft Windows compatibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Solver: Optimization AI option for Asprova that generates optimal production plans from millions of candidate schedules by setting evaluation metrics such as minimizing delivery delays or minimizing setup time.
• Auto MPS
• Auto Assembly
• Auto BatchProcess
• Onboarding Pack

Products and services

• Asprova APS

Quantifiable outcome

• Production planning man-hours reduced by 40% (e.g., from 6 days/60 hours to 4 days/36 hours at Aikoku Alpha)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, standard and regional.

• トーテックアメニティ株式会社 (Totec Amenity Co., Ltd.)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTotec Amenity is a certified implementation partner for Asprova in Japan. The company supported Aikoku Alpha Co., Ltd. in migrating from a legacy production scheduling system to Asprova, including decoding the old system's proprietary logic and adapting it to Asprova. Totec also participated in the Solver PoC co-development project alongside Asprova engineers.
• 株式会社日立産業制御ソリューションズ (Hitachi Industry & Control Solutions)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHitachi Industry & Control Solutions is a certified Asprova sales partner in Japan. The company hosts its own branded Asprova introduction seminars (導入事例から学ぶAsprova紹介セミナー) and provides sales and implementation support for Asprova deployments within its customer base in the manufacturing sector.
• キヤノンITソリューションズ株式会社 (Canon IT Solutions)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanon IT Solutions is a certified Asprova sales partner offering online Asprova product and implementation point introduction seminars (Asprova製品・導入ポイント紹介セミナー) to its customer network across Japan.
• NSW株式会社standardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNSW Co., Ltd. is a certified Asprova partner that conducts product introduction seminars (Asprova製品紹介セミナー) both online and at its Fukuoka office location, serving customers in the Kyushu region of Japan.
• 株式会社ハブ (Habu Co., Ltd.)standardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHabu Co., Ltd. is a certified Asprova partner offering product introduction seminars (Asprova製品紹介セミナー) online and at its office in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, serving the manufacturing industry in the Tokai region.
• Design LAB Co., Ltd. (Thailand)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDesign LAB Co., Ltd. is an Asprova partner based in Thailand that conducts Thai-language Asprova product introduction webinars (タイ語WEBセミナー) for companies operating in Thailand. Seminars are offered online with Japanese language support available.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Siemens Opcenter APS (formerly Preactor): Siemens's Opcenter APS (rebranded from Preactor) is the most globally installed finite-capacity APS competitor, targeting the same discrete and process manufacturers that Asprova serves. Both compete head-to-head on multi-resource scheduling, sequencing rules, and ERP/MES integration.
• PlanetTogether: PlanetTogether is a US-based APS vendor specializing in mid-market and enterprise discrete manufacturers, offering finite-capacity scheduling and optimization add-ons directly comparable to Asprova APS and Solver. It represents the most direct US-centric alternative.
• Dassault DELMIA Ortems: Ortems (now under Dassault DELMIA) is a European APS platform for discrete and process manufacturing. It overlaps with Asprova's APS, Auto BatchProcess, and SCP offerings, particularly in automotive and industrial customers across Europe.
• AIMMS: AIMMS offers optimization-driven supply chain and production planning software, including solver-based scheduling capabilities similar to Asprova's Solver module. Comparable on the optimization layer for manufacturers and supply chains.
• Kinaxis: Kinaxis (formerly webplan) provides concurrent supply chain and production planning with an AI-driven optimization engine. It is directly comparable to Asprova SCP + Solver on a more SaaS-native platform.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Yonder (formerly JDA): Blue Yonder offers a much broader SCM and planning suite (demand, supply, manufacturing planning) that includes production scheduling capabilities overlapping with Asprova. It is a much larger platform incumbent competing indirectly in the same accounts.
• SAP IBP: SAP Integrated Business Planning bundles sales/operations, demand, supply, and production planning into the larger SAP S/4HANA ecosystem. It competes with Asprova for enterprise-level production scheduling slots within large multinational manufacturers.
• Oracle SCM Cloud: Oracle's SCM Cloud suite includes order promising, production scheduling, and supply planning modules that overlap with Asprova APS/SCP. Comparable as a broader enterprise platform that bundles scheduling functionality.
• Aspen Technology (now Emerson): AspenTech provides asset performance and production optimization software for process manufacturing. Overlaps with Asprova's Auto BatchProcess and process-industry customer base, but operates at much broader industrial-software scale.

Emerging players

• Aegis Industrial Software: Aegis offers FactoryLogix MES and related manufacturing execution software, with partial overlap to Asprova MES. It is smaller and more US-centric but addresses adjacent manufacturing-shop-floor software needs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AsprovaAPS

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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