Te company is part of Turkon Holding, one of the largest enterprises in Turkey. Sedef is a diversified shipbuilder,
building practically all types of ships for both naval and commercial clients. Sedef also builds ships for export markets, principally Germany and the Netherlands.
Technological pioneers Sedef has invested solidly in engineering IT in the past decade and is regarded by many in the Turkish shipbuilding industry as a technological pacesetter. Tey have, for example, implemented Aveva MARS, as
well as Aveva Marine. According to Sedef ’s chief of IT Department, Serhat Yildirim, such investments are vital for survival in the global shipbuilding industry, where competition is becoming ever fiercer. Mr Yildirim explains that “... we were
among the very first shipyards in Turkey to invest in an IT solution for shipyard materials and production planning..... we felt that this was a necessary step towards becoming a modern, innovative shipyard.... The decision to select Aveva MARS was straightforward, as the application is developed specifically to support shipbuilding processes. Furthermore,
Aveva MARS is developed by people with decades of shipbuilding know-how.”
Milestones achieved Since Sedef Shipyard started using the integrated shipbuilding solution, it has used them to design and build more than 40 vessels of different types, purposes and tonnage. Before, Mr Yildirim calculates that “it took some 600,000 man-hours to build a container ship,” whereas with the integrated solution “building an identical ship took only 450,000 man-hours.” He continues “Being able to reduce production time by roughly 150,000 hours has considerably improved our financial results.”
Building the world’s first power plant ship Another milestone that Sedef has just achieved, using the integrated solution, is the construction of the world’s first power plant ship – a project, which has been carried out in close collaboration with other suppliers. Mr Yildirim says: “we are now going on to build another three of these ships. We have been involved in detail design (including hull and piping) and this is a very interesting, groundbreaking project for our yard as, during these hard times for the Turkish shipbuilding industry, we have proven ourselves capable of reorganising and expanding the types of project on which we can work,”
Facing future challenges The integrated solution approach is seen as very important from a business management point of view. Cumhur Kuter agrees that, with an integrated solution approach to shipbuilding, the shipyard is well placed to face the many challenges, which may lie ahead in the industry. He concludes “…. we have a dedicated
and integrated IT environment which, combined with the skills of our employees, has helped us to become a modern and competitive shipyard by reducing project cycles and so bringing down our total costs.... we are in safe hands...” NA
Shipyards will always achieve the end product - but the goal is to get there with improved quality, mitigated risk and at reduced costs.
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