FNSS is Carrying its Collaboration with the Supply Industry to a New Structural Level in the Future

The FNSS Approved Supplier Certificates were presented to their owners in a ceremony that took place at FNSS’ Gölbaşı facilities. Aside from the representatives of companies that won the right to receive the certificates, the ceremony was attended by FNSS General Manager Nail Kurt, the Director of the Wheeled Vehicles and Special Purpose Projects Group of the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), Kemal Uyar, and many other guests. Speaking at the ceremony, Kemal Uyar said that within the coverage of SSM’s target to develop the integration of SMEs and the supply industry and in expanding the supply base to SMEs, FNSS had sought to provide certification to domestic suppliers as of January 2012. In his remarks Uyar also indicated that as a continuation of the understanding in sustainable quality management, the basic aim in providing certification to suppliers that exhibit high performance, was, “by obtaining an effective, productive, sustainable and systematic approach in the supply management process, to create a joint quality culture based on mutual trust and in future years obtain zero-defect material purchases.” 

FNSS General Manager Nail Kurt stated that since the year 2005 to the present time, FNSS has directed itself to products that it has designed and that on this matter have put hand-in-hand together with suppliers thus reaching an important level and that in the period ahead the aim was to increase their strategy together in this collaboration. Kurt, indicating that since its founding to the present they had received contracts worth approximately 3.5 billion USD and that in the last 20-25 years had provided contracts worth around 400-450 million USD to the sub-industry, stated that  this rate would further increase when they designed and produced the product together with the sub-industry. 

Based on the strategic plan prepared in 2013, Kurt emphasised that FNSS would increase this level to 500 million USD within five years and added that, “As FNSS we have put forth a five-year plan. We believe that we can provide the supply industry with 350-400 million USD in contracts during the next 5 to 6 years. The potential is actually very large. Our greatest desire is to develop and grow together with the supply industry.”  

Touching upon the importance of suppliers in competing with overseas firms in the marketplace, Kurt said, “Our overseas competitors have a very big advantage, on a sub-system basis their supply industry is very strong and they can find solution partners very quickly. In order for us to compete in overseas markets, we need to reach these levels.” 

Indicating that during the last 6-7 years they had not received too many domestic contracts, Kurt said that they had sent certain kits overseas but that many parts were obtained from suppliers in the country where the work took place and that they could not provide work to Turkish supply industry companies in the amount that they wanted. Stating that filling this position was very important, Kurt said that in this regard the complete support of all sub-industry to them was extremely important. In addition, Kurt indicated that with the increase of work obtained in Turkey, this work would remain in Turkey and that this would be shared with the supply industry. 

Kurt further added that according to the data he had for the last two years, they had collaborated with 300 supply industry companies, that 53 of these companies were FNSS approved firms and that the number of FNSS approved companies among all supply industry firms was at the 20% level; however, the total work rate provided to certificate approved firms was at the 65% level. 

After the closing of the remarks made at the ceremony, company representatives of firms that earned the right were presented with their FNSS approved certificates. 

FNSS Approved 53 Supply Companies Won the Right to Receive Certificates

With the provision of company certificates the aim is to obtain an effective, productive, sustainable and systematic approach in the supply management process, to create a joint quality culture based on mutual trust and in future years obtain zero-defect material purchases. The FNSS Defence Systems Inc., in line with its product and service purchases and as a result of the review and evaluation activities that took place since 2012, provided certificates to 53 domestic suppliers. The job share rate of certified firms within the total sub-industry purchases has reached 64%.