Polish Naval Shipyard Gdynia S.A. further streamlines operations with IFS Applications

Naval Shipyard Gdynia S.A. handles maintenance, construction, repair, conversion and modernization of Navy vessels, commercial and fishing vessels, and technical and specialized vessels. It also constructs equipment, products and spare parts and provides special services such as docking, designing, subcontracting, forwarding, storage and testing. In May 2007, in order to streamline and support the range of its operations, the shipyard decided to implement the latest version of IFS Applications to replace its legacy systems.

Naval Shipyard Gdynia S.A. chose IFS Applications because of its strong functionality for critical business processes in project-centric industries. The system is currently used by approximately 450 users at 40 shipyards around the world, proving that IFS understands the challenges shipyards face. Gdynia S.A. also chose IFS because of its strong presence and proven ability to implement ERP systems in Poland.

The implementation process was divided into two phases. The first phase included financials, purchasing and material management, human resource management and payroll. Currently, the second phase of the implementation is taking place which largely extends the scope of the project and includes sales, manufacturing, project management, document management, and maintenance. It is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2009.

IFS Applications offers project-centric capabilities that have proven to be a good fit for shipbuilders around the globe. IFS functionality for project-driven manufacturing, earned value management, and service management allow shipbuilders to leverage lean manufacturing and financial processes and comply with government mandates. IFS’ shipbuilder customers include STX Europe (Norway, Finland, France, Romania, Vietnam, Brazil), Austal and Todd Pacific Shipyards (USA), Babcock Engineering Services and Fleet Support Ltd (UK), Ursa Shipyards and Uzmar Denizcilik (Turkey), PT PAL (Indonesia) and Stocznia Marynarki Wojennnej S.A. (Poland).

About Naval Shipyard Gdynia S.A.
Naval Shipyard Gdynia S.A. is the oldest Polish shipyard, operating since 1922. From the very beginning the main task of the Shipyard was repair works of Polish Navy vessels, as well as the construction of new vessels. The requirements of the Navy, which developed after 1945, influenced the growth of the shipyard including the modernization of technical equipment and the steady improvement of the quality of services, enabling repairs of various types of Navy ships.

Naval Shipyard Gdynia S.A. is involved in the maintenance, construction, reconstruction and modernization of Polish Navy vessels, merchant vessels, fishing boats and technical, as well as special-purpose vessels. More information on IFS is available at www.navship.pl.

About IFS
IFS is a public company (OMX STO: IFS) founded in 1983 that develops, supplies, and implements IFS Applications™, a fully-integrated, component-based extended ERP suite built on SOA technology. The company has more than 2,000 customers in 54 countries and focuses on seven main industries: aerospace & defense, utilities & telecom, manufacturing, process industries, automotive, retail & wholesale distribution, and construction contracting & service management. IFS has 2,700 employees and net revenue in 2008 was $383 million.