Case Study: Sanmar Shipyards achieves real-time visibility and faster reporting with SAP Business One

Sanmar Shipyards' Naval Excellence Navigating Industry Waves with SAP Business One

Sanmar Shipyards, Türkiye’s oldest and largest tugboat manufacturer, needed faster access to information, better data traceability, simpler reporting, and support in moving from a family-run business to a more corporate framework. To address these challenges, the company turned to SAP Business One, with SAP CRM also featured in the solution, to unify its financial, administrative, and manufacturing operations.

SAP implemented SAP Business One to create a single, scalable data platform with stronger reporting and traceability. The results included real-time analytics, improved data visibility, streamlined multicurrency reporting, better planning and forecasting, stronger cost management, and improved communication across departments. Sanmar Shipyards also reported faster compliance and reporting, helping it export more than 300 tugboats to 44 countries.

Sanmar Shipyards

Kerim Kazgan

Chief Financial Officer