Navantia's Strategic Plan Develops Shipyard 4.0

The president of Navantia, Susana de Sarriá, has met with the entire workforce to promote the deployment of the Strategic Plan aimed at putting people at the center of the transformation undertaken by the company. The meetings have been held in recent days at various presentation events of the Plan held in the Ría de Ferrol, the Dársena de Cartagena, Headquarters, and the Bay of Cádiz.

Susana de Sarriá has called on the entire workforce to join the changes of the Plan that will allow Navantia to ensure its viability and reinforce its identity as a strategic company for the security and defense of citizens, at the technological forefront and a driver of growth and social cohesion.

The Plan responds to the challenges faced by the company in an increasingly demanding and technological market with the aim of increasing its competitiveness, strengthening its value proposition in national and international products and services, rejuvenating the workforce, and modernizing processes, products, and facilities.

The Strategic Plan of Navantia, approved at the end of last year, is being deployed by the company based on its three pillars: The Commercial and Operations Plan aims to provide sufficient workload to all centers, the Operational Efficiency Plan drives digital transformation towards Shipyard 4.0, and the Rejuvenation and Training Plan for the workforce and new unique agreement, which will allow 1,658 new hires; all of this is driven by a cross-cutting process of cultural evolution.

For the deployment of the Strategic Plan, the Verne Project has been developed, which includes the 15 key initiatives for its promotion, and on which Navantia is already working intensively.

The shipyard of the future will be intelligent, digital, and collaborative, from design to construction, integration and testing, delivery, and lifecycle support. In this model, all parties involved will be coordinated and connected: designers, suppliers, subcontractors, production, classification societies, and clients.

None of the above would be possible without human capital, a collaborative industry, and national and international partners. To carry out this project, these people will be at the center of the digital transformation.

The contribution of all actors in the sector, clusters, educational and technological centers, among others, with the support of national and local administration, will be essential in managing this change towards a digital culture and organization, so that the evolution of technology in the naval industry becomes a reality.

Shipyard 4.0 focuses on the customer, which is why Navantia collaborates with the Ministry of Defense and the Spanish Navy for its implementation, and participates in the various working groups that have been set up to ensure that digital transformation develops its full potential in the new smart ships and in the processes associated with their operation and maintenance.

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