The application of shipbuilding managerial and operational capability assessment model (S-MCM) to Turkish shipyards

Marine transportation has a very crucial role in the World economy. Shipyards have a very significant place in the maritime transportation. For economic development and stability must take a bigger share of shipbuilding. New technologies and trends, this is not possible without being followed. It is important to measure the maturity of a shipyard capacity in all respects. It is important when there is a possible ordering, money lending, or incentives. It is important when developing strategies for the future. It is important when there is a possible cooperation. However, according to George Akerlof's theory have received the Nobel Prize cannot be understood without cutting a decay lemon. Therefore, you cannot get enough information on the financial statements. In the shipbuilding sector, to assess the capability&maturity just by looking at shipyards financial statements is incomplete and even incorrect. In this study, it was tried to develop a level determination and criteria set suitable for the developing and changing needs of the day to evaluate the shipyards in terms of capacity and maturity. It was inspired by the CMMI model, which was originally introduced by the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute and is accepted by other sectors today, based mainly on best practices from both manufacturing and management in the software industry. According to the results of the study, 5 basic levels and their criteria have been considered as well as the CMMI model inspired by S-MCM levelling.