50 / 147
53
A FELLOWSHIP OF
70 YEARS
FORD OTOSAN
VEDAT OKYAR
Truck Business Unit
Purchasing Group
Manager
DISTRIBUTORSHIP
OTHER AUTOMOTIVE
Ford Otosan not only purchases engine valves
from Borusan but also works with the company
on logistics services, port management and
flat steel supply. We greatly admire and respect
Borusan Group. My professional relationship
with Borusan is about the valve business. Ford
Otosan purchases engine valves, from Supsan,
which are consumed in its engine assembly
line. We believe that Borusan is a reliable and
supportive Holding.
In matters of purchasing, reliability is one of the
most important criteria. One vehicle is produced
in every 1.5 minutes; a 1.5 minute interruption
means the loss of one vehicle. Therefore, one-
day delay of the shipments from the supplier
means the loss of around 1,000 vehicles. It’s not
easy to recover this loss. Hence, it is very crucial
for us to trust the supplier which we work with.
Borusan is well known as a highly reputable
and trustworthy group. As being business
professionals who are in contact with Borusan,
we see just how true this is. We know that if we
have a problem, Borusan team is there to help.
This has nothing to do with quality; we’ve never
had this problem with Borusan. For instance,
when our production program changes, despite
the fact that producing a valve takes a long time,
they are able to come up with what we need for
our engine assembly line.
Borusan and Koç are both professionally
managed holdings. Ford is the same as well.
Sharing the same management principles, we
work in harmony. We also purchase different
parts from the leading suppliers of the world
outside of Turkey and don’t see any difference
between their sales teams and Borusan’s.
Borusan has a contemporary and modern
management.
We believe that
Borusan is a reliable
and supportive Holding.