How IT Transformation Helped Western Shipyard Lower Costs
CIO Laurynas Prikockis Shares How Industry 4.0 Will Transform Business Processes
The Western Shipyard Group is one of the largest marine engineering companies in Lithuania. As many as 18 group companies specialize in different fields to provide an entire range of services related to the life cycle of a ship. The company, with 150,000 square meters of workshop space and three kilometres of quay length, is on a technology transformation journey to transition from stereotypical IT to business IT.
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To enable this transformation, Laurynas Prikockis, CIO, Western Shipyard, aims to bring all silos into a single pane of glass and deliver value for technology investments. "From transport management system (TMS) to manufacturing execution system (MES) to setting up of a project management office and making the company entirely paperless, IT acts as the mitigator of frictions across business silos. The three distinct teams of cybersecurity, technology infrastructure and ERP work toward a single goal of providing value for money," Prikockis said.
In a video interview with Information Security Media Group, Prikockis discussed:
- Implementing TMS to achieve efficiency and cost saving;
- Following Industry 4.0 principles to modernize technology and achieve business efficiency;
- Need for strong OT security fundamentals in manufacturing and maritime sector.
Prikockis is responsible for overseeing technology transformation across the 18 group companies that form Western Shipyard. Prior to joining Western Shipyard as the CIO, he worked with technology providers such as IBM and SAP.
