Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has won its prominent market share in the fierce competition, with a superior team out of advanced enterprise culture as well as a quick development out of solid enterprise culture. With a construction and development for nine years, SWS has become the No.1 shipyard nationwide in respect of output, orders and economic returns for several years.
Since its establishment, SWS has set the enterprise motto of “Learning, Innovation, Unity and Excellence”, the enterprise values of “Harmonious Partnership between Management and Staff”, the corporate development target of “Building advanced enterprise and cultivating excellent staff”, and the enterprise management concept of “Enhancing environment-friendly shipbuilding, establishing safety-guaranteed environment, building first-rate products” as well. The enterprise has edited and printed the basic manuals of “Visual Image Identification System of Enterprise Culture” and “Staff Guidance”, which regulated and systemized the culture construction of SWS.
With the cultural accumulation for nine years, SWS has formed ten culture features of its own, namely, the progressive culture of study, the pursuing culture of innovation, the all-inclusive culture of team, the humane culture of management, the resolute culture of execution, the faithful culture of honesty, the strict culture of rules, the tidy culture of environment, the regulated culture of team building, and the summarized culture of introspection. The enterprise culture has been combined with the daily administration and rooted into the daily affairs. Furthermore, the company’s staff is motivated by this kind of enterprise culture to innovate continuously. The enterprise culture of SWS is a complex in the fields of hierarchy and structure, internality and externality, theory and practice. With the culture of execution power, the SWS concept of enterprise culture has been absorbed into the different levels of company management. So all the SWS staff has kept striving for her future with their full enthusiasm. In the past nine years, a lot of SWS employees have written the advancing history of Chinese Shipbuilding Industry with their skills and wisdom.
With the strategy of “Forming the first-rate shipbuilding enterprise worldwide” and the target of “Building first-class products for customers”, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has sensed its social responsibility, and tried to balance environmental protection and business expansion. The enterprise ensures the safety and health of the staff and other related parties through implementing the policy of “Safety First, Prevention Oriented, and Comprehensive Treatment”.
SWS has been honored with the accreditations of ISO 9001 Quality Management System (July 2002), ISO 14001 Environment Management System (December 2002) and OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety Management System (March 2003), it is the first shipbuilding enterprise that has passed the accreditations of “Three Systems”. It has stimulated the scientific, regulatory and systematic characteristics of the corporate administration.
We committed solemnly that we insist the following principles in our construction, service and all business and management process:The Quality Control Principle of “Customer, Management, Brand, Success”
The Environmental Principle of “Environmental-friendly Shipbuilding, Resources Optimization, Constant Improvement”
The Health and Safety Principle of “Human Oriented, Rule Based, Prevention First”
Quality Based
We concentrate on our own customer needs and strike for the customer anticipation; We aim at the world-class standards, carry out technical innovation and upgrade the technological basis, create the renowned brand.
With the implementation of ISO9001 system, “Quality First” has become the common sense and self-motivation of the staff, “Building excellent products” has been deeply rooted in our daily affairs. The sense of quality is embodied in the whole process of production planning, customer service and vessel delivery. The application of quality information system and the control of quality process offer solid guarantee for the delivery of best products.
We focus the market trend and customer needs, attach importance to the research and development of new products. We have established the quality image of SWS among the ship owners. The company wins new opportunities in the fierce competition. It has also earned profits for company’s shareholders.
Environment-friendly Shipbuilding
The strategy of sustainable development guides all the environment protection in the process of building, service and other business. At the beginning of enterprise construction, the company implemented the environmental system in accordance with the national standard，“Three Simultaneity”. We advocate the concept of clean production, the application of clean energy use and pollution-free equipment. After its formal operation，the company conducts a control on all the potential pollution origins, from product design and material input, production procedure and pollution prevention/disposal, to the discharge of various pollutants. Especially we start at the origin, the company optimized the vessel type and developed the environment-friendly vessels; We also carry out the process optimization, craftsmanship improvement, energy-saving equipments and steel utilization promotion. At the same time, we treat the pollution at the terminal and guarantee the standardized discharge of polluted water and gas as well as dust and noise.
Energy Saving and Discharge Reduction
The implementation and accreditation of ISO14001 environment management system, enhancing the publication of energy-saving and strengthening the rule of “Environment-friendly Shipbuilding”.
Based on the technique progress, ruled by technological improvement and innovation, focused on shipbuilding cycle shortening. Increasing the production efficiency and reducing the energy consumption.
Increasing the utilization of steel and reducing the output of solid waste.
Taking all the measures for the classified management of waste like nonferrous metals, increasing the recycling rate of waste, recycling and reusing the lubricating oil used in the segments like main engine flushing.
Upgrading the internal control, saving power and energy through progress as well as improvement of energy-saving techniques.
Entrusting the qualified company with the monitoring of discharged gas and dust in the range of shipyard regularly, ensuring the normal operation of environment protection facilities and the standardized discharge of pollutants.
Making the emergency preplan of environment protection in accordance with the characteristics of shipbuilding, and holding emergency drills regularly.
Safety First
We obey the administrative concept of “Safety First”, implementing laws and regulations, carrying out the responsibility system of working safety. We control the important danger sources strictly through identification and assessment, then we can promote the safety in reality and the “5S” management, we also enhance the research of safety facilities as well as tool parts. We improve the emergency preplan, enhance the supervision of project contractors, and solidify the basis of working safety management. Simultaneously, we are improving the working environment and manufacturing techniques continuously in order to prevent the accidents. Fundamentally, we are minimizing the enterprise’s risks of occupational health and safety.
We also pay much attention to the guarantee of staff’s safety and health. The company will arrange physical examinations for the staff every year, also occupational health checkup for special position workers. Meanwhile, we supply our staff the prompt and sufficient social insurance in obedience to the related laws and regulations. For supervising the working safety and labor protection, the labor union sets up both the labor protection union and the working scheme.
As a modernized shipbuilding enterprise, the shipyard takes scientific development perspective as its guidance; While in the development of Chinese shipbuilding industry, the enterprise shoulders the social responsibility actively, and sticks to the coordinative development among production, business, resources and environment. We seek the harmony between enterprise and society, convert the social responsibility into the motivation for enterprise progress and long-term benefits.
Social Donation
Both Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Changxin Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. bid for “Shanghai Model Unit”, and both of them make the annual donation plan. In recent years, the two companies take part in the social aid and welfare services actively.
In the November of 2007, SWS launched a donation activity in cash and supplies for the rebuilding of disaster-hit areas in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces. The donation reached 7,378 person-time, and the amount reached 156, 917.4 yuan in cash and 754 garments or quilts in kind. On May 12, 2008, a devastating earthquake measured 8 on Richter Scale hit Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, causing serious destruction and severe casualties. The employees and party members offer their helps, in terms of aid, party membership dues and winter relieves. The donation reached almost 20,000 person-time and 894, 197.1 yuan in total. Even the names of owner supervisors and class surveyors appeared in the list of donators. Among them, the owners from Singapore donated 300, 000 USD in all.
The divisions and individuals also play a positive role in social donation and poverty aid. The After-sale Service Division of Quality Control Dept., with awards of “Model Division of SWS” (in 2004, 2005 and 2006), “Women Pioneer Team of SWS” (in 2003~2004), “Women Pioneers of Shanghai Municipality” and “Shanghai Medal for Female Workers” (in 2005). At the end of 2006, they helped a primary school student named Zhang Meng with her resumption in study. This matter is under the project of “Spring Bud Girls” organized by the women’s union of Ruichang, Jiangxi Province. After the Wenchuan earthquake, the Hull Outfitting Division of Design Dept. set up the “Hull Outfitting Charity Fund”, and with the introduction by Shanghai Charity Foundation, the division became a participant in “Shanghai-Sichuan Charity Ties”. The fund has succeeded in offering two young children in Dujiangyan the school expenses.
In the practice of “Welcoming Both Olympics and World Expo”, SWS has made full use of society resources, participated in the sports games of “My Olympics” held by Waigaoqiao Function Area and won the prizes. Moreover, SWS supported the urban orders maintenance, the company’s volunteers conduct the traffic duty at the crossing of Laiyang Rd. and Wulian Rd. on fixed dates. The company has also received the guests from the sightseeing of “Pudong in Citizen’s Eyes” and won the honor of “Model Unit”.
On May 12, 2008, a devastating earthquake measured 8 on Richter Scale hit Wenchuan, Sichuan Province. Being faced with the catastrophe, all the people united and relieve the survivors of the disaster. The administrative team of SCS made a decision, donating 500, 000 yuan in the name of the company. In order to help the quake-hit area people pass through the hardships, the party commission of SCS held an emergent meeting for making donation plan and publicizing notice. Under the leadership of the company’s party commission, the staff donated money enthusiastically, and formed a rush for donation. Even subcontracted workers and supervisors from owners contributed their shares, and the donation reached the amount of 204, 936 yuan. Meanwhile, the party commission actively responded to the call of CPC Organization Dept., and carried the collection of “special party membership dues” among party members. In the process of collection, all the party members have played a pioneering role and contributed their donation once more. The total sum reached 150, 020 yuan.
