How does Görkem Giyim manage production with argemas?

With 44 years of experience, it is among Türkiye's leading exporters in woven ready-made garments. Headquartered in Istanbul, the company has a monthly production capacity of 600,000 units together with its production factory in Sinop and its production partners.

Fatih Yurdadön

Görkem Giyim Manufacturing Manager

Positive changes with argemas

Stating that they had prejudices when the bundle system proposed by Arge Bilisim was first installed, Görkem Giyim Manufacturing Manager Fatih Yurdadön said: "It's still only an 8-month project, but in this time there have been very good changes. We believe we will do even better with the argemas system."

The product flow changed

Saying he was working with a bundle system for the first time, Yurdadön said: "In the past our product moved along four paths and there were delays. Now the product enters from a single point and the line master focuses on a single point."

We can see the bottlenecks

Noting that they previously could not see employees' productivity in real time, Yurdadön said: "With the bundle system we can more easily see when an operator won't keep up. And we can make moves accordingly to keep the line balanced."

With argemas we can see lost time

Saying they can see time losses as data in the argemas system, Yurdadön said: "We can reduce these time losses to a minimum. By my calculations there is currently a 30-40% improvement."

Engin Kaya

Görkem Giyim Sinop Factory Director

Real-time tracking in production

Underlining that production management must be simple, clear and real-time, Görkem Giyim Sinop Factory General Director Engin Kaya explained their reasons for choosing argemas: "We were looking for a system that was real-time, technologically current, able to give us live data, and that would let us intervene in production on the spot. That's why we started working with argemas."

We gave every product an identity

Emphasizing that with the QR-code application argemas introduced, every product gained an identity, Kaya said: "When we open any box in our packing department and look at any job, we can fully report which lot this product came from, which cutter cut it, who labeled it, which sorting employee handled it, who performed which operation in production and on which day and at what time, and who did the quality control."

Automatic line setup

Describing the assignment-optimization module as a revolution, Kaya pointed to its importance in production: "We can now set up our lines automatically without any human intervention. For manufacturers, this is revolutionary work."

argemas is a living system

"What I especially love about argemas is that it is definitely not just a software program, it is a living productivity program. It is a software system whose team immediately adapts it to your company as soon as you raise an issue," said Kaya, adding: "No matter what, factories of this size absolutely must have a productivity system. On behalf of my company, I can comfortably say that companies should work with argemas."

Sebur Candemir

Görkem Giyim Line Master

I had prejudices against the argemas system

Stating that when the argemas system was installed he was prejudiced especially against the bundle (trolley) system, Sebur Candemir said: "I worried for nothing. Once we started working with the trolley system, there were many positive changes. I now spend more time on the line."

Lost time in line setups dropped sharply

Emphasizing that before the system, lost time was especially heavy during line setups, Candemir said: "After the argemas system our time losses dropped a lot. Sometimes we can turn out product back to back without losing any time at all."

I don't use operators for product matching

Explaining that in the bundle system all the parts that make up a product are placed in a set number of trolleys, Candemir said: "The 6-7 people we used for matching were freed up and I put them on machines."

I recommend argemas

Emphasizing that the question marks in his mind were completely resolved once the system began to be installed, Candemir said: "I definitely recommend the argemas system."

Sezgin Temur

Work & Methods Development Unit Manager

I recommend argemas to all manufacturers

Underlining that manufacturing companies must work fast, Temur said: "The argemas system, built with great effort combining technology and consultancy support, achieves this. For these reasons I recommend argemas to every manufacturing company."

We can intervene in problems instantly

Stating that he has worked on productivity, performance and work study for 18 years, Sezgin Temur said: "argemas's biggest contribution to us is providing real-time data. This let us see problems instantly and intervene."

No blind spots left in the factory

Noting that with the argemas system they receive accurate data from every point, Temur said: "There is no blind spot left in the factory where we don't collect data. This was very important for us, and we achieved it."

Yusuf Yazgan

Görkem Giyim Sinop Factory Manager

I recommend argemas

Saying that, as with every new application, he had been prejudiced against the argemas system too, Görkem Giyim Sinop Factory Manufacturing Manager Yusuf Yazgan said: "With my 37 years of textile experience, I recommend argemas to every manufacturing company."

The product flow changed

Stating that before argemas they progressed the product by setting it up in 4 or 5 places, which made it hard to track, Yazgan said: "But now, with the bundle system, trousers, dress, skirt, jacket, whatever the product, it enters from a single point and comes out at the end of the line. Our line master and quality controller can check it much more comfortably."

Time losses in model changeovers dropped

Noting that in the days without the argemas system they considered time lost in model changeovers normal, Yazgan said: "With the bundle system we have no time loss at all in model changeovers. With the system, when a model arrives we do the preparatory work and decide where to place people or machines."

İsmet Tayak

(H&M / COS) NQC

argemas is a system that meets customer requirements

Stating that he works at Görkem Giyim as an NQC representing H&M, İsmet Tayak highlighted the system's importance: "argemas is a system that meets the requirements of H&M and similar customers. It takes factories far ahead in quality, quantity and performance. We experienced and saw it live here. It added a lot to us."

We can see problems instantly

Underlining that one of the best aspects of the argemas system is seeing instantly where the defects are on the line and who made them, Tayak said: "Let me make an interesting comparison. We can think of production like Istanbul traffic. With the argemas system we can immediately see where the jam is at that moment. In other words, we can see this data on the computer without going into production, and intervene instantly."

The QR-code application

Saying that with the QR-code application developed by argemas all the product's information is in the QR code, Tayak said: "When we encounter a defect during inspection, we scan the QR code and can see clearly who made this defect. It takes us far ahead in both quality and quantity. Getting real-time data relieved us greatly, and we can prevent defects."

Company-scope figures are reported by Arge Bilişim, outcome metrics are reported by the named customers. Customer outcomes are not independently audited or an industry benchmark and vary by baseline, scope and implementation discipline.