Who is injured in the ship's "double standard" quality?

A high-pressure valve rupture occurred shortly after the ship was delivered, causing three people to be burnt to death. In the face of the shipowner's accountability, the shipyard said that it is a valve quality problem, which should be borne by the ship-matching enterprise. The supporting enterprises have come up with various inspection certificates and said that the products meet the standards and have passed the inspection. Finally, the issue can only be resolved by the court and the tripartite partnership is broken. This is a real case that happened not long ago. It is understood that this is not because the technical capabilities of the ship-to-ship company are “unfit” because the quality of the products it provides to foreign customers is very good. In fact, some shipping companies have adopted “double standards” when working with customers, which is the main reason.

It is not uncommon for some ship-to-ship companies to “water injection” of products. The finished parts should not be finished. Some products are not tightly sealed. Some enterprises also use the “civet cat for the Prince” to Filled up. A company that produces marine electrical appliances privately admits that its official products for some small and medium-sized shipyards in China have not reached the sample quality. Some internal parts replace brand-name products with ordinary products. The person in charge of the company said that if all products are guaranteed to reach the sample quality, it is difficult to make a profit at the order price, and these shipyards will loosely pass the check or the human relationship based on the acceptance. That is to say, these quality problems of ship-based products are not due to the limited technical level of the manufacturing enterprises, but the failure to adopt the standards they deserve and the lack of management and process quality control.

There are at least three factors behind the "double standards" phenomenon that deserve attention. First, some shipyards pay too much attention to price and human factors when purchasing. The bidding procurement is often “lower price”, while purchasing through other channels is very important to the relationship between the people and who is close to whom they are likely to purchase. Secondly, the relevant inspection agencies are not strict in inspection and shipyard inspection. Sometimes they only look at samples or take the form, and they do not really play the role of inspection. Third, some ship-matching enterprises first hit the price war to win orders. And then cut corners to pursue profit maximization. Under the joint action of the three factors, a vicious circle has emerged: some shipyards believe that the biggest advantage of domestic procurement is that they are cheap, and make a fuss in this regard, try their best to drive down the price; the supporting enterprises will use low in order to compete for orders. Quotations to attract shipyards, and to ensure profitability, can only sacrifice the "quality" of the product. On the contrary, the procurement price of the fruit shipyard is relatively high, and the product quality control is advanced to the production process. From time to time, the ship-to-ship company understands the production progress and checks the product quality. The final product acceptance is also very strict, and the quality of the rejection is not enough. The products of these shipping companies can only pursue profits on the basis of quality assurance. Moreover, they know that when the shipyard strictly controls, the sales of human sentiment is only an auxiliary factor, and the quality of the product is the last word. Therefore, it will take the initiative to improve the quality, so as to strive for long-term cooperation and obtain more orders.

Although there are not many cases of serious accidents caused by the quality of the ship's products, the negative impacts can not be ignored. In the event of serious ship quality problems, not only the cooperation between shipowners, shipyards and ship-to-ship companies is unsustainable, but it can also cause huge property losses and even endanger people's lives. The more quality problems that arise in the operation of a ship, the lower the trust of the shipowner in the relevant supporting enterprises and shipyards. When ordering, it is necessary to designate more supporting products or enterprises, or that the shipyards are not strict. Then cooperate with it and even lose confidence in the entire domestic shipping industry.

To eliminate the emergence of the "double standard" phenomenon and improve the quality of ship-equipped products, shipyards and supporting enterprises must work together. On the one hand, the shipyard should focus on the credibility, strength and product quality of the ship-matching enterprise, reject the human-sales promotion, close the product acceptance, and firmly say “no” to the unqualified products; on the other hand, the supporting enterprises should actively change The concept of competition, do not blindly fight the price war, but rely on excellent product quality and quality after-sales service to fight for the right to speak, determine the reasonable price of the product, and obtain the corresponding profit. Only in this way can the shipping company and the shipyard continuously improve their recognition in the shipowner's mind, obtain more orders and achieve a win-win situation.