What Is EYDEP? Industrial Competency Assessment and Defense Supply

Short answer: EYDEP (Industrial Competency Assessment and Support Program) is the program run by Türkiye’s Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) that assesses, classifies and develops the production, quality and capacity competencies of defense industry suppliers — especially SMEs. Its purpose is to strengthen the local supply chain and connect firms with the supplier pools of prime contractors. The assessment is done through an on-site audit, producing the firm’s competency inventory.

In Türkiye, one of the most concrete ways for a firm to enter the defense industry supply chain is EYDEP. That is exactly what EYDEP provides: it objectively assesses a firm’s production and quality competency, records it, and matches it with prime contractors. This guide covers what EYDEP is, its process, its assessment criteria, and how an ERP helps in preparing for this assessment.

What Is EYDEP?

EYDEP is a program run by SSB that assesses the industrial competencies of defense industry firms with a standard method. As a result of the assessment, a firm is classified according to its production, quality and capacity competencies and becomes visible in the defense supply chain. This way, prime contractors can reach local firms with the competencies they need.

What Is the Purpose and Importance of EYDEP?

• Strengthening the local supply chain: Increasing the visibility of capable SMEs.
• Matching: Connecting prime contractors with sub-contractor firms.
• Competency inventory: Mapping the country’s defense production capability.
• Development: Helping firms see and develop their missing competencies.

EYDEP also integrates with offset/industrial participation goals; both aim to increase local contribution.

How Does the EYDEP Process Work?

1. Application: The firm applies to the program.
2. Pre-assessment: General information and self-assessment.
3. On-site assessment: An expert team audits the firm on site.
4. Competency score and classification: The firm is classified according to the result.
5. Registration in the inventory: Competencies are recorded in the SSB inventory.
6. Development and support: A roadmap is created for missing areas.

What Is Assessed in EYDEP?

Dimension	Content
Production competency	Processes, technology, equipment, capacity
Quality systems	AS9100, ISO 9001, traceability
Capacity	Production volume and planning capability
Human resources	Qualified personnel and competency
Financial structure	Sustainability and financial strength
Documentation	Process, record and evidence order

What Does EYDEP Bring to the Supplier?

• Visibility in prime contractors’ supplier pools
• New business and sub-contracting opportunities
• Objective documentation of competencies
• Clarity on development areas and competitiveness

The Role of ERP in Preparing for EYDEP

The core of the EYDEP on-site assessment is a firm demonstrating its competency with evidence: quality records, production data, traceability and documentation. Keeping this evidence in scattered files creates weakness in the assessment. HarmonyERP supports this preparation:

• Quality-system evidence: control plans, CAPA, calibration, quality module
• Production and capacity data: work orders, scheduling, production tracking
• Serial/lot-level traceability records
• Documentation and reporting order (similar discipline to audit preparation)

Note: ERP does not replace EYDEP; it eases preparation by making the evidence required in the assessment organized and accessible.

Common Mistakes

• Leaving evidence to the last minute: Competency must be documented throughout the process, not just before the assessment.
• Keeping quality records scattered: An inaccessible record does not count toward the score even if it exists.
• Not updating capacity data: Real production capability must be shown with current data.
• Ignoring the development roadmap: EYDEP is not an end but a development process.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Who runs EYDEP? The Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) runs it.

Who is EYDEP important for? Especially for SME-scale manufacturing firms that want to enter the defense industry supply chain.

What is assessed in EYDEP? Production competency, quality systems, capacity, human resources, financial structure and documentation.

What is the relationship between EYDEP and AS9100? Quality systems such as AS9100 are important evidence that strengthens competency in the EYDEP assessment.

How does ERP help with EYDEP? By keeping quality, production, capacity and traceability evidence organized and accessible, it eases preparation for the on-site assessment.

Conclusion

EYDEP is a strategic program that objectively documents and makes visible the competency of local firms in the defense supply chain. The core of the assessment is evidence; the right ERP infrastructure keeps quality and production evidence organized, enabling the firm to prepare strongly for this assessment.

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