Sivas Software Partner: Enterprise Software for Industry, Rail and Mining

Sivas software needs: an enterprise software partner for industry, rail and mining

For a manufacturer in Sivas, software is no longer just the accounting package. Sivas software needs span a wide range: metal and machinery producers in the organized industrial zones (OIZs), suppliers in the freight wagon value chain, mining operations, and cement and marble processing plants. The underlying problem is usually the same: production, maintenance, inventory and shipping data are scattered across separate programs, spreadsheets and paper forms.

This guide is written for industrial companies, logistics firms and larger organizations in Sivas. Aksiyon Soft is headquartered in Samsun; we have no branch or office in Sivas. We run projects remotely and schedule on-site visits for the moments that matter, such as discovery workshops, acceptance testing and go-live. Below we first summarize the industrial landscape of Sivas using official sources, then walk through what to watch for in ERP, maintenance management, logistics tracking and integration.

In short

• Almost all industrial plots in Sivas Central 1st OIZ are allocated; new capacity is planned in an expansion area and in Demirağ OIZ.
• Demirağ OIZ has a railway network built into its zoning plan and aims to become a cluster for freight wagon manufacturing and rail systems.
• Mining, cement and marble processing create strong demand for software around weighbridges, dispatch and heavy equipment maintenance.
• The fastest wins usually come from connecting ERP, maintenance management and logistics tracking through a single integration layer.
• Aksiyon Soft delivers Sivas projects remotely from Samsun and plans on-site visits when the project needs them.

How does the industrial structure of Sivas shape software requirements?

According to the plot information published by Sivas Central 1st OIZ, the zone has 348 parcels in total, of which 311 are industrial and 307 have already been allocated. The zone covers roughly 4.33 million square meters. In a March 2026 statement, OIZ chairman İsmail Timuçin said that 311 companies operate there with around 11,000 employees. He also announced that the zone will grow from 433 to 464 hectares, with pre-allocation of about 25 new parcels targeted for summer 2026.

The second major production area is Demirağ OIZ, officially Sivas Central 2nd OIZ. Established by a Council of Ministers decision dated 27 May 1997, the 814-hectare zone includes a railway network in its zoning plan, which its management describes as a first in Türkiye for clustering the rail sector. It contains 224 industrial parcels, a TCDD logistics center area of about 214,000 square meters and around 143,000 square meters of railway land. The zone's stated vision is to become the largest freight wagon production and supply center in Europe and the Middle East.

Rail also runs deep in the industrial history of Sivas. The TÜRASAŞ Sivas Regional Directorate has served the railways since 1939; it operates three factories for freight wagon manufacturing, repair and spare parts on a total site of 418,000 square meters. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change's 2021 environmental status report for Sivas lists a cement plant, an iron ore enrichment and pelletizing facility, marble processing plants and copper, iron and chrome mines in the province, with railway equipment manufacturing also among local industries.

What does this mean for software? A typical industrial company in Sivas manages both make-to-order production and heavy equipment maintenance, and it may ship by rail as well as by road. Off-the-shelf packages rarely bring those three worlds together on one screen. The table below summarizes the issues we see most often by sector and the software approaches that tend to work.

Sector	Typical operational problem	Software approach that fits
OIZ metal and machinery manufacturing	Work orders, routings and costs tracked in separate files	ERP with production tracking, barcoded work orders, actual cost reporting
Freight wagon and rail systems supply	Part serial numbers, test results and maintenance history scattered across systems	Maintenance management (CMMS), serial and lot traceability, document archive
Mining and ore preparation	Weighbridge, dispatch and breakdown records kept on paper	Weighbridge integration, run-hour based maintenance planning, e-waybill automation
Cement and marble processing	Energy, production and quality data living in different systems	Shift reporting, quality records, management dashboard
Logistics and warehousing	Loss of visibility when cargo moves between rail and road	Shipment tracking, warehouse management, automatic customer status updates

How should maintenance management work in wagon manufacturing and rail supply?

In the rail supply chain, knowing where a part came from, which wagon it was fitted to and when it was last serviced is critical. The emphasis on traceability under the ECM (entity in charge of maintenance) framework in the TÜRASAŞ Sivas Regional Directorate's own description reflects this need. For an OIZ company supplying parts or services to a main contractor, it means keeping orderly, auditable records on its own side as well.

Core building blocks of maintenance management

A good maintenance management module links the equipment register, preventive maintenance plans, breakdown reports, work orders, spare parts inventory and cost tracking. A technician closes the work order on a tablet or phone, the parts used are deducted from stock automatically and the cost flows into the ERP. Management can then see at any time which machine causes the most downtime and what it costs.

Serial and lot traceability

Companies doing casting, welded fabrication or machining need to record the material certificate, operator and test result for every batch. Linking that data to the work order with a barcode or QR code means the document a customer auditor asks for can be found in minutes. A certificate buried in a paper folder can easily hold a shipment up for days.

Which software matters most for mines and cement plants?

The Sivas province document published by ORAN Development Agency lists a diverse mineral base including iron, chrome, lead-zinc and cement raw materials, and puts the iron reserve in Divriği at 65.4 million tons. A mining and minerals industry of this scale depends on reliable data flowing from the field to head office.

Software has three core jobs in these facilities. First, record weighbridge and dispatch data without manual typing, so that each weighing flows straight into the waybill and invoice. Second, plan run-hour based maintenance for crushers, conveyors and heavy machinery. Third, bring shift production, energy consumption and quality data together on a single dashboard that management can check every morning.

Remote pits often have patchy connectivity. That is why offline-capable field apps that synchronize when the connection returns are one of the requirements most often skipped in projects, and one of the most painful to add later.

How can rail and road logistics be tracked on one screen?

At an evaluation meeting chaired by Sivas Governor Yılmaz Şimşek on 28 January 2026, officials stated that the Demirağ OIZ Logistics Center, under construction by TCDD, will have an annual handling capacity of one million tons once completed. In an industrial zone with direct rail access, logistics planning involves several steps: wagon requests, loading, transshipment and last-mile delivery.

The job of logistics tracking software here is to keep the status of every shipment in one record: order, loading plan, wagon or truck details, waybill, delivery and invoice. Sending customers automatic status updates and spotting delays early noticeably cuts the phone traffic handled by sales and dispatch teams.

The Çifte Minareli Madrasa, one of the landmarks of Sivas (Photo: Maurice Flesier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985 (Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Sivas railway station: rail is part of the city's industrial and logistics identity (Photo: Alikam1896, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Middleware and system integration: typical scenarios in Sivas

In most Sivas companies the problem is not a missing program but existing programs that cannot see each other. A middleware layer manages data exchange between systems from a single place; it queues failed messages, retries them and keeps an audit trail of every exchange. We cover the architecture in detail in our article on enterprise integration and middleware architecture. These are the scenarios we come across most often in Sivas:

• ERP and maintenance management: at a wagon parts manufacturer, spare parts used on a maintenance work order are deducted from ERP stock and the related cost center is updated automatically.
• Weighbridge, ERP and e-waybill: at a mine or aggregate plant, each weighing automatically becomes a dispatch note and an electronic waybill (e-İrsaliye).
• Production line (PLC/SCADA) and reporting: at a cement or marble plant, machine data feeds the shift report and the management dashboard.
• Shipments and customer portal: the status of cargo sent by rail becomes visible in the main contractor's or dealer's portal.
• ERP and Revenue Administration (GİB) e-documents: e-invoice and e-archive flows are managed from one point so they can adapt quickly to regulatory changes. For the latest changes, see our guide to the GİB UBL-TR update.

These integrations can be built over REST APIs, file transfer or at database level; the right choice depends on what your existing systems support. Our API and integration service and API and data integration platform are designed for exactly these scenarios.

How does a project with a remote software partner work in Sivas?

Working with a software team that has no office in Sivas is not a disadvantage when the process is set up well. Sprint demos happen over video calls, the test environment is always accessible and every request is logged in an issue tracker. For critical steps such as field discovery, user training and go-live, we plan on-site visits.

Our Kayseri enterprise software guide and Yozgat software partner article describe the same delivery model for neighboring provinces with a similar industrial profile. Manufacturers and exporters in eastern and southeastern Türkiye may also find our guides for Malatya, Gaziantep, Diyarbakır and Adıyaman useful.

Checklist: before you start a software project in Sivas

• List every program, spreadsheet and paper form you use today.
• Pick the three processes that waste the most time, for example maintenance work orders, the weighbridge-to-waybill flow and shipment tracking.
• Decide up front which system will be the "system of record" for each type of data.
• Note the connectivity at your sites and pits, and whether field apps must work offline.
• Collect the traceability and document formats your main contractors and customers require.
• Confirm your e-invoice, e-archive and e-waybill service provider and the terms of that contract.
• Appoint one decision-maker for the project and one key user from each department.

How can Aksiyon Soft help?

Aksiyon Soft is a software company headquartered in Samsun that delivers enterprise projects remotely across Türkiye. Our engagement model with a Sivas company has four steps:

1. Discovery: we map processes, existing systems and integration points together, with a planned site visit if needed.
2. MVP: we get the module that creates the most value, such as maintenance management or shipment tracking, running quickly.
3. Sprint demos: we work in two-week cycles, demo working software at the end of each sprint and carry your feedback into the next one.
4. Hypercare and SLA: after go-live we provide an intensive support period, followed by maintenance and support under a written service level agreement.

For broader ERP and process projects, see our enterprise software solutions page. The most common mistake we see is trying to change everything at once; we recommend a phased approach with a measurable gain at every step.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have an office in Sivas?

No. Aksiyon Soft is headquartered in Samsun and has no branch or office in Sivas. We run projects remotely and plan on-site visits for critical phases such as discovery and go-live.

How long does a Sivas software project take?

It depends on scope. An MVP covering a single process can often go live within a few months, while multi-module ERP and integration projects are delivered in phases over a longer timeline. We share a concrete schedule after discovery.

Do we have to replace our current ERP?

Usually not. Keeping your existing ERP and building the missing maintenance, shipping or field modules alongside it, connected through a middleware layer, is often the lower-risk path.

Will a field app work at a mine with no internet?

Yes, the app can be designed to work offline. Data is stored securely on the device and synchronized with the central system when a connection becomes available.

Can you integrate with weighbridges and PLCs?

Yes, depending on the interface the device exposes. We evaluate options such as serial ports, OPC UA, Modbus or file-based transfer together during discovery.

How is support handled after go-live?

After go-live we run an intensive hypercare period. From then on we provide remote maintenance and support under an SLA with defined response times.

Let's talk about your project

Let's clarify what software your production, maintenance or logistics processes in Sivas really need. Reach us through our contact page; in the first call we will listen to where you are today and propose a practical roadmap.

Sources

• Sivas Organized Industrial Zone — Plot information (accessed September 2026)
• Haber Optimum — Sivas 1st OIZ expansion announcement, in Turkish (6 March 2026)
• Demirağ OIZ — About us (accessed September 2026)
• Demirağ OIZ — Plot information (accessed September 2026)
• Demirağ OIZ — Vision (accessed September 2026)
• Sivas Ekspres — Demirağ OIZ Logistics Center evaluation meeting, in Turkish (28 January 2026)
• TÜRASAŞ — Sivas Regional Directorate (accessed September 2026)
• Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change — Sivas 2021 Environmental Status Report (2022)
• ORAN Development Agency — Sivas province document (2021)
• Ministry of Culture and Tourism — Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital, Sivas (accessed September 2026)