Omsk Airport is studying lean manufacturing tools

The airline increases the efficiency and speed of aircraft maintenance before departure through the introduction of lean manufacturing technologies. On November 2, 2021, Omsk Airport employees were trained at the Process Factory training and production site.

It should be recalled that since May of this year, the airport has become a participant in the national project "Labor Productivity". The specialists of the Federal Competence Center (FCC) identified 26 problems, determined the current state and ideal, created an information center, selected reference areas – the passenger check-in desk and the preflight control area. In addition, a mechanism has been developed for employees to submit proposals, as well as evaluate and implement them. The company chose the direction "Improving the efficiency of passenger service production processes" as the first sample flow.

The Process Factory is located on the site of the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency. The training center simulates a real production site, where, after studying the theoretical foundations of lean manufacturing, new knowledge is applied in practice. The students of the "Process Factory" are employees and managers of enterprises in the Omsk region who are participants in the national project to increase labor productivity.

So, within the framework of one day, the Omsk Airport team was able to "survive" several work shifts with their planned task at the "Process Factory".

"The training process consists of three work shifts. After completing the first shift, the participants understand that the "traditional" approach does not achieve high performance and there is a need to change something in the existing process. Before the second stage, a meeting is held where the results of the first shift are summarized: participants identify weaknesses, learn how to formulate problems, and work with their coaches to develop measures to eliminate them. The third shift is usually successful. The participants of the Factory gain knowledge and experience in using lean manufacturing tools and see how changes affect the company's performance," said Konstantin Kovalev, head of the RCC.

Heads of Omsk enterprises can apply for participation in the national project on the productivity portal.The national project is aimed at companies in basic non-resource sectors of the economy with revenues starting from 400 million rubles.

For reference: the regional project "Targeted support for improving labor productivity at enterprises" has been implemented in the Omsk Region since 2021 as part of the national Labor Productivity project. Its operator is the Regional Competence Center, operating on the basis of the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency. Thanks to the national project, enterprises can benefit from the free assistance of RCC specialists in implementing lean production tools and culture in order to reduce the time of production processes. Currently, 25 enterprises have already become project participants in the region.

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