Omsk manufacturer of food packaging has started implementing lean manufacturing technologies

The launch of the "third wave" of the national project "Labor Productivity and employment Support" at the Siberian Polymer Company took place in the Omsk Region.

The Omsk Region started implementing the national project in 2020. Currently, 12 Omsk enterprises have received the official status of participants in the national project. The start of the work of the FCC experts at the enterprises of the "first wave" took place in the spring, the "second wave" in the summer. Four companies have been selected for the "third wave" of targeted support within the framework of the national project. At the first of them, a kick-off meeting was held with the participation of experts from the Federal Competence Center, the leadership of the Agency for Development and Investment, the regional Ministry of Economy and the enterprise.

"The Omsk Region has started implementing a national project this year. At the regional level, the project is supported by the Governor of the region. The region considers the national project as an opportunity for systemic transformation of the industrial sector. We are already seeing the first results. The managers and employees of the enterprises who joined the project are satisfied. This is the key. The changes make it possible to optimize processes, reduce losses and improve working conditions," said the Minister of Economy of the Omsk Region.Anna Negoduiko.

The operator is the Regional Center of Competence in the field of Labor Productivity (RCC), established on the basis of the Agency for Development and Investment of the Omsk region. The RCC coordinates work directly in the region, replicates positive experiences and approaches to improving labor productivity from the federal to the local level, and organizes the exchange of experience between enterprises. It also provides training for regional experts. At the moment, several specialists are studying and simultaneously undergoing internships under the guidance of federal experts.

Siberian Polymer Company became one of the participants in the national project, having concluded an agreement with the regional Ministry of Economy. The dynamically developing company has been operating on the market for 8 years. The company produces food packaging made of expanded polystyrene. The company is expanding its product range and supply geography. This year, the regional Ministry of Economy provided the company with a subsidy of 1.5 million rubles for reimbursement of equipment purchase costs.

"Investments and high–tech equipment are only part of the success. We want to create not only a reference site on the basis of our enterprise, but a reference production facility in general, which will produce maximum output at maximum load. We are looking at our development ambitiously, and the realities are pushing us to use all the tools and hidden reserves," says Alexey Novikov, director of the Siberian Polymer Company.

The passport of the national project stipulates that all large and medium-sized enterprises in the basic non-resource sectors of the Omsk Region's economy should increase productivity by more than 20 percent by 2024.

As explained by Alexander Guganov, senior head of the FCC project, in cooperation with the management and employees, in six months the company will have to create a sample stream, which the company will be able to replicate for all production in the future. In addition, the company's employees will be trained in lean manufacturing technologies. In total, the implementation of the national project at the enterprise lasts three years.

To participate in the national project, the heads of Omsk companies need to submit an application on the website of the FCC productivity.RF.

The national project "Labor Productivity and employment Support" was approved by the May decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 and is designed to create conditions for an annual increase in labor productivity in the country by 5% by 2024. To achieve these goals, the Government of the Russian Federation has developed a set of state business support measures, which includes financial incentives, employment support, and expert assistance in optimizing production processes. Experts provide assistance to enterprises in optimizing processes and introducing a culture of lean manufacturing in the regions.  The Federal Center for Competence in the field of labor productivity in cooperation with regional authorities.