Today, a presentation of the implemented improvements as part of the project closure took place at the PATSIB LLC enterprise. For six months, experts from the Omsk Region Regional Competence Center (hereinafter RCC), together with a working group established at the enterprise, have been implementing lean manufacturing tools.
The process "Optimization of production of polyethylene pipes for water supply and gas supply on the extrusion line" was selected as a pilot flow. After conducting diagnostics and analysis, the RCC experts, together with the working group, saw the "bottlenecks" and identified the problems. Thanks to lean manufacturing tools, it was possible to develop measures to eliminate problems.
Nikolay Biryukov, the process leader and director of the company, spoke about the progress of the project at the enterprise with the support of the Regional Competence Center and the results achieved. For six months, the pilot stream has been optimizing the production process. As a result, significant cost reductions have been achieved. As Nikolay Biryukov noted, the cold downtime of the extrusion line was reduced by 20%, the production rate increased by 22% due to the elimination of losses in processes, rational organization of workplaces, standardization of operations performed and the introduction of a system for targeted storage of materials in a warehouse, and the scrap rate decreased by 43%. In addition, it was possible to free up production areas for the implementation of future projects.
Along with the achieved targets, the company has created a reference site where jobs are organized according to the 5C principle, a "Spaghetti" diagram has been developed, a chain of problem-solving assistance, systematic problem-solving processes have been introduced, production analysis is being implemented, and a site competence matrix has been formed.
During the implementation of the national project, the working group was trained, internal lean production trainers were trained and certified at the enterprise, who are able to independently replicate the results of the project to other business streams in the future.
"We were pleased to participate in the project. This is new knowledge and competencies, production methodologies, exchange of experience with highly qualified specialists from the RCC, in general, it is a very interesting format," said Nikolai Biryukov, Director of PATSIB LLC.
As noted in the RCC, the company will continue to independently implement lean manufacturing tools at other production sites in accordance with the three-year implementation plan of the national Labor Productivity project. Upon completion of the work of the RCC experts, the project office continues to function at the enterprise, replicating the experience gained and approaches to labor organization.
Omsk Region joined the national Labor Productivity project in 2021. Today, more than 60 enterprises in the region are already implementing lean manufacturing tools, and you can apply for participation in the national project on the Productivity website.For advice, please contact the Omsk Region RCC by phone: +7(3812)40-80-17.