The supplier of water and sanitation services for residents of Omsk summed up the first results of participation in the federal project "Labor Productivity"

During the three months of work on the project, the company reduced losses at pumping stations and outlined measures to reduce process time, and trained 30% of its employees in lean manufacturing.

Omsk Vodokanal joined the federal Labor Productivity project in May of this year. Wastewater transportation and maintenance of sewage pumping stations (CPS) were chosen as a pilot project.

During the first three months of the project's implementation, the company, with the support of experts from the Federal Competence Center (FCC), conducted diagnostics of the pilot flow, trained staff and identified areas for further optimization.

"We are working with many enterprises in the region. To date, 97 organizations from the Omsk region are participating in the project, and we see good results everywhere. Even after three months of operation, your company can rightfully be called one of the leaders," said Kirill Samodinsky, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Omsk Region.

"The FCC experts do not offer ready–made solutions, and this is a big plus of the project. They provide algorithms that we can use not only in the current project, but also in the future to increase productivity in other areas of our work. In three months, we have laid the foundation that we will use in other areas," said Pavel Kozlov, General Director of Omsk Vodokanal.

Denis Khokhlov, chief engineer of the vodokanal, noted that the company operates 117 CNS located throughout the city, both in the center and on the outskirts. Some of them are located in closed territories, such as military units and industrial enterprises, where special access is required.

The company's working group, together with an expert from the Federal Competence Center, conducted flow mapping and classified losses into four main categories: excessive time spent on issuing orders, a high proportion of movements between facilities, downtime of units due to waiting for materials and special equipment, as well as long-term travel. Based on the results of the analysis, the actual time of the process has been determined. Its reduction by at least 25% has been identified as a target for the near future. To achieve this indicator, a set of measures has already been developed, including checklists for teams to check the availability of tools and materials before departure, the transition to electronic reporting via a corporate messenger, and early resolution of access issues to sensitive facilities.

In parallel, employee training is underway. The project's working group completed three full-time modules: a theoretical course, flow mapping, and a "Process Factory." Towards distance learning on the productivity platform.One third of the company's employees joined the Russian Federation.

"540 people in distance learning – this indicator clearly demonstrates that both management and staff are committed to long-term systematic work. In addition, the company has trained very strong internal trainers who, after completing the active phase of the project, will be able to replicate their experience to other parts of the enterprise," said Sergey Trofimov, project manager and consultant at the Federal Center for Labor Productivity Competencies.

Participation in the federal Labor Productivity project is free for enterprises. You can get advice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Omsk region by phone: +7 (3812) 79-09-27 and the Regional Competence Center of the Omsk Region by phone: +7 (983) 562-30-41.