The results of the implementation of the national labor productivity project were summed up in the Omsk region

The event was held in the format of an online conference on the exchange of best practices and experience in the implementation of the national project "Labor Productivity and employment Support".

"This year, the Omsk region became a participant in the national project for the first time. The Ministry has concluded agreements with 14 participating enterprises. We hope that there will be more of them. It is planned to attract 64 enterprises by the end of 2024. Since March of this year, targeted support for companies has been provided by experts from the Federal Center for Competence in the field of Labor Productivity. Experts from the Regional Competence Center will provide similar support in May next year," said the Minister of Economy of the Omsk Region.Anna Negoduiko.  

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 from the Federal Center for Competence in Labor Productivity (FCC) in cooperation with the authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation provide assistance to enterprises in optimizing processes and implementing a culture of lean manufacturing in the regions. In August of this year, a Regional Competence Center in the field of labor productivity was established in the Omsk Region, whose employees, after completing training, internships and certification, will begin supporting projects at Omsk enterprises in 2021.

Omsk Region has started implementing a national project this year. The regional Ministry of Economy is engaged in attracting enterprises to participate and interacting with them. 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, and the "third wave" in the fall.

FCC experts have been working at the enterprises for six months. They bring the site to an exemplary state on the selected production stream and train the staff. The key task is to transfer knowledge and skills to employees who will replicate the experience of the sample site and develop a culture of continuous improvement. The national project has been implemented at the enterprises for 3 years. During the remaining 2.5 years, the FCC experts continue to advise the company's specialists and management.

In early November, the Omsk Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Engineering (ONIIP) summed up the results of the introduction of lean manufacturing technologies as part of a national project. Thanks to the national project, the company has more than doubled its production capacity for bakery equipment. Since February of this year, ONIIP has become a participant in the national project, having concluded an agreement on cooperation with the regional Ministry of Economy. Since March 2020, FCC experts have been working at the company for 6 months. The working group on the implementation of the project at the enterprise, in addition to the experts of the FCC, included 9 representatives of ONIIP, including the general director of the enterprise, Vladimir Berezovsky. The result was the creation of a flow-a sample of the baking oven manufacturing process, designed for baking a wide range of bakery products. "The company has a highly developed production culture. Nevertheless, the manager decided to increase labor productivity. As a result, ONIIP was the first in the region to implement the project. The company has created a pilot flow-a sample according to all the rules of lean manufacturing. This is the merit of the head of the company and the result of the well-coordinated work of the entire team. I think this is a vivid example of successful implementation for enterprises that did not participate in the implementation of the national project," the Minister of Economy of the Omsk region shared at the summing up.Anna Negoduiko.

As the Director General of ONIIP notedVladimir Berezovsky, the implementation of the national project will allow the company to increase production volumes, which will contribute to an increase in tax deductions and wages for employees.

Over the next 2.5 years, the company will continue to introduce lean manufacturing technologies. ONIIP plans to replicate the experience gained during the creation of a sample stream in the bakery workshop to other production lines. The company's employees, trained by FCC experts, will take care of this.

The second enterprise, where the interim results of the three months of the national project implementation were summed up, was the plant for the production of electrical panel equipment, the software "VELTA". In June of this year, the VELTA Production Association became a participant in the national project, concluding an agreement on cooperation with the regional Ministry of Economy. A reference production site has been created at the enterprise as part of the national project. It became an electric workshop, where the results of improving work efficiency through the use of lean manufacturing tools are clearly presented. "The main goal was to increase labor productivity, reduce the losses we have, and improve product quality. We have taken a stream that covers almost the entire production. In the first three months, we managed to reduce the impact of losses on the production process by 7%, that is, we reduced the process time," explains the engineer of the quality management system at WELTAIgor Klyuev.

The company, together with FCC experts, continues to work on the introduction of lean manufacturing technologies. The next stage is the creation of a sample stream, which includes a reference section. The result of creating a sample stream will be an increase in labor productivity at the enterprise, in particular, an increase in production volumes.

The Omsk Ministry of Economy invites companies interested in improving their processes to participate. The national project is aimed at enterprises of basic non-resource sectors of the economy with revenues from 400 million to 30 billion rubles and a foreign share in the authorized capital of no more than 25%. Heads of companies can apply on the website of the FCC productivity.RF. Within a week after submitting the application, the FCC experts contact the management and agree on the date of the visit to the enterprise. As a rule, an in-person assessment is conducted within a month from the date of application.