Within the framework of the Labour Productivity national project, the Tatarstan Regional Competence Centre, with the support from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, has implemented a pilot project on labour productivity improvement at OOO Azbuka Syra company.
A project office was established at the company with the responsibility to initiate new projects, according to the plan for involvement of production and information flows/processes into the Labour Productivity Improvement Programme for 3 years.
The project to improve labour productivity in the company has fully achieved its objectives. Successful implementation of the project resulted in reducing the process time by 13% and cutting the stocks in the flow by 25%, while achieving a 20% increase in the labour productivity.
The Labour Productivity and Employment Support national project was approved by a Decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin in May 2018 and is designed to create conditions for an annual increase of 5% in labour productivity throughout the country by 2024. To implement the tasks set, the Russian Government initiated a package of measures to support businesses, which includes financial incentives, employment support, and expert assistance in optimising production processes.