OOO EFCO Cosmetic, jointly with experts from the Regional Competence Centre of Tatarstan for Labour Productivity have implemented a pilot production stream within the framework of the Labour Productivity national project.
The company chose the production stream of solid toilet soap. Implementation of the Project was carried out in the following directions: Staff Training; Scope Definition; Change Management; Stream Optimisation.
Staff training included following topics: Lean Production Basics; Project Implementation Methodology; Mapping; Standardised Work; Problem Solving Methods; 5S in Production; Production Analysis; Scope Definition; and Effective InfoCentre.
Internal trainers were also trained and certified at the enterprise, who will further train the company’s employees in lean production tools.
As a result of the pilot project, EFCO Cosmetics increased production output at the stream by 22%; reduced work-in-progress by 10%; reduced process time by 14%; created a model stream, which will enable the company to qualify for a soft loan from the Industrial Development Fund of up to RUB 300 million.