The results of the Special League of the CASE-IN Championship were summed up at the Volgograd Oil Refinery

The Special League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" has ended. 60 employees of OOO LUKOIL-Volgogradneftererabotka took part in the competition. For three weeks, training workshops were held at the plant, and the participants of the championship solved the case proposed by the organizers. 

In search of ideas

For the second year in a row, as part of the Special CASE-IN League, the refinery's specialists have been developing innovative solutions to improve production efficiency at the enterprise.

The main feature of the championship is that a case can have a large number of alternative solutions, none of which is unambiguously correct or unambiguously incorrect. The technical competence of the participants, their innovation, logic and reasonableness of the decision are of crucial importance.

This season, the participants of the championship worked on the case "Adaptation to a new reality" and developed a set of organizational, managerial and economic approaches to improve labor efficiency and productivity.

"Before the start of the league, we set two goals for ourselves and the participants – to unlock the potential of our employees and get original case solutions that can be applied in practice.- said Elena Mironova, Deputy General Director for Personnel and Administrative Affairs at LUKOIL-Volgogradneftererabotka LLC. - Our specialists have a unique opportunity to get to know representatives of other fields of activity, change their perspective on seemingly understandable issues, explore solutions to such problems and think about what can be done to improve productivity and work efficiency.  We are confident that the result of such teamwork will benefit both the participants and the company as a whole.".

Increase labor productivity

The topic of the case was chosen for a reason. Improving labor efficiency and productivity is one of the most pressing issues in modern business today. It is she who characterizes the efficiency of using the labor resources of any enterprise.

As part of the case, the participants had to analyze various ways to increase the efficiency and productivity of staff at enterprises and propose their own solution.

The principle of a digital window, the creation of a multi-office, paperless office management and an "information and digital oasis" - such truly innovative ideas were born from the participating teams.

The jury members evaluated the technological and economic impact of the projects, the originality of the ideas and consideration of all possible risks. Attention was also paid to how well the presentation on solving the case was compiled.

During the project defense, the participating teams had to present their case solution and answer expert questions in 11 minutes in an online conference format.

Our champions

As a result, the OIL-Logistic team became the winner of the championship.:

• Artyom Kuznetsov, a leading process engineer at the Central Research Institute of Industrial Technology;
• Vladimir Neumyvakin, operator of the 5th category of goods;
• Inna Sergucheva, the leading specialist of the Central Research Institute;
• Gennady Sipin, operator of technological installations of the 6th category;
• Maxim Stepanov, machinist of technological pumps of the 6th category;

"As part of solving the case, our team proposed using blockchain technology to facilitate interaction between all participants in the railway transportation process. It sounds complicated, but the implementation of this solution will significantly optimize the work on the shipment of raw materials by rail at our enterprise, and therefore increase the volume of products shipped to consumers and increase labor productivity. With the help of blockchain technology, each participant involved in the process will be able to access up-to-date information in real time without leaving their computer., - said the captain of the team Artem Kuznetsov. - The presence of representatives of various departments of the company belonging to different age groups in the team played an important role in choosing solutions to the case. Participation in the case championship gave us a great opportunity to go beyond the daily workflow, considering the solution of the problems that we consider relevant in a broader perspective. Winning the case championship was a pleasant surprise for us!"  

The winners were rewarded with a ticket to the finals of the Autumn Cup of the League of Young Specialists of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which will be held in Moscow in December 2021. Interesting internships within the Company will also be implemented for them, where they will be able to try their hand at key positions at the plant.

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