Young specialists at the CASE-IN will introduce the principles of "thrift" in the fuel and energy complex and the Moscow Energy Complex

47 teams from more than 40 companies from the fuel and energy and mineral resources complexes, the nuclear industry and related industries will participate in the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship. CASE-IN, which is supported by the presidential platform "Russia is a land of Opportunity".

League of Young Professionals It is aimed at assessing and developing professional knowledge and leadership skills, as well as personal competencies of young employees of companies, identifying leaders among industry youth, attracting participants to solving urgent production tasks facing companies and the entire industry, and helping to transfer the experience gained by management to young employees.

Young professionals under the age of 35 in teams they will solve a case on the main theme of the XII season "Lean manufacturing", dedicated to the development of opportunities for applying the principles of "thrift" in the Russian fuel and energy complex and MSC in order to preserve and increase the value of core products.  Youth teams will have to assess economic, environmental and social sustainability based on the results of the implementation of a lean manufacturing system at selected production facilities and sites.

Head of the Department of International Business at St. Petersburg State University of Economics, expert and scientific director of the CASE-IN League of Young Professionals, member of the CASE-IN Hall of Fame since 2019 Natalia Trifonova He notes that many teams represent companies whose divisions successfully operate on the principles of "thrift".

"The creation of algorithms that create opportunities for replicating best practices, ensuring the economic, social and environmental sustainability of production units while using the culture and principles of "thrift", and finally, the development of unique technologies, providing added value to products for key consumers – this is what formed the basis for the task of the new case, - explains Natalia Trifonova, - Lean manufacturing is developing in the Fuel and energy Complex and MSK companies through system and integrated solutions. But how will the production system react in the event of a dangerous incident? What resources will be mobilized and used?  What is the safety margin of lean manufacturing? We will find out, and very soon."

The participants of the four qualifying stages will present their decisions to the expert commission,
which includes leading experts from industry companies and organizations.

"This year, the assessment criteria have become more "demanding": an assessment of compliance with the case assignment has appeared. Despite the fact that the standard of the winner and runner-up of the League changes every year and season, I am sure that the most interesting decisions are ahead.", - Natalia Trifonova is convinced.

The authors of the best solutions will receive tickets to the finals and will present their final projects on December 9, 2024 in Moscow.

"The finalists will be able to learn from the experience of colleagues from the largest companies, receive feedback from industry experts on the refinement of proposed solutions and advice on the development of professional competencies and career paths", - comments the leading analyst of the Reliable Change Foundation, member of the CASE-IN Hall of Fame in the "Experts" category since 2019, associate professor at the Ural Energy Institute of the Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin Alexander Egorov.

The champions and prize-winners of the League of Young Professionals are also waiting for the opportunity to be included in the managerial personnel reserve of their companies and to implement the developed and proposed solutions in practice. In addition, the best participants will be able to visit industry youth educational forums.

Let's add that based on the participation of teams from the fuel and energy complex and MSC companies, the nuclear industry and related industries in the CASE-IN championship competitions, the rating of the League of Young Specialists is being formed.

"The more often a team gets to the finals and takes prizes, the higher its place in the ranking.- says the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the CASE-IN championship Artem Korolev, -  Since 2019, SIBUR-Kstovo LLC has been the leader in the rating, ROSSETI North-West PJSC has taken the second place, followed by ALROSA. Gazpromneft NTC LLC and Zarubezhneft JSC complete the TOP 5 of the rating.

The organizers of the CASE-IN Championship are Reliable Change Foundation, Non-profit Partnership "Youth Forum of Mining Leaders" and AstraLogica LLC.

Championship included in the Science to Win initiative and the plan The Decade of Science and Technology, which takes place in Russia in 2022-2031.