Gazpromneft-MNPZ and ALROSA specialists are finalists of the Autumn CASE-IN Cup

The final finalists of the League of Young Specialists of the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship have been determined CASE-IN, which is supported by the presidential platform "Russia is a land of Opportunity".  

The fourth qualifying stage brought together 13 teams consisting of leading specialists from companies in the fuel and energy and mineral resources complexes, the nuclear industry and related industries: The East Siberian and Orenburg branches of LLC RN-Drilling, JSC ALROSA, JSC Gazpromneft-MNPZ, LLC Langepassko-Pokachevskoye URS, JSC Gazstroyprom, Branches of LLC ARGOS-DRILLING, LLC ASP-AQUA, LLC Gazprom VNIIGAZ"and Tomskneftekhim LLC.

Solving the case on the main theme of the XII season "Lean manufacturing" young employees managed to develop options in a short period of time to develop the possibilities of applying the principles of "thrift" in the Russian fuel and energy complex and MSC in order to preserve and increase the value of basic products.  Then they assessed the economic, environmental and social sustainability based on the results of the implementation of the lean manufacturing system at selected production facilities and sites.

The expert commission, which included representatives of ASPETTO, Russian Biotechnological University (ROSBIOTECH), Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F. Gorbachev, JSC Trust Gidromontazh, JSC Zarubezhneft, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University) and PJSC Yakutsk Fuel and Energy CompanyThe energy company listened to the presentations of the teams remotely and determined the winners of the qualifying stage.

The first two places were taken by representatives of Gazpromneft-MNPZ JSC.

The Oil Giants team, which included employees Ulyana Maksimova (team captain), Dinar Muratov, Daniil Varenkov and Alexander Obrechnov, was recognized as the champion.

"Our solution was comprehensive and included a set of lean manufacturing tools., " She told me Ulyana Maksimova. –  The most difficult thing was to form a team and work like clockwork. Additional difficulties were associated with heavy workload on work and time constraints. However, thanks to the support of our company's managers, who create conditions for the development of young professionals, we managed to do this and reached the finals."

The winners of the qualifying competition note the increased CASE-IN competition at the championship and want to experience it again in the finals.

"We plan not only to successfully defend our project, but also to hear some competent opinions on solving a specific problem and get acquainted with progressive colleagues from the largest companies.", - Ulyana Maksimova shared her expectations from the final.

Rustem Muzipov (team captain), Vasilina Frolova and Ksenia Rak, united in the Oil Experts team, won silver.

The team members have a winning experience in the Student CASE-IN League, so they were ready for an engineering challenge of any complexity. In their opinion, a great contribution to the success was made by the curators, who provided high-quality feedback at every stage of solving the case and guided the ideas of the specialists in the right direction.

«With the help of lean manufacturing technologies, we were able to identify the problem and the root causes. We have developed four technologies to solve this problem. Two technologies are aimed at developing and increasing staff motivation, while the other two technologies allow determining the actual condition of equipment through real-time diagnostics, which reduces the number of emergency stops and repairs.", - shared the nuances of the team decision Rustem Muzipov.

From the final, employees of Gazpromneft-MNPZ JSC are waiting for the exchange of experience and new ideas with colleagues from the best companies, as well as the establishment of professional relationships.

The three strongest were rounded out by the team "Take care of the Resource" (ALROSA JSC): Mark Dzhumashev (team captain), Evgeny Popelkov, Stanislav Gertsev.

The prize-winning three received full tickets to the final of the Autumn Cup, which will be held on December 9 in Moscow. Young specialists from Gazpromneft-MNPZ and ALROSA will need to demonstrate effective solutions to experts in order to succeed in competition with colleagues from the largest industry companies. The finalists will not only present their ideas, but also master important competencies for professional and career development.

The winners of the League of Young Professionals are waiting for the opportunity to join the managerial personnel reserve of their companies and implement projects in practice, as well as trips to industry youth educational forums.

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.