JSC “Promsvyazbank”, Home Credit and Finance Bank LTD – Financial Sector Russian Association Six Sigma gained significant experience in traning and deployment of Lean Six Sigma in financial and banking sectors. Among our most successful projects were those with Promsvyazbank JSC and Home Credit and Finance Bank LTD. Services provided included Green Belt training and pilot project consulting support and coaching. Cumulative economic benefits from the pilot projects in these organizations exceeded 600 million rubles (approx. $18 million).
Implementations
Audatex
Audatex – Software Design, Insurance Audatex is a Russian software developer that designed a specialized software for damage assessment for auto insurance companies. Russian Association Six Sigma assisted the company in the implementation of Lean Six Sigma for evaluation of insurance companies’ business processes on damage assessment in order to support the business case for the software. As a result, modified version of the mobile software was sold to Alfa Insurance and a number of other insurance companies.
Johnson Johnson
Johnson & Johnson Russia – Pharmaeutical Industry Russian Association Six Sigma assisted Johnson & Johnson’s LifeScan team in application of Lean Six Sigma methods to increase the efficiency of sales network for glucometer sales in Russia. As a result, company’s market share on this market increased by 3 percentage points over the first year of the project.
Mars
Mars Inc. (Russia) – Food Processing Industry Russian Association Six Sigma provided Lean Six Sigma training and deployment services to Mars’ pet care products manufacturing facility in Stupino, Moscow Region. A group of Mars employees were trained for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt level and completed a number of pilot projects under coaching and supervision of Association professionals. Most notable projects were:
- Reduction of dry feed production costs (economic benefits of over $1 million per year)
- Quick launch of new production lines. Cycle time of new lines testing and launch decreased by 4 times.
Alfa Bank
Alfa Bank OJSC— Financial Sector Russian Association Six Sigma actively participated in Lean Six Sigma deployment in Alfa Bank OJSC – one of the leading Russian banks. Services provided included:
- Introduction to Six Sigma seminar for top executives;
- Training of the first group of Lean Six Sigma Green Belts.
One of the Association professionals was deployed for inside the bank to organize the internal Lean Six Sigma deployment center. Total economic benefits from Lean Six Sigma deployment is estimated at over $30 million.
Polyplastic
PolyPlastic Group – Piping Industry Russian Association Six Sigma assisted in Lean Six Sigma deployment for the largest Russian manufacturer of plastic pipes. Project included training of Lean Six Sigma Green Belts and consulting support during implementation of pilot projects. These first projects resulted in economic benefits exceeding $10 million.
Lukoil, Tatneft, Gasprom
Top Russian oil & gas companies Russian Association Six Sigma made a series of presentations of Lean Six Sigma technology for mid-level executives and heads of affiliated companies of leading Russian oil&gaz companies, including OJSC Lukoil, Gazprom JSC, JSC Tatneft.
Boeing
Ural Boeing Manufacturing – Aircraft Industry Russian Association Six Sigma provided a series of Six Sigma training sessions for Boeing’s operations in Russia:
- Introduction to Six Sigma;
- 10 professionals trained and certified as Six Sigma Green Belts.
Schlumberger
Schlumberger Russia – oil & gas industry Russian Association Six Sigma provided the following services:
- Training of Six Sigma Green Belts;
- Number of successful pilot projects.
Most successful project lead to the decrease of defects during transportation and storage of rods for oil well pumps.
Velsicol
Velsicol Chemical Corp. – Chemical Industry Russian Association Six Sigma assisted in Six Sigma deployment on the company’s paint production plant in Russia. As a result of the project, company was able to increase efficiency of paint packaging (precise dispensing), which resulted in significant economic benefits of several million dollars as well as decrease of customer complaints.