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Armenal successfully introduces Rusal’s production systems
YEREVAN, September 19. /ARKA/. ArmenAl Armenian-Russian foil-rolling
plant said today in the first six months of his year its employees
proposed 20 kaizens or proposals to make small improvements to keep
their business at the top of its field. Kaizen, Japanese workplace
philosophy, was introduced at Armenal by its parent company Russian
Rusal, the world largest aluminum producer.
Kaizen focuses upon continuous improvement of processes in
manufacturing, engineering, and business management. It has been
applied in healthcare, psychotherapy, life-coaching, government,
banking, and other industries. When used in the business sense and
applied to the workplace, kaizen refers to activities that continually
improve all functions, and involves all employees from the CEO to the
assembly line workers.
In 2011, Armenal employees offered a total of 360 kaizens. Also as
part of kaizen philosophy, Armenal has designed 22 projects in the
first half of the current year with an expected overall economic
efficiency of about $80,000.
The labor activity of Armenal’s technicians and workers was praised by
Rusal deputy CEO Dmitry Bondarenko: "It is clear that the plant is
developing, and most importantly – its staff is developing. They are
becoming more interested in their work, in what they do and how they
do it. We have a lot of reserves, but if the people themselves were
not interested in finding them, we would not have achieved such
results by training only, «he was quoted as saying in a press release.
The Armenal foil rolling mill was founded in May 2000 on the basis of
Kanaker aluminum smelter in Yerevan. It is one of the biggest
production facilities in Armenia and is the only producer of aluminum
foil in the Caucasus and Central Asian regions. In 2000 the mill was
integrated into United Company Rusal. Together with two other foil
mills, Sayanal in the Russian republic of Khakasia and Urals Foil,
Armenal forms the company’s Packaging Division. -0-
YEREVAN, September 19. /ARKA/. ArmenAl Armenian-Russian foil-rolling
plant said today in the first six months of his year its employees
proposed 20 kaizens or proposals to make small improvements to keep
their business at the top of its field. Kaizen, Japanese workplace
philosophy, was introduced at Armenal by its parent company Russian
Rusal, the world largest aluminum producer.
Kaizen focuses upon continuous improvement of processes in
manufacturing, engineering, and business management. It has been
applied in healthcare, psychotherapy, life-coaching, government,
banking, and other industries. When used in the business sense and
applied to the workplace, kaizen refers to activities that continually
improve all functions, and involves all employees from the CEO to the
assembly line workers.
In 2011, Armenal employees offered a total of 360 kaizens. Also as
part of kaizen philosophy, Armenal has designed 22 projects in the
first half of the current year with an expected overall economic
efficiency of about $80,000.
The labor activity of Armenal’s technicians and workers was praised by
Rusal deputy CEO Dmitry Bondarenko: "It is clear that the plant is
developing, and most importantly – its staff is developing. They are
becoming more interested in their work, in what they do and how they
do it. We have a lot of reserves, but if the people themselves were
not interested in finding them, we would not have achieved such
results by training only, «he was quoted as saying in a press release.
The Armenal foil rolling mill was founded in May 2000 on the basis of
Kanaker aluminum smelter in Yerevan. It is one of the biggest
production facilities in Armenia and is the only producer of aluminum
foil in the Caucasus and Central Asian regions. In 2000 the mill was
integrated into United Company Rusal. Together with two other foil
mills, Sayanal in the Russian republic of Khakasia and Urals Foil,
Armenal forms the company’s Packaging Division. -0-