Lean technologies help Kaluga natural shell manufacturer increase efficiency

2025

Results of three months of the federal project "Labor productivity"

At the plant for the production of natural sausage casing, LLC Agro-Casing"" summed up the results of three months of the federal project "Labor Productivity" (part of the national project "Effective and Competitive Economy"). The operator of the national project is, Regional Competence Center (RCC) operating on the basis, Business Development Agencies of the Kaluga Region which was last reported on May 28, 2025.

For its production, Agro-Casing LLC purchases pork and beef raw materials from direct producers who grow and produce slaughter at enterprises located throughout the Russian Federation. The main criterion in the selection of raw material suppliers is the quality of the product, the well-being of the region for contagious animal diseases and the transparency of the raw material procurement process. As a basis for the transformation, the company's leaders took the process of processing pork cherries, which accounts for the bulk of the company's revenue.

During the "Diagnostics and Planning" stage, bottlenecks were identified that slow down production. More than 18 problems were recorded and about 27 measures were developed to eliminate them. The results were not long in coming:

• Standard operating procedures have been implemented at all stages of production;
• increased production of finished products;
• The level of scrap has been reduced.

For three months of participation in the project, we were convinced how effective lean production technologies are. They not only improve product quality, but also significantly reduce costs. I want to note our team - it quickly joined the process, actively collaborated with RCC experts and enthusiastically improves its approaches to work every day, - said Alexey Muzolev, General Director of Agro-Casing LLC.

At the next stage of the Implementation project, employees will have to create a reference site, an information center, calculate the economic effect and pass certification of lean production instructors.

Joining the Labor Productivity Project

The team of LLC Agro-Casing"" has begun primary basic education. lean production Understanding the need to improve production, the company's management decided to participate in the federal project "Labor Productivity," which is being implemented within the framework of the national project "Effective and Competitive Economy." The project operator Kaluga region in is. Regional Competence Center (RCC) This was Agency for Business Development of the Kaluga Region GAU reported on February 12, 2025.

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Фото: Kaluga Region Business Development Agency

Agro-Casing LLC is a developing company specializing in the production of natural beef and pork sausage shells of the full cycle and its wholesale supplies. Production facilities are located in an environmentally friendly area of ​ ​ the Kaluga region.

For its production, Agro-Casing LLC purchases pork and beef raw materials from direct producers who grow and produce slaughter at enterprises located throughout the Russian Federation. The main criterion in the selection of raw material suppliers is the quality of the product, the well-being of the region for contagious animal diseases and the transparency of the raw material procurement process.

We decided to join the federal project, because this program has already proven itself well in the Kaluga region and gives production companies the opportunity to become more efficient. I expect that we will be helped to find unrealized potential and opportunities to become even better, and our team will master new lean production tools to achieve their goals, "said Alexey Muzolev, General Director of Agro-Casing LLC.

After the primary training, the team will go through the "Diagnostics and Planning" stage, where the reference area will be determined. After that, under the guidance of the production wizard, the current state of workflows will be digitized. Within 3 months, the company will then establish a project office of instructors-employees of the company for the subsequent implementation of changes and replication of successful experience.