... on every level: an enterprise, an industry, a city, or even a country. Huawei’s Global Industry Vision 2025 predicts that 97% of large enterprises worldwide will use digital technology by 2025. Digital transformation statistics The key benefit of digitalisation is the fact it unlocks improvements in productivity and efficiency, as well as resource-saving. However, the transition to a digital enterprise requires not only an overall process digitisation, but also a horizontal digital integration,...

... year that tested the Company, primarily in terms of values. With office activities scattered across sites, remote-work arrangements rolled out, and rotational shifts introduced at facilities, the long-established corporate interfaces were disrupted. Digitalisation, which has been the Company’s key area of focus over the past 10 years, has helped to cope with this problem. The proven digital solutions made it possible to optimise work processes, regularly hold webinars where management answered ...

... ‘wrapped up’ into a new-generation digital product,” concludes Vinnichenko. SIBUR offers its clients in-depth analysis and possible solutions to problems. Overcoming barriers However, despite its inevitability, the industry is still resisting digitalisation. The reason is that conservative industries find it difficult to embrace change, which implies not so much a change in technology but rather a mindset shift. In 2020, the Digital Economy non-profit, Zyfra Group, and the Russian ...

The WEF estimates that digitalisation may displace 85 million jobs by 2025, while giving rise to many new roles. The WEF report draws on the Future of Jobs Survey of senior executives, representing nearly 300 large and medium businesses in 15 industries, which collectively ...

... to the forecast at the end of last year. The internal synergy between SIBUR International and the corporate centre, coupled with on-time delivery in logistics, contributed significantly to keeping inventory costs low and maximising asset utilisation. Digitalisation to drive efficiencies The new normal calls for us to provide continuous support not only to partners but to colleagues as well. At SIBUR International, digital solutions have become the foundation of the seamless operation of sales, as ...

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many companies to embrace work-from-home arrangements. Businesses that had their digital systems in place prior to the outbreak are better positioned for this transition. SIBUR launched its digitalisation effort long ago to keep up with the current trends of sales process digitalisation and automation and of accelerated interactions in the supply chain. The Company and many of its clients have implemented innovative tools and solutions to ...

In an article on the website Habr Vladimir Andropov, a specialist at SIBUR, spoke about how 3D models can be of use in operating large-scale facilities. Petrochemical plants are complex structures. Zapsibneftekhim in Tobolsk is the biggest petrochemical facility in the history of modern Russia. 9,831 kilometres of cable, 102,000 tonnes of metal structures and 513,000 cubic metres of concrete – it’s an imposing facility that must be properly maintained. Models of the site are very helpful in doing...

... success. The industry calls for constant improvement of production, R&D and commercial processes. Pigment, a chemical company in Tambov, is adopting digital technology throughout all its operations. In 2018, the company started taking active steps towards digitalisation. Its early efforts were centred around ad-hoc solutions. Having joined Russia’s Digital Economy national programme, Pigment embarked on a systemic transformation. The priority areas included resource consumption accounting and ...

... stream by the end of 2020); ● contact centre with a hotline to help solve any client issues. Scheduled for launch in Q3–Q4 2020, the contact centre will assist customers in mastering new digital tools and collect feedback to improve the services; ● digitalisation of analogue processes with the ultimate goal of automating all processes across the sales cycle; ● integration of financial and logistic services into sales.

... business processes more efficient. In late 2017, the Company announced digital transformation underpinned by advanced analytics tools, mobile apps, and new technologies. As for now, SIBUR has already implemented dozens of proposed solutions for process digitalisation. Dmitry Konov, Chairman of the Management Board at SIBUR Holding, shared his experience in implementing digital initiatives at the panel session titled Time for Change. Strategic Change Management in Companies of the Open Innovations Forum ...

... Key trends that will be reshaping the packaging industry in the next 5–10 years include the development of e-commerce, changing consumer preferences, margin compression in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and retail, and focus on sustainability and digitalisation. According to WestRock CEO Steve Voorhees, the greatest changes in packaging will be related to its performance. The idea of intelligent packaging of the future is supported by David Feber, partner in McKinsey’s Detroit office,...

How is facial recognition technology being used in Russia? Facial recognition is a convenient and effective authentication technique with no password required. By the end of 2018, its share in the Russian biometric technology market had grew to almost 50%, said J'son & Partners Consulting, citing an impressive three-year CAGR of 106.7%. Experts attribute the growing demand to a technological breakthrough in machine learning along with large investors’ willingness to pour money into start-ups developing...

SIBUR shares its experience of applying VR. In January 2019, KPMG published the results of the Digital Technologies in Russian Companies study, according to which the largest industrial companies view VR/AR technologies as one of the most promising innovations. Today, the virtual FX are no longer confined to the entertainment industry: the "new reality" is being used to train personnel, repair equipment and build production facilities. In Russia, a quarter of oil and gas companies...

... online demo day. The demonstration took place on 12 September and attracted over 100 participants. The guests joined the event remotely and were welcomed by Pavel Lyakhovich, member of the Management Board and Managing Director at SIBUR. “Nowadays, digitalisation is a hot topic that permeates the industry, and an online event is a very apropos way for us to showcase the digital tools and practices at our disposal. We pursue digital leadership and work to advance these instruments even further,” ...

... development, high-performance work, and managing processes and people. Neuroscience today gives insight into a whole range of challenges that need to be addressed if you want to build a robust business model. Challenge 1. Lost thinking ability Sweeping digitalisation gives rise to addiction, which, according to researchers, affects 15 to 35% of the world's population. In 2017, Professor Hyung Suk Seo and researchers fr om Korea University in Seoul proved that biochemical changes in the brain of gadget-addicted ...