Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
A delegation from Norilsk Nickel’s Polar Transport Branch visited Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University to discuss cooperation with the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU “Digital Engineering” and to get acquainted with the competencies of the Higher School of Industrial Management of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade of SPbPU.
The Norilsk Nickel Polar Transport Branch (the successor to the Dudinka Sea Port) is the main regional transport hub, providing for the vital functions of the entire Taimyr Dolgano-Nenets and Norilsk industrial regions. The branch processes 95% of all incoming cargo for the Norilsk Nickel Group of Companies and consumers on the Taimyr Peninsula, and ships its finished products to ships bound for ports in Russia and around the world. The port’s cargo turnover is about four million tons.
Vice-Rector for Digital Transformation of SPbPU, Head of the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU “Digital Engineering” Alexey Borovkov told the guests aboutestablished interaction with the Norilsk Nickel group of companies. Deputy Director for Improvement and Development of Production Activities of the Polar Transport Branch of Norilsk Nickel Sergey Lyashenko gave a presentation of the branch, presenting the main areas of its work and infrastructure.
Sergey Lyashenko outlined potential areas of cooperation with the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU “Digital Engineering” based on the tasks and challenges facing the Polar Transport Branch of Norilsk Nickel in the context of the development of the Northern Sea Route by the Norilsk Nickel group of companies and the corresponding increase in port cargo turnover. Among the key tasks, he noted the use of technologies to increase labor productivity and optimize the transfer of operational data to ensure the smooth operation of equipment along the entire port line, taking into account temperature restrictions and terrain. The guest also spoke about the existing barriers to the digitalization of the branch’s activities and the experience of overcoming them.
Sergey Vladimirovich emphasized the interest in the competencies of the SPbPU PISh in the field of mathematical and computer modeling to solve the problems of automating all processes of the activities of the Polar Transport Branch of Norilsk Nickel, taking into account different scenarios and the state of technological equipment.
We are interested in establishing cooperation with an authoritative scientific center represented by the Advanced Engineering School of the Polytechnic University, which has experience and knowledge in the field of advanced digital and production technologies, including big data management, mathematical and computer modeling, and can ensure the formation of correct data that we can use to justify certain management decisions, analyze the effectiveness of selected approaches and measures, as well as medium-term and long-term planning, said Sergey Kolesnik, Deputy Director for Commercial Activities of Norilsk Nickel’s Polar Transport Branch.
Then the meeting participants discussed the vision of the final result of the interaction in the context of building visual analytics for production automation and data management on the state of the branch’s technological infrastructure, and also considered the predicted economic effect of the cooperation. Speaking about lost profits and ways to reduce the economic risks of enterprises, SPbPU Vice-Rector for Digital Transformation Alexey Borovkov gave an example of the work of SPbPU PISh specialists for the Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk company following the accident at the Amur Gas Processing Plant on January 5, 2022.
Every day of the plant’s downtime after the accident brought multimillion-dollar losses to Gazprom. Employees of the SPbPU PISh were involved in the accident investigation, and they prepared a scientific and technical report on its causes. This work not only made a significant contribution to the development of the fuel and energy complex of Russia in terms of preventing similar emergencies at high-tech facilities in the industry, but also proved that the use of advanced digital and production technologies has a positive economic effect, reducing the risk of accidents and preventing lost profits and costs of enterprises, – noted Alexey Ivanovich.
Deputy Director of the Engineering Center (CompMechLab®) of SPbPU Nikolay Efimov-Soini briefly spoke about the technology of digital twins — the main technology of system digital engineering developed by the PISh SPbPU. Nikolay Konstantinovich described the technology and outlined its key advantages, demonstrated within the framework of joint R&D with representatives of ten industries.
The participants of the working meeting defined further steps for interaction taking into account competencies and current tasks. They also considered the possibilities of corporate training in production organization technologies and the basics of the Lean Manufacturing concept using the computer simulator of the same name and other products. rulers, developed by specialists of the SPbPU PISh on the CML-Bench®.EDU Digital Platform, which is gradually developing as a separate area of the Digital Platform for the Development and Application of Digital Twins CML-Bench®.
At the end of the working visit, the guests assessed the capabilities and infrastructure of the Polytechnic Supercomputer Center, which ensures the implementation ofDigital platform for the development and application of digital twins CML-Bench® science-intensive projects of the SPbPU Technological Development Ecosystem with leading high-tech companies and corporations of our country.
After visiting the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU “Digital Engineering”, the delegation of the Polar Transport Branch of Norilsk Nickel got acquainted with the competencies and achievements of specialists of the Higher School of Industrial Management of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade of SPbPU and discussed possible areas of cooperation in educational and scientific activities in the field of logistics.
Vice-Rector for Continuing and Pre-University Education at SPbPU Dmitry Tikhonov spoke about the possibility of effective cooperation in creating and implementing advanced training programs for employees of Norilsk Nickel’s Polar Transport Branch, including in a distance learning format, as well as preparing specialized classes of schoolchildren for the company.
Director of the Higher School of Management of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport Olga Kalinina presented the experience of implementing educational projects related to logistics at the Higher School. In addition to training in the bachelor’s degree programs “International Logistics” and master’s degree program “International Logistics Systems”, Olga Vladimirovna noted the additional professional education program “Fundamentals of the Organization and Economics of Production in Metallurgy for Purchasing Management at Mechanical Engineering Enterprises”, successfully implemented jointly with the Higher School of Physics and Materials Technology of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University for the Purchasing Directorate of JSC “Power Machines”, as well as the creation of educational cases for the disciplines “Transport Logistics” and “Inventory Management” based on the results of internships of teachers in the Beaton group of companies.
Deputy Director of the Higher School of Management of the Institute of Mechanics and Technology of Economics and Technology for educational and methodological work Zoya Simakova presented the results of the work carried out in 2023 and 2024 within the framework of project “Harmonization of production needs with the provision of components and materials” by order of JSC Power Machines – the Electrosila plant, andproject “Transformation of purchasing activities of an industrial enterprise”, implemented to reduce the slow-turnover inventory of JSC Power Machines – Leningrad Metal Plant.
Head of the research laboratory “Management of production systems and business processes” of the Higher School of Management of IPMEiT Dmitry Metkin demonstrated the team’s experience in terms of performing contractual work for industrial customers on technical and economic justification, forming investment activity programs when planning new projects, as well as developing strategies for introducing industrial products to new markets.
After the working meeting, Sergey Lyashenko, Deputy Director for Improvement and Development of Production Activities of the Polar Transport Branch of Norilsk Nickel, held an interactive master class for students of the Higher School of Industrial Management of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade of SPbPU on the subject “Fundamentals of Logistics of Oil and Gas Enterprises”.
In conclusion, representatives of the Higher School of Management of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade invited the delegation of the Polar Transport Branch of Norilsk Nickel to a tour. The guests inspected the classrooms and laboratories of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade, and assessed the capabilities of the computer classes equipped with programs for studying specialized disciplines in logistics.
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