Study of the discipline «Lean Manufacturing» as a condition for training specialists for the industrial sector of the economy

Personnel training using the tools and algorithms of the lean manufacturing concept is relevant, since improving the efficiency and competitiveness of enterprises is a key issue in the development of the industrial sector of the economy. The main condition for the successful implementation of this methodology is the availability of professional competencies among specialists implementing lean manufacturing at enterprises. Updating the curricula for the preparation of undergraduates, as well as the introduction of a new discipline into the educational process, will make it possible to form a specialist who is ready to work in a lean production environment. At the Department of Innovation in Chemical Technology of Kazan National Research Technological University, the discipline «Lean Manufacturing» has been introduced into the curricula of undergraduates studying in the field of Innovation. In order to identify the formation of knowledge, skills and abilities for the implementation of Lean-methodology, as well as the possession of its tools and algorithms for implementation at enterprises, the authors of the article conducted a questionnaire survey, which showed that a systematic approach is needed to form students' competencies in the field of lean manufacturing to increase their competitiveness in the modern labor market. Studying the discipline «Lean Manufacturing» will allow to form the necessary competencies in the field of Lean-methodology implementation at enterprises and increase labor productivity.