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Training
More than
150 million
euros in 2004.
From
Clermont-Ferrand to
Davydovo and back:
Making progress together
Sharing... a better way forward
In 2001, Michelin became the first foreign
tire manufacturer to open a plant in Russia
after it purchased facilities at Davydovo,
in the Moscow region. The plant,
commissioned in July 2004, produces
3,000 Michelin branded Passenger Car tires
on a daily basis. Output should double by
the end of 2005. By then, 88 million euros
will have been invested in a plant that will
employ some 800 staff.
The project truly started in 2002 when
35 engineers were recruited and trained.
After four to six months of technical training
they were able in turn to train operators.
A number of European plants supported
the project, delegating managers, team
leaders and operators, all were called upon
to share their skills and teach Michelin’s
methods, know-how and values.
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Over a two-year period, more than
80 Russian colleagues visited Group plants,
and conversely 200 or so Group staff took
up temporary or permanent assignments
in Russia.
Sharing and training are at the core of
Michelin’s values are upheld across the Group.
They are the cornerstones of building
individual and customer satisfaction
and loyalty – part of respect for persons
and customers. Equally, they are key to
nurturing the progress which stems from
respect for facts and the environment.
In short, sharing and training are instrumental
to Michelin’s very corporate identity.
“Get it right the first time” is
“дeлaтb вce нa caмoм вbIcoкoм ypoвнe c
пepвo o pa3a” in Russian, and thanks
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to everyone’s commitment, the ball
is rolling at Davydovo!