Workers are the subjects of innovation

Small work, big efficiency

At Rang Dong Light Source & Vacuum Flask Joint Stock Company, Mr. Tuong Van Dinh (born in 1981) is still considered one of the "innovators" of the business. Coming from a worker, through efforts and learning, Mr. Dinh has now become the team leader of Assembly for Export 1, LED product assembly industry 2 / Led, electronic & TBCS workshop.

As a person directly involved in implementing LSS, Kaizen (a famous Japanese business philosophy, meaning "continuous improvement" or "changing to be better") for products, Mr. Dinh and the workers in the team have increased labor productivity by an average of 20% - 67% by type, reduced working hours, improved efficiency and can meet an additional 182% of the workload in a day.

Mr. Dinh's Assembly team has applied improvements to GDXL 1074 LED lights of all kinds, increasing labor productivity by 56% and reducing 3 direct workers, saving 270 million VND/year. Or like LED shelf and freezer lights exported to the UK, USA, Canada, the improvement has increased labor productivity by 67% and shortened production time, thereby saving 780 million VND per year.

In addition to Mr. Dinh, there is also worker Mai Huy Thien at the glass thermos factory. Mr. Thien has researched and successfully manufactured many devices such as manufacturing automatic nylon peeling machines for export and domestic thermos cases, helping to reduce 3 direct workers, while increasing labor productivity in the thermos case stage by 10% - 15% depending on the type of product.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Kien - Deputy General Director of the Company - said that one of the key factors creating this transformation is putting people in the center of the transformation process. Rang Dong is focusing on building a "new Rang Dong person" that adapts to the digital environment, masters technology and proactively innovates in work.

According to Mr. Kien, transformation is not only a story of technology but first of all a change in thinking. The strategy can only succeed when each official and employee truly changes, proactively learns, is creative and adapts to new requirements.

When workers are at the center of innovation

The story from Rang Dong shows that in the process of transforming the growth model, science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation are becoming important driving forces to improve labor productivity, competitiveness of businesses and the economy. In which, workers are not only the object of technology reception, but are increasingly becoming creative subjects, directly creating innovation initiatives in production and business.

This spirit is emphasized in Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation. The Resolution identifies science, technology, innovation and digital transformation as decisive factors for national development in the new period; and at the same time puts people at the center, considering the development of high-quality human resources as one of the key tasks.

This is the approach consistent with the spirit of Resolution 57: Innovation and creativity must not only take place in research rooms or technology centers, but must be spread throughout society, in each business, and in each job position.

Therefore, many businesses are shifting from the mindset of "training workers to use technology" to "developing workers to jointly create with technology".

According to Mr. Le An Hai - Chairman of the Vietnam Trade Union of Industry and Trade, in the innovation ecosystem at enterprises, the Trade Union organization plays an important role in unleashing the creative potential of workers. Especially creative labor emulation movements, promoting initiatives, and technical improvements. Millions of initiatives of union members and workers have been applied to production, helping businesses save costs and improve operational efficiency.

To realize the goal of developing the country based on science, technology and innovation, each business needs to consider employees as the center of the transformation process. Because those who directly produce, directly operate and directly solve daily problems are the ones who are capable of creating the most practical initiatives.

When each worker becomes a creative subject, each factory becomes an innovation space, Vietnam will have an additional solid foundation to enter a new stage of development, where technology goes with people and creativity becomes the driving force of growth.

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