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Sberbank Gemba project: how AppStar saved 91% of time?

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AppStar developed a mobile Gemba inspection system for Sberbank, replacing paper checklists with digital forms with AI analysis. Inspector fills a checklist on tablet, AI analyzes results and generates a report. Savings: 91% time (from 4 hours to 22 minutes per inspection). The project became a benchmark for lean automation in banking.

Datos clave

91%
Time savings
4 hours per inspection
Before
22 minutes
After
Gemba (lean management)
Method

Context

Gemba (現場) — Japanese management method: managers personally inspect processes on-site. Sberbank implemented Gemba inspections in its branches, but the paper process took up to 4 hours.

Problem

  • Paper checklists: slow to fill, easy to lose
  • Manual data entry into Excel: errors and delays
  • No real-time analytics
  • Impossible to scale

AppStar Solution

  1. Mobile app — tablet/smartphone for inspector
  2. Digital checklists — categories, photos, comments
  3. AI analysis — automatic result processing
  4. Dashboard — real-time analytics for management
  5. Integration — data automatically flows to corporate systems

Results

  • 91% time savings (4 hours → 22 minutes)
  • Zero paper — full digital transition
  • Real-time — management sees results instantly
  • Scalability — deployed across hundreds of branches

Preguntas frecuentes

What is Gemba?+
Gemba (現場, Jp. "real place") — lean management method: manager goes to the workplace to personally inspect processes. Used at Toyota, Sberbank, and other large companies.