Korea Yakult and CJ Collaborate to Establish 'Smart Factory · Smart HACCP'

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] Korea Yakult announced on the 12th that it will establish ‘Smart Factory·Smart HACCP’ at all its factories (Pyeongtaek, Cheonan, Nonsan).

In July last year, Korea Yakult completed the first-ever Smart HACCP certification for all factories in the domestic fermented milk industry. ‘Smart Factory·Smart HACCP’ is a follow-up project to this. A total budget of 600 million KRW will be invested, with 50% of the total budget supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. The project will be carried out over six months from January to June.

Once the system is established, Korea Yakult will digitize and integrate the data from the three factories for unified management. Process data will be automatically collected through sensors and IoT, and documents previously recorded manually will be efficiently managed through electronic documentation. Additionally, the material management barcode system will enable real-time management from raw material receipt to product shipment.

Korea Yakult expects improvements in production quality, accident prevention, and productivity based on the ‘Smart Factory·Smart HACCP’ system.

The system construction will be carried out by CJ OliveNetworks. CJ OliveNetworks will integrate and provide its own smart factory solution ‘FactoryOne’ MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and ‘FactoryOne HACCP’. In the future, the system will be advanced by introducing real-time databases and applying new technologies such as AI and big data.

Kim Gil-young, head of Korea Yakult’s Quality Safety Team, said, “We are pleased to apply an advanced production management system through the smart factory construction support project by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Food Safety Management Certification Institute,” adding, “We will further strengthen our product safety system through collaboration with CJ OliveNetworks.”

Meanwhile, ‘Smart HACCP’ refers to the digitalization of records and data using IoT technology in food manufacturing plants. It encompasses comprehensive data collection, management, and analysis, including automation of monitoring key processes.

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