Gwangju Urban Railway Corporation Holds Team Research Competition

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (President Yoon Jinbo) announced on the 22nd that it recently held a ‘Team Research Competition’ at the headquarters control room in Mareuk-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, to foster a workplace atmosphere for discovering excellent policies and conducting research.

In this competition, among the results achieved by the corporation’s employees who formed internal research teams throughout the year, 10 outstanding research projects advanced to the finals and underwent meticulous evaluation by internal and external experts of the corporation.

Since February, the corporation has formed a total of 51 research teams, conducting research and learning in various fields such as revenue generation, cost reduction, and technology development.

As a result of the evaluation, the top prize was awarded to the Civil Engineering Team for their project ‘Development of a Track Vertical Direction Measuring Device,’ and the Excellence Award went to the Vehicle Team for ‘Establishment of a Real-Time Status Monitoring and Data Recording System for Core Devices of IoT-Based Electric Train Operation’ along with two other teams, receiving great applause.

In particular, through this team research competition, ideas reflecting field experience and insights were developed into prototypes and shared with members, earning positive reviews in terms of work improvement and customer service.

Additionally, the research related to ESG management, ‘Research and Development of a Social Value Performance Self-Check System,’ also attracted significant attention.

President Yoon Jinbo stated, “We will strive to apply the results of this team research to actual work sites to contribute to safety and customer satisfaction,” and added, “We will continue to research and learn tirelessly to operate the best metropolitan rapid transit system.”

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