BPA Selected as an Excellent Case in Industrial Innovation Movement for 'Container Location Management System App' Developed through Win-Win Cooperation with Tenant Companies in the Hinterland Complex

The equipment operator is using the 'Container Location Management System App'.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan Port Authority (BPA) has been selected as an excellent case by the Central Promotion Headquarters of the Industrial Innovation Movement for the 'Container Location Management System App' developed as part of the 2021 Industrial Innovation Movement targeting small and medium-sized partner companies in the Busan and Gyeongnam regions.

The Port Authority annually selects and supports small and medium-sized partner companies at Busan Port through a public contest for participation in the Industrial Innovation Movement. In 2021, consulting and productivity improvement equipment installation were supported for a total of five companies.

The Container Location Management System App, chosen as an excellent case, was developed by the logistics company CoolsNC located in the Busan New Port hinterland complex with support from BPA.

The app enables any worker to check the container entry and exit status in real time via smartphone, shortening loading and unloading times, increasing productivity, and reducing the risk of safety accidents.

Information about containers scheduled for inbound and outbound movement is registered in the warehouse management system to plan work schedules, and work instructions regarding the location and quantity of the containers are sent to the equipment operators' smartphones.

Before the app development, container locations were managed manually, and when ship schedules changed or equipment utilization increased, loading and unloading times were prolonged and omissions were frequent.

For work instructions, the person in charge often had to enter the container yard where heavy equipment operated, which posed a significant safety risk.

CoolsNC stated that by developing the system, unnecessary tasks and work time were reduced, resulting in a financial effect amounting to 53 million KRW annually.

For more details about the Container Location Management System, please refer to the BPA website's Win-Win Growth newsletter.

Kang Jun-seok, President of Busan Port Authority, said, “The Industrial Innovation Movement support project improves the productivity of small and medium-sized partner companies, thereby enhancing the logistics competitiveness of Busan Port. We will actively promote the Busan Port Win-Win Growth project through mutual cooperation with companies in the hinterland complex.”

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