WEF Names LG Smart Park in Changwon a Lighthouse Factory
The World Economic Forum has designated LG Smart Park, LG Electronics’ Changwon production base, a Lighthouse Factory for Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. Over the past five years, LG reports a 70% drop in defective return costs and gains in quality and efficiency. Three-dimensional logistics automation reduces warehouse space by 30% and cuts hourly material transport time by 25%, with plans to replicate the approach across 26 production facilities in 13 countries by 2025.