KPC’s Journey at a Glance
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1957
KPC was established (※as a foundation)
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1958
Conducted Korea's first corporate diagnosis, management consulting, and training
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1961
Joined the board of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO)
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1967
Introduced Korea's first computer (FACOM-222)
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1975
Hosted the National Productivity Awards
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1976
"Labor Productivity Index" approved as an official government statistic
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1978
Designated as a small and medium business consulting institution
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1986
Established as a special corporation under the Industrial Development Act
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1987
Designated as a specialized training institution
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1988
Productivity Center completed, and headquarters relocated
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1989
Implemented the five-year Productivity Doubling Program (1989-1993).
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1998
Released the National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) and completed construction of the training center
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2002
Obtained state recognition for the Information Technology Qualification (ITQ) for the first time in Korea
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2003
Released the National Brand Competitiveness Index (NBCI)
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2006
Launched the Productivity Management System (PMS) certification project
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2009
Released the Dow Jones Sustainability Korea Index (DJSI Korea), the world's first national-level sustainability index
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2011
Developed the local government administrative productivity index and developed and disseminated Korea Production System (KPS), a Korean manufacturing innovation methodology
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2012
Launched a global carbon energy management certification business, developed the KMPI mental productivity diagnostic tool, and achieved 100 billion won in revenue for the first time in the industry
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2016
Administered the Korean History Proficiency Test
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2018
Designated as an ISO auditor training institution
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2020
Developed an industrial digital transformation (DX) reference model
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2021
Established the KPC ESG Committee
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2025
KPC AI Inno-Hub Launch
66th APO Workshop Meeting of Heads of National Productivity Organizations (WSM)
