GS Caltex held its 4th Deep Transformation Day (DT Day) on October 22 at its headquarters in GS Tower, Gangnam, Seoul, attended by Vice Chairman Heo Se-hong and employees.
According to GS Caltex, DT Day is a field-oriented event aimed at enhancing industry competitiveness and sustainable growth, providing a platform for employees to share their innovation achievements and experiences.
The theme of this year's DT Day, 'Our We:bermensch,' encourages each member to set higher standards for themselves, continuously grow, and collectively drive the company's transformation through their challenges and innovations.
This year, 15 exhibition booths showcased various internal innovation cases, allowing employees to share experiences and ideas gained during the implementation of projects.
Key examples included an AI-based job training tutor utilizing the Socratic method, applications of physical AI such as drones, robots, and smart helmets, and a report-writing agent leveraging a multi-agent structure, all demonstrating work innovations through digital and AI technologies.
Additionally, new initiatives that break away from traditional work methods were shared, including energy-saving projects at the Yeosu plant that enhance execution speed through agile work practices and optimization of the catalyst procurement process for data-driven decision-making.
Strategic projects at the corporate level were also introduced, such as the next-generation ERP system aimed at integrating processes, data, and systems, and co-processing processes for biofuel production.
External expert lectures addressed AI and robotics technologies applicable across various industries, including production-type humanoids, and discussed key factors and implications reshaping the global business environment.
Vice Chairman Heo Se-hong visited the event, engaging with employees who led innovation projects and encouraging new attempts and challenges. He also highlighted a case where trends and references shared internally led to the development of an AI tutor for job training.
In practice, employees focused on the AI service utilizing the Socratic method among the references shared internally, exploring ways to integrate it into job training. Departments developed 'AiQ+', which integrates 12 job training courses from the Mobility & Marketing Division, a 'Socratic AI Tutor' to support field learning for junior engineers in the production division, and a 'Finance AI Tutor' to enhance job expertise in the finance department.
Heo Se-hong stated, 'The challenges of each individual come together to create innovation and the future of the entire company,' encouraging employees to connect and spread the changes made beyond existing limits, which can lead to GS Caltex's growth.
GS Group Chairman Heo Tae-soo also attended the DT Day, emphasizing the need for a shift in perspective from merely adding digital elements to existing tasks to designing work and processes from the ground up based on digital principles. He urged employees to leverage digital tools to connect tasks, respond to changes, and achieve positive outcomes.
Meanwhile, GS Caltex is focusing on business transformation, digital transformation, and green transformation as core tasks of DT Day, promoting innovation within the company. Through this, it aims to strategically utilize data, integrate digital technologies such as generative AI into work and operations, transition carbon-based raw materials to eco-friendly technologies like pyrolysis oil from waste plastics, and strengthen ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) management by establishing a circular economy.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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