한밭대학교

- Proposal for predicting pig slaughter volumes based on public livestock data and utilizing supply and demand stabilization policies

□ Hanbat National University (President Oh Yong-jun) announced that a team of Industrial and Management Engineering students –Kim Byung-yeon, Park Jae-ha, and Lee Na-hye (enrolled in the Bachelor's-Master's integrated program)- won the Minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs Award (Grand Prize) on the 29th. The award was presented at the '2026 College Undergraduate and Graduate Students Livestock Distribution Idea Contest' organized by the Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation and the Korean Society for Quality Management, with their project titled, 'Proposal for Predicting Pig Slaughter Volumes Based on Public Livestock Data and Utilizing Supply and Demand Stabilization Policies’

 ○ A total of 93 teams participated in this contest, which was conducted through document screening and on-site presentation evaluations by experts from the Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation.

□ The three students, who participated under the team name “GU Lab” -named after their advising professor, Kim Tae-gu- from the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, received high practical value recognition. They presented a service that predicts slaughter volumes considering environment variables such as the pig-raising process, heat waves, infectious diseases, feed prices and long holidays. The system identifies causes of changes and proposes customized information to livestock distribution officials and policy managers in related departments.

 ○ Team member Kim Byung-yeon shared his thoughts, saying, “It was impressive that we could create an actually helpful result for real-world operations by applying the theories learned at school.” Park Jae-ha expressed, “I’m especially happy that we received a good evaluation from actual livestock experts.”

 ○ In addition, Team member Lee Na-hye revealed her ambition: “In the future, I want to create a better service through various improvements such as mid- to long-term forecasting by region.”

□ Park Soo-jin, President of Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation, who stood as the award presenter on this day said, “It was truly impressive that many teams presented such high-level results in this contest. I listened with a joyful heart, as many of the ideas were as much novel and practical as those from our in-house idea contests.” She concluded by extending her gratitude, saying, “Thank you to all the students.”