Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for managing the locations of service equipment for a plant factory. The apparatus includes a sensor registration management unit, a sensor ID issuance unit, and a location registration management unit. The sensor registration management unit performs a registration procedure that registers with a sensor network a plurality of service devices and sensors that are installed in the plant factory. The sensor ID issuance unit issues sensor IDs to the plurality of service devices and sensors registered with the sensor network, respectively. The location registration management unit performs a location registration procedure that registers information about the locations of the plurality of service devices and sensors based on the issued sensor IDs.