Competences of Industrial Engineers in Industry 4.0

The current context of Industry 4.0 is changing engineering education, with universities implementing strategies and actions to adapt curricula to the needs of the new industrial revolution. This study consisted in conducting qualitative bibliographic and documentary research to identify the main co...

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Authors: González-Hernández, Isidro Jesús, Granillo-Macías, Rafael
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:México
Institution:Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Repository:Repositorio Institucional de la UABCS
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioinstitucional.uabc.mx:20.500.12930/6386
Online Access:https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/2750
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Industria 4.0
Ingeniería industrial
Ingeniería de producción
Competencias.
Industry 4.0
Industrial engineering
Competencies.
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Summary:The current context of Industry 4.0 is changing engineering education, with universities implementing strategies and actions to adapt curricula to the needs of the new industrial revolution. This study consisted in conducting qualitative bibliographic and documentary research to identify the main competences industrial engineers need to develop, followed by an analysis of the curriculum of a Mexican university ranked 1001+ in the World University Rankings. The results show a need to develop specific competences based on information and communication technologies like big data, the Internet of Things, and simulation, in order to interact in the smart environments proposed by Industry 4.0.