PRODUCTION ENGINEERING CURRICULUM IN INDUSTRY 4.0 IN A BRAZILIAN CONTEXT

• Rodrigo Gris Souza Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1441-8638
• Osvaldo Quelhas Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6816-1677
• Gustavo Marchisotti Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7028-0015
• Julio Neto Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5974-7086
• Rosley Anholon University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3163-6119
• C A Marinho Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2347-5087

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/31-4-2033

Keywords:

Industry 4.0, Skills, Competence, Production Engineering.

Abstract

Industry 4.0 has been discussed in the scientific community since its inception in 2011. Discussions have focused on characterising what Industry 4.0 is. This industry will increasingly require professionals to perform complex and indirect tasks, such as working together with machines in their daily work. This article aims to analyse the skills and competencies required by Industry 4.0, and to compare them with the scope of production engineering disciplines in six Brazilian universities. As a methodological option, the study is classified as exploratory, bibliographic, and qualitative. It is established that the current syllabus of production engineering courses of Brazilian universities needs to be improved, seeking alignment with the skills and competencies required by Industry 4.0. Although the Industry 4.0 theme is being discussed in the scientific field in Brazilian universities, it is not yet possible to identify any key actions taken to adjust and improve production engineering courses.