New Perspectives on Industrial Engineering Education
The widespread deployment of inexpensive sensors, processors, embedded systems, etc., as well as the latest advances in data storage, analytics, cloud, etc. triggered significant changes in industrial engineering. This chapter aims to examine the adoption of the internet of things (IoT) in industry and the challenges for higher education. In this respect, the authors tried to explain the relationship between major concepts: IoT and industrial internet of things (IIoT). At the same time, they focused on the presentation of some IIoT enablers that could be viewed as building blocks for IIoT higher education curricula. In order to ensure the required qualifications and to develop the necessary skills for current employees, management staff, and students, academic engineering programs must undergo important changes. Some of these changes are also discussed in this chapter. Nevertheless, since there are so many uncertainties that lie between today and the future, higher education programs need to keep up with the latest technological tendencies.