Abstract
Transformations from the traditional industry model to the Industry 4.0 model presents great challenges for Industrial Engineering professionals and students. Consequently, it becomes necessary to adapt already consolidated concepts in the academic and professional environment to meet the peculiarities and needs of this new business model. To understand these challenges of the fourth industrial revolution for those professionals, it was performed a bibliometric research to comprehend the publication’s profile involving the main concepts of Industry 4.0 and Industrial Engineering topics. This research consists of the analysis and interpretation of Scopus and Web of Science databases from January 2012 to November 2019. The results found indicate significant growth of scientific articles covering Industry 4.0 concepts applied in Industrial Engineering fields, as well as the distribution of publications by branch. The main contribution of this research article is to present the applicability of Industry 4.0 concepts in Industrial Engineering branches, plus the trends and opportunities for future research.
Highlights
Technological advances in recent years have significantly transformed governments, universities, companies, professionals, and society
Industrial Engineering mostly deals with issues related to development and innovation aimed at introducing new products on the market on demand and opportunities (Júnior et al, 2012)
The results of the bibliometric research show that 5% of the papers involving Industry 4.0 topics refers to Industrial Engineering, most of them are related to new products’ development on the market, but there are research opportunities involving other topics such as 3D printing and augmented reality that are promising technologies for Industrial Engineering, as regards of costs and benefits on prototypes development
Summary
Technological advances in recent years have significantly transformed governments, universities, companies, professionals, and society. Industry 4.0 has been remodeling manufacturing concepts into a new business model, in which physical and virtual systems are linked to networks and digital platforms are connected to data cloud storage. Transformations provided by the fourth industrial revolution impact all levels of industry and education, demanding adaptations of educational institutions, companies and professionals to new development processes and business management (Xie & Reider, 2014; Belarmino, 2017). Bibliometric Study of Industry Opportunities 4.0 for Industrial Engineering Step 1: Determining the Research Objectives. Identify the profile of publications in the area of Production Engineering with topics from Industry 4.0. Identify opportunities for application of concepts of Industry 4.0 in the various areas of knowledge of Production Engineering. Layout Industrial Plant Factory Project Manufacturing Engineering Process Engineering Systems Engineering Lean Manufacturing Engineering Methods
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