Advancement in production engineering education through Virtual Learning Factory Toolkit concept

The growing relevance of digitalization in production requires the enhancement of human skills and competences in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Higher education has to cope with this need by providing the necessary ICT skills to future industrial engineers, so that the...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences 2021-10, Vol.70 (4), p.374-382
Main Authors: Mahmood, Kashif, Otto, Tauno, Kuts, Vladimir, Terkaj, Walter, Modoni, Gianfranco, Urgo, Marcello, Colombo, Giorgio, Haidegger, Geza, Kovacs, Peter, Stahre, Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Computer applications
Concept learning
Control algorithms
COVID-19
Design
Digitization
Education
Engineering education
Factories
Higher education
Information technology
Learning
Manufacturing
Performance evaluation
Process engineering
Production engineering
Production management
Semantic web
Simulation
Skills
Students
Teaching
Toolkits
Virtual reality
Workflow
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Summary:The growing relevance of digitalization in production requires the enhancement of human skills and competences in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Higher education has to cope with this need by providing the necessary ICT skills to future industrial engineers, so that they have a good understanding of the complexity of industries in the 21st century. This paper presents the conceptual development and testing of a Virtual Learning Factory Toolkit (VLFT) that integrates digital tools used in production management with engineering education. The digital tools integrated into the VLFT can help students to exploit enabling technologies such as simulation and virtual reality in their manufacturing studies and practical projects with industrial companies. Moreover, digital tools were tested by using a structured workflow that consists of different learning activities related to manufacturing system configuration. Students practised the digital tools with the help of use cases in the form of joint learning labs, after which the students' feedback was collected and analysed.
ISSN:1736-6046
1736-7530
DOI:10.3176/proc.202L4.02