{"id":148894,"date":"2025-09-11T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=148894"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:34:19","slug":"ucf-researchers-initiate-effort-to-make-a-global-impact-through-industrial-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-researchers-initiate-effort-to-make-a-global-impact-through-industrial-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"麻豆原创 Researchers Initiate Effort to Make a Global Impact Through Industrial Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"

A landmark paper that shares sweeping recommendations for how the industrial engineering profession can address global issues \u2014 an initiative spearheaded by 麻豆原创 researchers \u2014 has been published in the International Journal of Production Research<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The work, \u201cGrand Challenges in Industrial and Systems Engineering,\u201d shares a set of eight key areas in which the profession can make significant contributions to society. A concept that originated from the grand challenges introduced by the National Academy of Engineering a decade ago, the idea to put forth a similar effort focused on industrial engineering was introduced by Pegasus Professor Waldemar Karwowski, chair of the 麻豆原创 Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, and University Distinguished Professor Gavriel Salvendy.<\/p>\n

A global team of 18 authors from three continents and five countries, including the U.S., China, France, India and South Korea, contributed to the work, representing expertise in areas such as manufacturing, logistics and healthcare. Despite the monumental task at hand, the team\u2019s collaborative effort in synthesizing their ideas into eight areas took just over a year in the making.<\/p>\n

Karwowski says that the profession is ideally suited to play a pivotal role in addressing the world\u2019s most pressing economic, environmental, sustainability and health and well-being issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cScientific and engineering expertise requires a deep understanding of social and human factors to design systems that improve efficiency and productivity, enhance resilience and safety, and promote sustainability in the future age of pervasive artificial intelligence (AI),\u201d Karwowski says.<\/p>\n

He adds that the discipline must evolve to remain relevant and practical in the 21st century by integrating systems thinking, AI capabilities and real-world problem solving into education and practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur discipline faces unprecedented challenges in an era of exponential technological growth and increasing system complexity,\u201d he says. \u201cThe profession can play a crucial role in addressing complex economic, health, environmental and sustainability challenges facing contemporary society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karwowski served as a keynote speaker at this summer\u2019s North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management hosted by 麻豆原创, where he shared the grand challenges with attendees:<\/p>\n