PLM Education: The State of the Art and Future Trends

Abstract

New industrial initiatives and innovations are being brought forward at an increasingly rapid rate, radically transforming job profiles and imposing the need for new paradigms in engineering education. Over the last few decades, PLM has evolved into the key business paradigm for supporting companies' efforts to achieve long-term sustainable competitiveness by balancing innovation and efficiency growth on the one hand and cost optimization on the other. New labor market demands, shaped by rapid PLM evolution, require a shift in current engineering education to adapt to new realities and better prepare engineers for future challenges. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the state of the art in PLM education, highlight issues facing PLM education, and discuss possible future trends and developments. The paper aims to increase awareness of the importance of PLM education development and encourage active debate about potential actions as responses to current issues.