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REQUIRED TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES NECESSARY FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
This article addresses the evolving demands placed on industrial engineers and managers within the context of rapid organizational and technological advancements, specifically influenced by factors arising from the social, legislative, economic, and technological environments. The core of the study lies in identifying the essential technical and practical competencies required for successful application in modern industrial engineering and industrial enterprise management. Technological progress, marked by widespread digitalization, is fundamentally altering the character of engineering work, shifting focus towards advanced data analysis, simulation, software proficiency, and predictive control.
Vydanie: 2026/1 Strany: 67-76 Klasifikácia JEL: M1, M12, O3, C44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52665/ser20260105
Kľúčové slová: business management, digitalization, engineer competencies, industrial engineering, process optimization
Sekcia: Special section - Scientific articles from the international scientific conference "ECOSYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE: Startups, Smart Cities and Human Resources at the Core of the Digital Economy"
Kontakty:
Zdenka GYURÁK BABEĽOVÁ, Assoc.prof, PhD.
Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management
Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Jána Bottu č. 2781/25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia
e-mail: zdenka.babelova@stuba.sk
Augustín STAREČEK, PhD.
Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management
Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Jána Bottu č. 2781/25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia
e-mail: augustin.starecek@stuba.sk
Peter SZABÓ, PhD.
Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management
Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Jána Bottu č. 2781/25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia
e-mail: peter.szabo@stuba.sk
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