Research trends of the Industrial Engineering program at Yacambu University

Abstract

The Universities, as educational institutions at a higher level, carry out investigative work as part of the requirements for obtaining the academic title; within this context is the Yacambu University, based in Lara State, Venezuela. This article presents the research trends of the Industrial Engineering career during the active periods 2020-1 to 2022-1 formed as periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. This research approach is quantitative, under the positivist paradigm, using a documentary research with a sample represented by 226 investigative works, which are categorized by 5 trends: Program for the Line of Research, Territory, Area of Action, Research Theme, and Consolidated vs. Emerging Topics. The results show that the trend with the highest percentage results is for the Industrial Process Management program, within the regional context, and about goods production companies, having the existence of emerging issues related to biosafety, corporate social responsibility, sales control system, administrative performance evaluation, and digital marketing. It is concluded that Industrial Engineering students present versatility regarding the investigative trends studied during the mentioned periods, constituting a strength for insertion in the labor field.