Systems Modeling and Simulation (SMS)
In today’s tech-savvy industries, the nature of work is changing due to technological advances and rapidly evolving supply chains and customer needs. Employers, nowadays, expect their workforce to have skills and competencies with state-of-the-art technologies. Consequently, the future generation skills set need to expand, be more innovative, technologically sound, and efficient to cope with an evolved environment of industries. One specific requirement imposed by today’s industries is knowledge and skills set in computer modeling and simulation (M&S). M&S is being increasingly used in many industries to understand the root cause of product deviations, to reduce scrap rates and tackle quality issues, while making sure the machines are utilized at full potential, and to increase overall operational excellence. In response to these needs, the Department of Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering (IMSE) at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in collaboration with Mathematical Science (MS) and Educational Leadership and Foundation (EDLF) Departments, wants to leverage the funding opportunity solicited by Modeling and Simulation Program (MSP) from the Department of Education (DoEd) to develop a new concentration in Systems Modeling and Simulation (SMS).