A New Training for Factory Planning Engineers to Create Awareness of Climate Change

Climate change and global warming are having negative consequences for humans and nature. Manufacturing companies are particularly affected by the consequences of climate change. For example, extreme weather events can cause to production failure or even the collapse of entire supply chains. An adaptation to the impacts of climate change and the implementation of preventive measures requires an awareness and comprehensive knowledge in this topic. In the education of engineers in the field of factory planning and factory operation, the aspects of climate change and its consequences are not or only marginally considered. A systematic involvement in engineering education is shown in the paper. Through the use of innovative teaching methods of problem-based learning, awareness is created in order to effectively prepare manufacturing companies for the consequences of climate change in addition to the pure knowledge transfer.