Case for Digital Twins Part 2: Digitisation is key to building better supply chain, profitable growth

A ‘digital twin’ of the supply chain lets a business model the potential effects of reconfiguring its processes, workforce, assets, and data before actually putting material and information through it.

Across the supply chain, the five high-impact areas for digital twins include the following: Smart manufacturing: Manufacturing can gain immensely from digital twins. A digital twin can become a replica of the factory floor, enriched by continuous, real-time sensor data on machinery, items produced, and environmental conditions. On a shop floor, digital twins can set in motion a continuous feedback loop between the digital and the physical. Sensors draw data and analyse it to identify issues and ultimately make modifications.