Twins
Prevention is better than cure, and sustainable design is better than retrofitting. That’s where digital twins come in. By creating a detailed virtual representation of products, processes, factories and value chains, companies can simulate the performance of different designs and operating conditions. They are an extension of scenario planning, but at the product and process level. Digital twins allow designers and operators to find efficiencies, to radically reduce resource inputs, improve safety, cut emissions and eliminate waste. One of the leaders in the field, Dassault Systèmes, calls digital twins a ‘decision-making cockpit’, enabled by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
— Wayne Visser
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