Digital Twins as a New Paradigm of an Industrial Enterprise

Tatyana Golovina, Andrey Polyanin, Alexander Adamenko, Elena Khegay, Vladimir Schepinin
2020 International Journal of Technology  
The aim of this research is to investigate the core principles and possibilities of using digital twin technology for the development of Russia's industrial sectors, taking into account the international experience. Theoretical and methodological research has been based on the scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists on the use of digital technologies in the management of economic systems, including industry. The study was based on a set of quantitative and qualitative methods,
more » ... ing case analysis and text mining. A semantic analysis of scientific publications and industry literature was conducted to assess the condition of the problem field and determine trends in the digital transformation of industries from the standpoint of digital twin technology. In addition, an open-source collection of over 100 case files reflecting the practice of introducing digital twins into production processes was compiled. It has been proven that digital twins provide a wide range of possibilities for production enterprises: increased productivity, efficient use of resources, energy intensity and efficiency, reduction of different kinds of costs at all stages of the product life cycle, production of new types of products, and the modification of the organization's business model. A SWOT analysis of economic entities using digital twins was undertaken, which made it possible to identify the opportunities and threats of their introduction into the production process. The study results have refined the model of a new generation industrial economic system based on the functionality of a digital twin, including the parameters of system and predictive analytics, as well as the Internet of Things platform.
doi:10.14716/ijtech.v11i6.4427 fatcat:ny7syga7fncztja4cbhvcnzaau