Two benefits of digital twin tech for supply chains
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Two benefits of digital twin tech for supply chains
Mark Landry – Intelligent Industry Leader for Capgemini Americas – offers this insight into digital twin tech in supply chain .
HOW DO DIGITAL TWINS HELP WITH ESG COMPLIANCE ? Recent Capgemini research shows 57 % of organisations agree that improving sustainability efforts is one of the key drivers of their digital twin investments .
The tech helps reduce waste , minimise energy consumption , and helps organisations and societies become more sustainable , as they become more digital . Siemens , for example , is modelling energy demand and infrastructure using a digital twin in a project with a German city of about 200,000 residents . It has so far found that cutting emissions by 70 % by 2035 is a feasible target .
HOW DO DIGITAL TWINS HELP SUPPLY CHAINS ? The tech allows companies to digitally model , simulate , test , and analyse products , services , and systems .
Used in multiple cases across the value chain , businesses can experiment with different scenarios and assess the impact of each decision without any real-world , tangible risks . The benefits ? Risk-free , lowcost system improvement across the value chain . DTs can also transform ways of working , alter employee experience , and improve safety .