TECH & AI
“ By their nature digital twins help organisations bake innovation into their supply chains ”
MARK LANDRY INTELLIGENT INDUSTRY LEADER , CAPGEMINI AMERICAS
consumption , and , ultimately , help organisations and societies become more sustainable as they simultaneously 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 build resilience ? Digital twins can monitor entire systems and adapt to changes in real-time , as they arise .
An example of this is Philip Morris International ( PMI ), which has created a digital twin of its global manufacturing footprint . This allows the company to model and assess the impact of changes in product portfolios , market regulations , and even business disruption . This means PMI can run optimisation scenarios around manufacturing cost , import and export duty , and transportation costs across the network , reducing its use of spreadsheet simulations by 90 % and cutting scenario-evaluation times from weeks to hours .
Which sectors are ahead of the game on digital twin tech ? When looking to achieve ESG goals , streamline operations and improve efficiencies , the first point of focus is hazard to human life . Energy and utilities organisations operate in dangerous environments – such as offshore oil fields – and , as a result , there is widespread adoption of DTs in the energy and utilities industries .
Also , it ’ s not uncommon to see large organisations dealing with thousands of suppliers throughout their supply chain . To work with these suppliers more efficiently and deliver on sustainability objectives , collaboration is essential .
This is also something we ’ ve seen players in the energy and utilities industry do well with the help of DT tech – working with software vendors and equipment providers to deliver digital continuity and subsequently drive results .
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