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A Critical Overview of Digital Twins

A Critical Overview of Digital Twins

Princess Adjei, Reza Montasari
Copyright: © 2020 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 11
ISSN: 2572-4959|EISSN: 2572-4967|EISBN13: 9781799808695|DOI: 10.4018/IJoSE.2020010104
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Adjei, Princess, and Reza Montasari. "A Critical Overview of Digital Twins." IJOSE vol.3, no.1 2020: pp.48-58. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJoSE.2020010104

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Adjei, P. & Montasari, R. (2020). A Critical Overview of Digital Twins. International Journal of Strategic Engineering (IJoSE), 3(1), 48-58. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJoSE.2020010104

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Adjei, Princess, and Reza Montasari. "A Critical Overview of Digital Twins," International Journal of Strategic Engineering (IJoSE) 3, no.1: 48-58. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJoSE.2020010104

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Abstract

In recent years, organisations have invested heavily in the digitisation of their processes to maximise productivity. A digital twin is one of the most recent emerging technologies that is to disrupt business models and to leverage competitive advantage; applications can be found in many industries including, but not limited to healthcare, manufacturing and supply chains, and engineering. This article provides a critical perspective to the benefits of digital twins, their applications as well as the challenges encountered following their use. Cybersecurity risks as one of these key challenges will be further discussed within the article.

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