Conceptualisation of a 7-element digital twin framework in supply chain and operations management

Figures & data

Figure 1. Concept and design of a digital supply chain twin.

Elements constituting digital supply chain twins.

Figure 2. Elements of SCOM digital twin framework.

Elements included in digital twins in SCOM.

Table 1. Clusters of keywords in the seven-element digital twin framework.

Organisation	Technology	Management	People	Scope	Modelling	Task
Smart Manufacturing Intelligent Manufacturing Smart Factory Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) Digital Manufacturing Cloud supply chain Digital production	Internet Of Things Industry 4.0 Artificial Intelligence Virtual Reailty / Augmented Reality / Computer Vision Big Data Analytics Blockchain Cyber Physical System Automation / Intelligent robots Cloud / edge / fog computing Digital storage Additive Manufacturing RFID 5G Interoperability Sensors Wireless Sensor Networks Computer Aided Manufacturing / Design (CAM/CAD) ERP	Real Time Systems Information Management Visibility Real Time Monitoring Data Visualisation Collaboration Transparency Accuracy Traceability Data privacy Integration	Data Acquisition Human Computer Interaction Real-time Information Real Time Control Man Machine Systems Knowledge Based Systems Human Machine Interface Adaptive control Human-robot collaboration Behavioral research	Product design Production System Supply chain Warehouse	Machine Learning Optimisation Deep learning Neural Networks Predictive Analytics Computer simulation Data Mining Reinforcement Learning Support Vector Machines Multi Agent Systems Neural networks Petri Nets Adaptive control systems System dynamics	Forecasting Scheduling Supply chain management Production control Quality Control Assembly Risk management Sustainability management Manufacturing control Logistics Planning Distribution Fleet management Lifecycle management Resilience Layout planning Predictive maintenance

Figure 3. Seven-element SCOM digital twin framework.

Seven elements included in digital twins in SCOM.

Figure 4. Types of digital twins in SCOM.

Different digital twins in SCOM.

Figure 5. anyLogistix-based SCOM digital twin.

Example of a digital twin in SCOM.

Data availability statement

Data supporting the findings of this study are available on a reasonable request from the authors.