Chapter 4: Getting Started with Our First Digital Twin

In the previous chapter, we looked at the different organizational perspectives when deciding on your first Digital Twin candidate. The size and type of your company have an impact on your perspective and the specific value drivers that will be important to you in the selection process. We identified the importance of clear roles and responsibilities when embarking on a Digital Twin program. We also described the process of experimentation to determine the finalist for your first Digital Twin.

We also decided on the finalist in our selection process to identify the candidate for our Digital Twin. You should now have a clear idea of the type of Digital Twin that would address your specific organization's needs. We chose a specific finalist in the previous chapter to use as an example for the remainder of this book, but this approach can be applied to any Digital Twin that you may want to start with. However, we recommend...