Exploring the business process for Digital Twin development
It is essential to define the changes to the business processes and ensure that end users are trained to maximize these new insights from the Digital Twins. We mentioned this in the Phase 2 – the project design and development phase section, but this impact must be considered early on during the Digital Twin project's life cycle:
Figure 4.6 – Example of business process changes based on Digital Twin inputs
The preceding diagram describes the business process impact of a Digital Twin in the predictive maintenance example for slurry pumps in a mine. This example demonstrates the interaction between the Digital Twin, reliability engineering teams, maintenance planning teams, and the maintenance crews.
It is the responsibility of the Digital Twin delivery team to ensure that existing processes are changed to include new ways of working, especially when it impacts operations and business...
