ADHLperspectiveontheimpactofdigitaltwinsonthelogisticsindustryDHLTrendResearchPoweredbyPage1/39DigitalTwinsinLogisticsContentsContactusContentsPage2/39Preface1UnderstandingDigitalTwins41.1TheDigitalTwinComesofAge41.2WhatMakesaDigitalTwin?61.3UnderlyingTechnologiesEnablingDigitalTwins71.4HowDigitalTwinsCreateValue81.5TheDigitalTwinThroughtheProductLifecycle91.6ChallengesinApplyingDigitalTwins102DigitalTwinsAcrossIndustries122.1DigitalTwinsinManufacturing132.2DigitalTwinsinMaterialsScience142.3DigitalTwinsinIndustrialProducts152.4DigitalTwinsinLifeSciencesandHealthcare162.5DigitalTwinsinInfrastructureandUrbanPlanning172.6DigitalTwinsintheEnergySector192.7DigitalTwinsinConsumer,RetailandE-commerce203DigitalTwinsinLogistics213.1Packaging&ContainerDigitalTwins223.2DigitalTwinsofShipments233.3DigitalTwinsofWarehousesandDistributionCenters233.4DigitalTwinsofLogisticsInfrastructure263.5DigitalTwinsofGlobalLogisticsNetworks274LogisticsImplicationsofImplementingDigitalTwins284.1InboundtoManufacturing294.2In-plantLogistics304.3AftermarketLogistics324.4OrchestratingtheSupplyChain32Conclusion&Outlook34Sources36PictorialSources37FurtherInformation38RecommendedReading39ContactusForcenturies,peoplehaveusedpicturesandmodelstohelpthemtacklecomplexproblems.Greatbuildingsfirsttookshapeonthearchitect’sdrawingboard.Classiccarswereshapedinwoodandclay.Overtime,ourmodelingcapabilitieshavebecomemoresophisticated.Computershavereplacedpencils.3Dcomputermodelshavereplaced2Ddrawings.Advancedmodelingsystemscansimulatetheoperationandbehaviorofaproductaswellasitsgeometry.Untilrecently,however,thereremainedanunbridgeddividebetweenmodelandreality.Notwomanufacturedobjectsareevertrulyidentical,eveniftheyhavebeenbuiltfromthesamesetofdrawings.Computermodelsofmachinesdon’tevolveaspartswearoutandarereplaced,asfatigueaccumulatesinstructures,orasownersmakemodificationstosuittheirchangingneeds.Thatgapisnowstartingtoclose.Fueledbydevelopmentsintheinternetofthings(IoT),bigdata,artificialintelligence,cloudc...
