Chapter 2: Planning Your Digital Twin

In the previous chapter, we learned why we need Digital Twins and how to use them to drive specific business outcomes. We explored the history of the Digital Twin and the various industries in which it presents opportunities.

Now, let's examine how to plan for an industrial Digital Twin in an enterprise setting. We will identify the key criteria that can be used to determine whether the industrial Digital Twin is applicable to the business scenarios. Additionally, we will explore how to develop the business case for investments in the Digital Twin. Following this, we will explore the prerequisites for the Digital Twin in an enterprise, including the functional and non-functional requirements. This will ...

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