Publication type: Conference paper
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: Enabling decision support services in industrial ecosystems by digital twins
Authors: Meierhofer, Jürg
Züst, Simon
Lu, Jinzhi
Schweiger, Lukas
Kiritsis, Dimitris
et. al: No
Proceedings: Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference 2021
Editors of the parent work: Bigdeli, Ali
Baines, Tim
Rapaccini, Mario
Saccani, Marco
Adrodegari, Federico
Page(s): 138
Pages to: 146
Conference details: Spring Servitization Conference 2021 : A Pathway Towards A Resilient, Productive And Sustainable Future, virtual, 10-12 May 2021
Issue Date: May-2021
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Aston University
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Birmingham
ISBN: 978-1-85449-449-3
Language: English
Subjects: Digital twin; Smart services; Data modelling; Decision support; Service ecosystem
Subject (DDC): 658.5: Production management
Abstract: Purpose: The goal of this paper is to elaborate a new concept for value creation by decision support services in industrial service ecosystems using a digital twin. The aim is to design and integrate an architecture of digital twins that is derived from the actors’ needs and that leverages the potential of the synergies in the ecosystem. Design/Methodology/Approach: The conceptual framework presented in this paper is elaborated based on a multiple case study with ten cases (West et al., 2020). Based on a modelling of the ecosystem and the actors’ decision jobs, technical modelling approaches are developed and integrated to an ecosystem perspective. Findings: In a service ecosystem comprising several enterprises and a multitude of actors, decision making is based on the interlinkage of the digital twins of the equipment and the processes. In order to foster the full potential of the digital twins in an ecosystem, they are integrated in a hierarchical concept using ontology approaches. Originality/Value: The findings of this study integrate the modelling approaches for digital twins and extends these to a new modelling approach on the level of service ecosystems. This provides a practical blueprint to companies for developing digital twin based services in their own operations and beyond in their ecosystem.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/22496
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): Licence according to publishing contract
Departement: School of Engineering
Organisational Unit: Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP)
Published as part of the ZHAW project: Digital-Twin-basierte Dienstleistungen zur Unterstützung der Entscheidungsfindung entlang des Produktlebenszyklus von Investitionsgütern
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Meierhofer, J., Züst, S., Lu, J., Schweiger, L., & Kiritsis, D. (2021). Enabling decision support services in industrial ecosystems by digital twins [Conference paper]. In A. Bigdeli, T. Baines, M. Rapaccini, M. Saccani, & F. Adrodegari (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference 2021 (pp. 138–146). Aston University.
Meierhofer, J. et al. (2021) ‘Enabling decision support services in industrial ecosystems by digital twins’, in A. Bigdeli et al. (eds) Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference 2021. Birmingham: Aston University, pp. 138–146.
J. Meierhofer, S. Züst, J. Lu, L. Schweiger, and D. Kiritsis, “Enabling decision support services in industrial ecosystems by digital twins,” in Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference 2021, May 2021, pp. 138–146.
MEIERHOFER, Jürg, Simon ZÜST, Jinzhi LU, Lukas SCHWEIGER und Dimitris KIRITSIS, 2021. Enabling decision support services in industrial ecosystems by digital twins. In: Ali BIGDELI, Tim BAINES, Mario RAPACCINI, Marco SACCANI und Federico ADRODEGARI (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference 2021. Conference paper. Birmingham: Aston University. Mai 2021. S. 138–146. ISBN 978-1-85449-449-3
Meierhofer, Jürg, Simon Züst, Jinzhi Lu, Lukas Schweiger, and Dimitris Kiritsis. 2021. “Enabling Decision Support Services in Industrial Ecosystems by Digital Twins.” Conference paper. In Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference 2021, edited by Ali Bigdeli, Tim Baines, Mario Rapaccini, Marco Saccani, and Federico Adrodegari, 138–46. Birmingham: Aston University.
Meierhofer, Jürg, et al. “Enabling Decision Support Services in Industrial Ecosystems by Digital Twins.” Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference 2021, edited by Ali Bigdeli et al., Aston University, 2021, pp. 138–46.


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