In recent years, information and data exchange have become an essential resource to
enable the development of Industry 4.0 and the emergence of Smart Manufacturing. The …

The manufacturing industry is entering the fourth industrial revolution, which aims to shift the
manufacturing paradigm to data-driven smart manufacturing. Many barriers still limit the …

Latest trends and developments in digital technologies have enabled a new manufacturing
model. Digital systems can monitor, optimize and control processes by creating a virtual …

Industry 4.0 technologies have led to the affirmation of the Smart Manufacturing. In this
paradigm Digital Twins (DTw) are defined as simulation models that are both getting data …

The digital twin (DT) concept has a key role in the future of the smart manufacturing industry.
This review paper aims to investigate the development of the digital twin concept, its maturity …

Abstract In the Industry 4.0 era, the Digital Twin (DT), virtual copies of the system that are
able to interact with the physical counterparts in a bi-directional way, seem to be promising …

Abstract The Digital Twin (DT) is one of the main concepts associated to the Industry 4.0
wave. This term is more and more used in industry and research initiatives; however, the …

Digital twin has the potential to be an important concept for achieving smart manufacturing.
However, there remains a lot of confusion about the concept and how it can be implemented …

Digitization and virtualization represent key factors in the era of Industry 4.0. Digital twins
(DT) can certainly contribute to increasing the efficiency of various productive sectors as they …

As at any decision level in operations planning and control (OPC), operational decisions are
influenced by the technological advances underpinning the Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) paradigm. In …