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Digital Twins and Product-Service Systems: A Synergy with Challenges and Opportunities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

F. N. Laukotka ,
C. Rennpferdt  and
D. Krause
F. N. Laukotka*
Affiliation:
Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
C. Rennpferdt
Affiliation:
Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
D. Krause
Affiliation:
Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
*
fabian.laukotka@tuhh.de

Abstract

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Digital Twins and Product-Service Systems are just two of the recent trends in product development. While many presented approaches seem promising, their implementation often face challenges. This is especially true if existing approaches are transferred onto new applications. Diving into these topics this paper presents the basics but also challenges as well as synergies emerging between them. The objective is set, to move from specialised applications to broader approaches that can provide benefit to a range of applications and ease the entrance, particularly, for smaller enterprises.

Keywords

digital twinproduct-service systems (PSS)supportive technologiestechnology developmentchallenges

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 1639 - 1648
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