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

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Fabian N. Laukotka, Christoph Rennpferdt, Dieter Krause
Series: DESIGN
Institution: Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
Section: Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Design
Page(s): 1639-1648
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.166
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

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 twin, product-service systems (PSS), supportive technologies, technology development, challenges