Digital Technology in the Product and Service Lifecycle

数字双胞胎、工业4.0、区块链和人工智能等数字技术正在改变工业企业的运营和沟通方式。数字双胞胎是最有前途的技术之一，它将改变我们的运营和生活方式。我们知道，实时数据对于更好地提供增强用户体验的产品和服务的主动和有效反馈至关重要。到目前为止，我们还不知道Digital Twin在产品和服务的设计、制造和维护方面可以改进到什么程度。为了响应这一需求，本博士项目的目标是了解数字技术，特别是数字双胞胎，在与最终用户密切接触的情况下对工业企业产品开发能力的影响和影响。本研究是一项探索性研究，基于对劳斯莱斯等大型工业企业的案例研究。案例研究方法是将数字双胞胎作为一个分析单位。将采用访谈、跟踪过程、研讨会和数据分析。罗尔斯-罗伊斯提供了一个数据收集环境，以了解研究现象并验证研究结果。-全面了解数字双胞胎对工业公司、它们的客户和其他利益相关者的影响和影响。-使数字双胞胎成为可能的数字技术地图。-创建和管理数字双胞胎的概要流程、方法和一套指导方针。-演示。将公司的能力过渡到启用数字双胞胎所需步骤的建模计划。-一个工业案例研究，展示了大纲计划和流程。

Digital technologies such as Digital Twins, Industry 4.0, Blockchain, and Artificial Intelligence among others are changing the way industrial firms operate and communicate. The Digital Twin is one of the most promising technologies that will change the way we operate and live. We know that real-time data is crucial for proactive and effective feedback into better delivery of products and services that enhance users' experience. To date, we don't know to what extent the Digital Twin could improve on the design, making and sustainment of products and services. In response to this need, the objective of this doctoral project is to understand the effects and implications of Digital Technologies, particularly the Digital Twins, on the industrial firms' product development capabilities with close involvement with the end user.This research is an exploratory research, based on case studies in large industrial firms such as Rolls Royce. The case study approach is directed to the Digital Twin as a unit of analysis. Interviews, shadowing process, workshops and data analytics will be applied. Rolls-Royce provides a data collection setting to understand the research phenomenon and validate the findings.- An overall understanding of the effects and implications of Digital Twins on industrial firms, their customers and other stakeholders.- A Map of digital technologies enabling the Digital Twin. - An outline process, method and set of guidelines to enable the creation and management of Digital Twins.- A demonstrator. modelling plan of the steps necessary to transition a firm's capability to Digital Twin enabled. - An industrial case study demonstrating the outline plan and process.