Digital Technology in the Product and Service Lifecycle

数字孪生、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。数字孪生是最有前途的技术之一，它将改变我们的运作和生活方式。我们知道，实时数据对于主动和有效的反馈至关重要，可以更好地提供产品和服务，从而增强用户体验。到目前为止，我们还不知道数字双胞胎可以在多大程度上改善产品和服务的设计，制造和维护。为了满足这一需求，本博士项目的目标是了解数字技术，特别是数字孪生，对工业企业的产品开发能力与最终用户密切参与的影响和含义。本研究是一个探索性的研究，基于大型工业企业的案例研究，如劳斯莱斯。案例研究方法是针对数字孪生作为一个分析单元。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企业，客户和其他利益相关者的影响和影响。数字技术地图，使数字孪生。- 一个大纲的过程，方法和一套指导方针，使数字双胞胎的创建和管理。示威者将公司的能力转变为数字孪生所需步骤的建模计划。- 展示大纲计划和流程的工业案例研究。

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.