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Digital
Twins in
Logistics
A DHL perspective on the impact of
digital twins on the logistics industry
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Preface
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Understanding Digital Twins
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Digital Twins in Logistics
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The Digital Twin Comes of Age
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Packaging & Container Digital Twins
Digital Twins of Shipments
What Makes a Digital Twin?
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Underlying Technologies Enabling Digital Twins
How Digital Twins Create Value
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Digital Twins of Warehouses and Distribution Centers
Digital Twins of Logistics Infrastructure
Digital Twins of Global Logistics Networks
Logistics Implications of Implementing Digital Twins
Inbound to Manufacturing
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The Digital Twin Through the Product Lifecycle
Challenges in Applying Digital Twins
Digital Twins Across Industries
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Digital Twins in Manufacturing
In-plant Logistics
Digital Twins in Materials Science
Aftermarket Logistics
Digital Twins in Industrial Products
Digital Twins in Life Sciences and Healthcare
Digital Twins in Infrastructure and Urban Planning
Digital Twins in the Energy Sector
Orchestrating the Supply Chain
Conclusion & Outlook
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Further Information
Recommended Reading
Digital Twins in Consumer, Retail and E-commerce
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Preface
For centuries, people have used pictures
and models to help them tackle complex
problems. Great buildings ?rst took shape
on the architect’s drawing board. Classic
cars were shaped in wood and clay.
cloud computing, and digital reality
technologies, the recent arrival of digital
twins heralds a tipping point where
the physical and digital worlds can be
managed as one, and we can interact
with the digital counterpart of physical
things much like we would the things
themselves, even in 3D space around us.
What is a digital