Contents Page 1/39 Digital Twins in Logistics A DHL perspective on the impact of digital twins on the logistics industry Powered by DHL Trend Research Contact us Page 2/39 Contents Preface 1 Understanding Digital Twins 4 4 3 Digital Twins in Logistics 21 22 23 23 26 27 28 29 30 32 32 34 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2 The Digital Twin Comes of Age 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 4 Packaging & Container Digital Twins Digital Twins of Shipments What Makes a Digital Twin? 6 Underlying Technologies Enabling Digital Twins How Digital Twins Create Value 7 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 8 The Digital Twin Through the Product Lifecycle Challenges in Applying Digital Twins Digital Twins Across Industries 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 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 Sources 36 37 38 39 Pictorial Sources Further Information Recommended Reading Digital Twins in Consumer, Retail and E-commerce Contact us Contents Page 3/39 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