Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMs
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Data de Publicação: | 2022 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
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Resumo: | The German automotive development and production process is vulnerable to environmental uncertainties, threating the goal of low-cost and efficient processes for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Uncertainties like changing market regulations, market price volatility of materials, or product market feasibility force the OEM to adapt its processes and vehicles. Lack of technical resources, good coordination and flexibility issues across actors involved in the problem space are the main cause of adaption failure leading to production stops and market delays. Past research has shown how OEMs integrated the digital twin technology (DTT) into their ecosystem. Digital twins (DTs) are real-time virtual presentations of their physical counterparts simulating and predicting its behavior, leading to reduced planning complexity. Different DTs can be created for vehicles (parts, software, processes, technologies) or factories (production lines). Thus, this research will provide an explanatory case study comparing how OEMs adapt automotive development and production processes to environmental uncertainties without incorporating DTT versus with DTT. It consists of qualitative data only: expert interviews and literature research. Results suggest DTT provides a single source of truth by linking different DTs, actors, systems and work processes allowing for hybrid analyses instead of discrete analyses with different modules and simulators, providing fluidity of knowledge and inclusivity across actors involved. The visualized data provides simulations and predictions to evaluate business decisions digitally first and synchronizing updates across actors involved supporting coordination. Ultimately, supporting the concept of DTT to help OEMs adapt efficiently. |
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Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMsGermanyAutomotive industryAutomotive developmentAutomotive productionDigital twin technologyEnvironmental uncertaintyAlemanhaIndústria automóvelDesenvolvimento automóvelProdução automóvelTecnologia digital twinIncerteza ambiDomínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e GestãoThe German automotive development and production process is vulnerable to environmental uncertainties, threating the goal of low-cost and efficient processes for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Uncertainties like changing market regulations, market price volatility of materials, or product market feasibility force the OEM to adapt its processes and vehicles. Lack of technical resources, good coordination and flexibility issues across actors involved in the problem space are the main cause of adaption failure leading to production stops and market delays. Past research has shown how OEMs integrated the digital twin technology (DTT) into their ecosystem. Digital twins (DTs) are real-time virtual presentations of their physical counterparts simulating and predicting its behavior, leading to reduced planning complexity. Different DTs can be created for vehicles (parts, software, processes, technologies) or factories (production lines). Thus, this research will provide an explanatory case study comparing how OEMs adapt automotive development and production processes to environmental uncertainties without incorporating DTT versus with DTT. It consists of qualitative data only: expert interviews and literature research. Results suggest DTT provides a single source of truth by linking different DTs, actors, systems and work processes allowing for hybrid analyses instead of discrete analyses with different modules and simulators, providing fluidity of knowledge and inclusivity across actors involved. The visualized data provides simulations and predictions to evaluate business decisions digitally first and synchronizing updates across actors involved supporting coordination. Ultimately, supporting the concept of DTT to help OEMs adapt efficiently.O processo de desenvolvimento e produção automóvel alemão é vulnerável a incertezas ambientais, ameaçando processos eficientes e de baixo custo para os fabricantes de equipamento original (OEM). Incertezas como a alteração da regulamentação, a volatilidade dos preços de mercado dos materiais, ou a viabilidade do mercado dos produtos forçam os OEM a adaptarem-se. A falta de recursos técnicos, boa coordenação e flexibilidade entre os actores envolvidos no espaço problemático são a principal causa de falhas de adaptação que levam a paragens de produção e atrasos. Pesquisas anteriores mostram como os OEMs integraram a tecnologia digital de gêmeos (TDT) para os seus veículos, fábricas ou processos no seu ecossistema. Os gémeos digitais (TDT) são representações virtuais das suas contrapartidas físicas simulando e prevendo o seu comportamento. Esta investigação fornecerá um estudo de caso explicativo comparando a forma como os OEM adaptam o desenvolvimento e os processos de produção automóvel às incertezas ambientais sem incorporar TDT versus com os TDT. A investigação consiste em dados qualitativos (entrevistas a especialistas e investigação bibliográfica) mostrando como os TDT fornecem uma única fonte de verdade ao ligar diferentes TDT, actores, sistemas e processos, permitindo análises híbridas em vez de análises discretas com diferentes módulos e simuladores, proporcionando fluidez de conhecimento e inclusividade entre os actores envolvidos. Os dados visualizados fornecem simulações e previsões para avaliar primeiro digitalmente as decisões empresariais e sincronizar as actualizações entre os actores envolvidos, apoiando a coordenação. Em última análise, apoiando o conceito de TDT, ajudando os OEMs a adaptarem-se eficientemente.Rajsingh, PeterVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaBrück, Laura Sophie2023-05-30T00:30:57Z2022-06-282022-052022-06-28T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/40206TID:203132360enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-12T17:45:45Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/40206Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:32:56.499190Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMs |
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Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMs |
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Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMs Brück, Laura Sophie Germany Automotive industry Automotive development Automotive production Digital twin technology Environmental uncertainty Alemanha Indústria automóvel Desenvolvimento automóvel Produção automóvel Tecnologia digital twin Incerteza ambi Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMs |
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Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMs |
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Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMs |
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Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMs |
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Facing environmental uncertainties with the digital twin technology : a case study of german automotive OEMs |
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Brück, Laura Sophie |
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Brück, Laura Sophie |
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Rajsingh, Peter Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Brück, Laura Sophie |
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Germany Automotive industry Automotive development Automotive production Digital twin technology Environmental uncertainty Alemanha Indústria automóvel Desenvolvimento automóvel Produção automóvel Tecnologia digital twin Incerteza ambi Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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Germany Automotive industry Automotive development Automotive production Digital twin technology Environmental uncertainty Alemanha Indústria automóvel Desenvolvimento automóvel Produção automóvel Tecnologia digital twin Incerteza ambi Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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The German automotive development and production process is vulnerable to environmental uncertainties, threating the goal of low-cost and efficient processes for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Uncertainties like changing market regulations, market price volatility of materials, or product market feasibility force the OEM to adapt its processes and vehicles. Lack of technical resources, good coordination and flexibility issues across actors involved in the problem space are the main cause of adaption failure leading to production stops and market delays. Past research has shown how OEMs integrated the digital twin technology (DTT) into their ecosystem. Digital twins (DTs) are real-time virtual presentations of their physical counterparts simulating and predicting its behavior, leading to reduced planning complexity. Different DTs can be created for vehicles (parts, software, processes, technologies) or factories (production lines). Thus, this research will provide an explanatory case study comparing how OEMs adapt automotive development and production processes to environmental uncertainties without incorporating DTT versus with DTT. It consists of qualitative data only: expert interviews and literature research. Results suggest DTT provides a single source of truth by linking different DTs, actors, systems and work processes allowing for hybrid analyses instead of discrete analyses with different modules and simulators, providing fluidity of knowledge and inclusivity across actors involved. The visualized data provides simulations and predictions to evaluate business decisions digitally first and synchronizing updates across actors involved supporting coordination. Ultimately, supporting the concept of DTT to help OEMs adapt efficiently. |
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