VentureBeat April 25, 2022
Digital twins have become increasingly invaluable for enterprises to improve their supply chain planning. Whereas many digital twins simulate products or buildings, supply chain twins model the diffuse connections between raw materials, finished products and customers. Supply chain twins are growing in importance as enterprises try to keep pace with disruptions caused by COVID-19, shipping bottlenecks and sanctions.
“The major disruptions over the past couple of years have made supply chain predictability and resiliency top priorities for businesses,” Brian Bronson, president of Americas and APAC at Capgemini Engineering, told VentureBeat. “A company’s supply chain has many steps and moving parts along the entire work stream and with each one comes another variable where more potential challenges could arise.”
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