@article{GregerMulyonoHermannetal.2018, author = {Greger, Marius and Mulyono, Nur Budi and Hermann, Julian and Palm, Daniel}, title = {Digital twins in the smart factory}, series = {Journal of engineering, management and operations}, volume = {1}, journal = {Journal of engineering, management and operations}, publisher = {LIT}, address = {Wien}, isbn = {978-3-643-99768-5}, pages = {41 -- 54}, year = {2018}, abstract = {What does the factory of tomorrow have to offer for companies? This question and its aspects are the focus of many actual articles and publications. According to Gartner digital twins, one of 2017 strategic technology trends will play a big role for the future of manufacturing. At the moment digital twins are gaining more importance for the industrial application. If companies want to be competitive in the future they have to implement the digital twin in the factories of today. Therefore this paper provides a basic overview of the concept of the smart factory and its requirements. In addition, digital twins are identified as a necessary concept for the evolution of the factory of today.}, language = {en} }