Barrier Analysis for Using Digital Twins in Production Systems

Abstract

Digital twin is a platform where a digital equivalent of a real object, resource or process is created in a virtual environment and the physical world and virtual world interaction is kept alive instantly and dynamically through data connection. Since it is a newly developed system, various barriers that arise during the implementation of digital twin in production systems can make it difficult to adopt this platform. For digital twin to be successful in production projects, strategies are needed to eliminate barriers. In this study, barriers that may arise during the use of digital twins in production systems were determined and the barriers were compared with each other in line with expert opinions. The aim of the study is to determine the relative weights between the barriers and to reveal their priority. The fuzzy Best Worst method (BWM), which allows expert opinions to be modeled over linguistic variables, was used as the analysis technique. As a result, it was determined that the barrier of "systemic and technological integration deficiencies" is a priority for digital twin applications in production. The study examines the digital twin and production integration, reveals the elements that may prevent integration and provides a general framework for practitioners.

Keywords

• Digital Twin
• Production
• Fuzzy Best Worst Method
• MCDM

Üretim Sistemlerinde Dijital İkiz Kullanımına Yönelik Bariyer Analizi

Öz

Dijital ikiz, gerçek bir nesne, kaynak ya da sürecin sanal ortamda dijital benzerinin oluşturulduğu ve veri bağlantısı yoluyla anlık ve dinamik olarak fiziksel dünya ile sanal dünya etkileşiminin canlı tutulduğu bir platformdur. Yeni gelişen bir sistem olduğundan dijital ikizin üretim sistemlerince uygulanması sırasında ortaya çıkan çeşitli bariyerler, bu platformun benimsenmesini zorlaştırabilmektedir. Dijital ikizin üretim projelerinde başarılı olması için bariyerleri ortadan kaldıracak stratejilere ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu çalışmada üretim sistemlerinde dijital ikiz kullanımı sırasında ortaya çıkabilecek bariyerler belirlenmiş ve uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda bariyerler birbirleri ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Çalışmanın amacı bariyerler arasındaki göreceli ağırlıkları tespit ederek önem önceliğini ortaya koymaktır. Analiz tekniği olarak uzman görüşlerinin dilsel değişkenler üzerinden modellenmesine imkân sağlayan bulanık Best Worst metodu (BWM) kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak “sistemsel ve teknolojik entegrasyon yetersizlikleri" bariyerinin üretimde dijital ikiz uygulamaları için öncelikli olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma, dijital ikiz ve üretim birlikteliğini inceleyerek birlikteliğe engel olabilecek unsurları ortaya koymakta ve uygulayıcılar için genel bir çerçeve sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Dijital İkiz
• Üretim
• Bulanık Best Worst Metot
• ÇKKV

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