TY - JOUR U1 - Wissenschaftlicher Artikel A1 - Greger, Marius A1 - Mulyono, Nur Budi A1 - Hermann, Julian A1 - Palm, Daniel T1 - Digital twins in the smart factory JF - Journal of engineering, management and operations N2 - 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. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-643-99768-5 SB - 978-3-643-99768-5 VL - 1 SP - 41 EP - 54 S1 - 14 PB - LIT Verlag CY - Wien ER -