Digital Twins in Food Supply

An Overview of potentials and challenges

Christian Krupitzer, Elia Henrichs
JournalIndustrie 4.0 Management
Issue Volume 38, 2022, Edition 5, Pages 17-20
Open Accesshttps://doi.org/10.30844/IM_22-5_17-20
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Abstract

The food sector is facing many challenges, including food loss and waste. To cope with those challenges, digital twins that create a digital representation of physical entities by integrating real-time and real- world data seems to be a promising approach. This article presents the results of a literature review on digital twin applications in the food industry and analyze their challenges and potentials.

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