Location
Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
Event Website
https://hicss.hawaii.edu/
Start Date
7-1-2025 12:00 AM
End Date
10-1-2025 12:00 AM
Description
A Digital Twin (DT) is a digital replica of a physical asset, process, or system, allowing real-time monitoring, simulations, and analysis for better decision-making. Despite its benefits, few have implemented DTs and begun utilizing its value. We investigate how organizations can get started with a DT by looking at the different elements of the implementation process. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify drivers and enablers, barriers, challenges during implementation, and benefits provided by a DT. We applied qualitative research through 19 semi-structured interviews of DT experts. Our findings indicate that factors driving DT adoption include data access, staying competitive, improved asset management, and management support. The study shows that costs, competence, and lack of incentives are the most significant challenges. Practitioners can use these findings to meet implementation challenges, and to see how benefits of a DT can be realized.
Recommended Citation
Majchrzak, Tim A.; Mateos, Cristian; Hirsch, Matias; Grønli, Tor-Morten; Engan, Sina; and Henningsen, Jon, "The Adoption of Digital Twins: Enablers, Challenges and Benefits" (2025). Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2025 (HICSS-58). 3.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-58/st/software_development/3
The Adoption of Digital Twins: Enablers, Challenges and Benefits
Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
A Digital Twin (DT) is a digital replica of a physical asset, process, or system, allowing real-time monitoring, simulations, and analysis for better decision-making. Despite its benefits, few have implemented DTs and begun utilizing its value. We investigate how organizations can get started with a DT by looking at the different elements of the implementation process. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify drivers and enablers, barriers, challenges during implementation, and benefits provided by a DT. We applied qualitative research through 19 semi-structured interviews of DT experts. Our findings indicate that factors driving DT adoption include data access, staying competitive, improved asset management, and management support. The study shows that costs, competence, and lack of incentives are the most significant challenges. Practitioners can use these findings to meet implementation challenges, and to see how benefits of a DT can be realized.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-58/st/software_development/3