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Digital twins for the circular economy
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2022-10-11
Sprache
German
Journal
Volume
54
Issue
10
Start Page
560
End Page
565
Citation
Müll und Abfall 54 (10) : 560-565 (2022)
Publisher DOI
Publisher
Erich Schmidt Verlag
Despite efforts by politics and society to create a circular economy, the transition is taking place slowly. A central prerequisite for keeping products and the raw materials they contain in the cycle is the inter-organizational exchange of product information, e.g. regarding the product composition. In the absence of such information, landfilling or incineration of products after use are often the only options. In this context, digital twins as a digital representation of a product allow not only the provision of required information, but also updating it over the course of the product’s
life. Based on a research project of the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and the Kühne Logistics University (KLU), this article shows which role digital twins can play on the way to improved information exchange and thus a circular economy.
life. Based on a research project of the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and the Kühne Logistics University (KLU), this article shows which role digital twins can play on the way to improved information exchange and thus a circular economy.
Subjects
Digitale Transformation
Recycling
Abfallwirtschaft
Kreislaufwirtschaft
Twin Transition
Blockchain Management
DDC Class
333.7: Natural Resources, Energy and Environment
380: Commerce, Communications, Transport
330: Economics