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It could be a car, a chair, a desk, a lamp. It could even be a person. Anything that exists in the physical world can be replicated as a digital twin.\u201dIf you can attach an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor to a physical object, you can create a digital representation that enables connectivity, communication, and collaboration across the supply chain\u200a\u2014\u200afrom R&D and design through manufacturing, operations, and logistics.The case for a network of digital twinsI wrote a blog earlier this year that posed a question: Should businesses be scared to meet their digital twin?I\u2019ll save you the trouble of reading that post\u200a\u2014\u200athe answer is a resounding \u201cno.\u201dWhy?Because a network of digital twins offers your organization the ability to:\u2022 Connect with customers, products, and assets and leverage data to improve business processes\u2022 Communicate with everyone in the supply chain about the status and working condition of products or assets\u2022 Collaborate through shared ecosystems and business networks to improve products, maintain assets, serve highly competitive global markets, and create new business modelsAbove all else, IoT-powered digital twins provide improved visibility. They allow you and your partners to see everything that\u2019s happening with your products and assets in real time. They even help you anticipate problems before they occur.With real-time data on your side, you can:\u2022 Conduct ongoing analysis\u2022 Respond to demanding customers faster\u2022 Enhance product designs\u2022 Perform proactive and predictive maintenance\u2022 Carry out condition and environmental modelingAnd since you can create digital twins of virtually anything, the insights you can gain are limitless. You can collect in-the-moment data about a single production line or an entire production plant, an individual forklift or a whole warehouse, one truck engine, or an extensive vehicle fleet.The future of digital twin networksBy 2020, there will be 30 billion connected things, according to IDC. IoT-powered digital twins can help you capitalize on the wealth of Big Data these things create, enabling \u201cperpetual innovation, within your enterprise, and across your business network.\u201dCompanies are beginning to catch on to the innumerable benefits of digital twin networks. But in the next few years, the use of digital twins will explode.IDC predicts 65% of manufacturers will be using digital twins to operate products and\/or assets by 2020, giving them the opportunity to reduce the cost of quality defects and service delivery by up to 25%.Don\u2019t get left behind. Discover how digital twins can provide your organization with remarkable business results and future opportunities.  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