Abstract:
Digital twins have emerged as a promising technology in sustainability efforts, particularly in managing critical resources. Of these resources, water has assumed critical importance across various industries, necessitating effective management strategies. This paper explores the application of digital twins that include not only product flow but also other as energy and fluid flow. Our main focus is to build a Digital Twin that serves as a decision-support tool in the context of water distribution across diverse industries with varying needs. Specifically, we propose a digital twin framework aimed at analysing and optimizing water consumption within a collaborative network comprising various stakeholders, for example, water suppliers, regulatory authorities (such as the Prefecture), network controllers, and end-users within a circular economy context. Furthermore, a case study is presented to illustrate the implementation of the initial phases of the proposed framework. Β© IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2024.
