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A digital twin-driven production management system for production workshop

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With the rapid development of smart manufacturing, some challenges are emerging in the production management, including the utilization of information technology and the elimination of dynamic disturbance. A digital twin-driven production management system (DTPMS) can dynamically simulate and optimize production processes in manufacturing and achieve real-time synchronization, high fidelity, and real-virtual fusion in cyber-physical production. This paper focuses on establishing DTPMS for production life-cycle management. First, we illustrate how to integrate digital twin technology and simulation platforms. Second, a framework of DTPMS is proposed to support a cyber-physical system of production workshop, including product design, product manufacturing, and intelligent service management. Finally, the proposed DTPMS is applied to the production process of a heavy-duty vehicle gearbox. The experimental results indicate that the defective rate of products and the in-process inventory are reduced by 34% and 89%, respectively, while the one-time pass rate of product inspection is increased by 14.2%, which demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of the DTPMS.

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This research is supported by the Funds for Science and technology plan project in Guangzhou [No. 202002030321]; Science and Technology Plan Project in Inner Mongolia autonomous region [No. 2019GG238]; the Guangdong Academic Degree and Graduate Education Reform Research Project [No. 2019JGXM15]; the Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province of China [No. 2019A1515110399]; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [No. 21618412]; 2018 Panyun Leading Innovation Team Program, China (No. 2018-R01-4); 2018 Guangzhou Leading Innovation Team Program, China (No. 201909010006); and major research and development projects on major topics of artificial intelligence technology innovation in Chongqing [No. cstc 2017rgzn-zdyfx0005].

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  1. Key Laboratory of Contemporary Design and Integrated Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China

    Jun Ma & Rong Mo

  2. Chongqing Tiema Industries Group Co. Ltd, Chongqing, 400050, People’s.Republic of Chongqing, China

    Jun Ma & Rong Mo

  3. Institute of Computer Science, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China

    Huimin Chen

  4. Guangzhou CreateView Education Technology Co. Ltd, Guangzhou, 510000, China

    Yu Zhang

  5. School of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Zhuhai, 519070, China

    Hongfei Guo & Yaping Ren

  6. Institute of Physical Internet, Jinan University, Zhuhai, 519070, China

    Hongfei Guo & Yaping Ren

  7. School of Engineering, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China

    Luyang Liu

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Ma, J., Chen, H., Zhang, Y. et al. A digital twin-driven production management system for production workshop. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 110, 1385–1397 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-05977-5

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