Dimensions of digital twin applications - A literature review

The use of Digital Twins has gained attraction in research and practice in recent years. Digital Twins are virtual representations of physical objects and they can be connected with their physical counterparts. Through this connection, Digital Twins contribute to the convergence of the real and the virtual world. While existing literature reviews focus strongly on the manufacturing industry, this paper analyzes Digital Twin applications across industries. Based on a systematic literature review, this paper examines 87 Digital Twin applications and proposes a classification scheme with six dimensions to describe the applications identified. The concept of Digital Twins is currently still underrepresented in Information Systems research, which opens up further research opportunities.