随着数字孪生扩展到所有资产类型，以下是五种最佳实践，可充分利用您的项目和投资。
数字孪生在民用基础设施领域取得了坚实的进展，例如整个新加坡共和国和迪拜市的双胞胎。正如在之前的文章中提到的，软件开发商 Bentley 软件公司的 Keith Bentley 将数字孪生模型描述为自个人计算机以来 IT 为物理基础设施行业贡献价值的最大机会，它们被广泛用于各种行业，使企业能够深入了解维护和优化制造供应链的方法。 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
然而，基础设施行业有时可能会成为自己最大的敌人，因为在数字孪生战略和实施过程中，他们会遇到常见的反对意见和采用障碍。这些反对意见通常包括，“但我们一直都是这样做的”（抵制改变），“它按原样工作得很好”（接受现状，这可能是一个次优解决方案），“让我们等到后期构建”（把事情推迟到以后），“让我们从元宇宙开始”（被闪亮的物体分散注意力）等等。
为了应对这些常见的反对意见，以下是数字孪生实施的五个最佳实践，它们可以帮助您宣传最有效的方法来为您的组织抓住机会。
一、在竞争之前成为早期采用者
采用的最常见障碍之一是服务提供商或客户可能对当前的系统、方法和工作方式非常满意。如果我们以桥梁检查为例，其中一些 IT 系统或桥梁管理系统是在 1980 年代后期首次引入的，在利用最新技术方面还有很多不足之处。 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
对于服务提供商来说，作为对“但是，我们一直这样做”的反驳，如果你不把新兴技术带给你的客户，其他人可能会打败你。这些遗留系统迟早会被更强大的数字孪生解决方案所取代，从而提供一个完整的记录系统，可以查看资产的表现，包括过去、现在和未来的指标。
对于服务提供商来说，通过在竞争之前成为早期采用者，即使探索技术和进行试点，您也可以获得关键的学习成果。根据AR / VR平台Akular的首席执行官Martin Rapos的说法，该平台将3D模型转换为数字孪生，早期花费的每一美元的影响都比五年后作为追随者花费它的影响高出一个数量级。除了建筑物和桥梁之外，用例还包括在矿井中远程驾驶推土机、大型专用设备的虚拟培训、专业制造设计以及餐厅设计、停车监控和机场运营。所有使用活体双胞胎进行练习和计划的公司都在竞争中占据优势。
二、不要接受孤立解决方案的现状
通常很容易说，“它按原样工作得很好。如果我们以楼宇管理系统为例，许多组织拥有他们所需的大部分东西，例如访问控制、安全摄像头、暖通空调等，但问题是它们是集成的还是次优解决方案。
重要的是要考虑数字孪生如何能够集成这些现有元素，以实现通用的操作画面和单一的记录系统。这通常可以通过对建筑运营的整体了解来提高效率、性能和节省成本。此外，由于数字孪生能够协调温度、照明和空气质量的偏好，因此可以增强居住者的体验和舒适度。
通过充当沟通和协作的集中式平台，数字孪生还可以帮助打破决策中的人类孤岛，并提供实时洞察和模拟。为了将业务案例与现状进行比较，重要的是要逐项列出所有这些内容，并确保可以阐明和理解数字孪生的全部优势。
三、立即开始设计、构建、运营生命周期
与其等到构建后，不如考虑在项目的规划、设计和施工阶段启动数字孪生。在规划阶段，这可以在承诺实际投资之前实现计划模拟和各种假设场景测试。 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
数字孪生的部分优势在于，它们可以解决从施工孪生体到运营孪生体的整个生命周期。因此，数字孪生比事后资产管理系统知道的要多得多，孪生在设计和构建过程中捕获的学习和见解可以改善运营和维护。
根据 Rapos 的说法，早期合并可以在施工或开发阶段更好地收集数据、更准确的建模和即时反馈。重要的是要了解数字孪生不仅仅是一个最终产品，而是一种动态工具，可以在项目的整个生命周期中不断发展并增加价值。延迟其开发可能会导致错失优化和创新的机会。
四、打造你的未来愿景，但要小心闪亮的物体
虽然元宇宙可能很有吸引力，但一定要从正确的起点规划你的技术实施。例如，从数字孪生、物联网集成点以及做出明智决策所需的所有数据开始，然后稍后添加协作和可视化，而不是从元宇宙开始并尝试向后工作。
元宇宙可能是一个理想的未来愿景和最终状态，但就起点或核心基础平台而言，它往往还没有准备好迎接黄金时期，特别是对于工程级应用程序。从技术架构核心的数字孪生开始，并考虑要集成的各种数据源要实用得多。这为您提供了用于做出决策的实时数据，以及更高级的选项，例如支持 AI 的缺陷检测，这对桥梁和道路等物理基础设施特别有利。 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
五、提出数字孪生的难题
除了上述所有因素之外，考虑数字孪生的投资回报率也很重要。例如，如果它是建筑物的数字孪生，它是否比 NEST 系统或现有的孤立系统提供更多功能。此外，预期的财务和非财务收益，以及近期和长期收益是什么。
数字孪生的主要优势之一是它们允许您将多个用例合并到单个模型中。例如，建筑用例的范围从覆层、混凝土成熟度和物流优化，到工人的健康和安全。快速获得结果的最有效方法是使用支持多个用例的平台。
确定目标用例的优先级后，您可以确定它们在成本节约、效率提高、收入增加、风险缓解、质量和性能改进、战略和长期价值以及环境和可持续性影响方面对整体投资回报率的贡献。
随着数字孪生扩展到几乎所有资产类型，甚至扩展到整个城市和国家/地区，所有这些最佳实践对于充分利用您的项目和投资至关重要。 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
英文翻译：
5 best practices for digital twin implementation
With digital twins expanding across all asset types, here are five best practices to get the most out of your projects and investments.
Digital Twins are making solid headway in the civil infrastructure arena with notable examples such as the twin of the entire Republic of Singapore, and the city of Dubai. As mentioned in an earlier article, Keith Bentley of software developer Bentley Systems describes digital twins as the biggest opportunity for IT value contribution to the physical infrastructure industry since the personal computer, and they’re used in a wide variety of industries, lending enterprises insights into maintenance and ways to optimize manufacturing supply chains. 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
The infrastructure industry, however, can sometimes be its own worst enemy by falling for common objections and barriers to adoption throughout both digital twin strategy and implementation. These objections often include, “But we’ve always done it this way” (resistance to change), “It works just fine as is” (accepting the status quo which may be a sub-optimal solution), “Let’s wait until post-build” (pushing things off until later), “Let’s start with the metaverse” (being distracted by shiny objects), and more.
To counter these common objections, here are five best practices for digital twin implementation that may help you evangelize the most productive approach to seize opportunities for your organization.
1. Be an early adopter before your competition
One of the most common barriers to adoption is that service providers or clients may be quite happy with the current system, approach, and way of working. If we take the example of bridge inspection, some of these IT systems, or bridge management systems, were first introduced in the late 1980s, leaving a lot to be desired to leverage the latest technology. 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
For service providers, as a counterargument to “But, we’ve always done it this way,” if you’re not bringing emerging technology to your customer, someone else may beat you to it. Sooner or later these legacy systems will be replaced with more powerful digital twin solutions, providing a complete system of record with visibility into how assets are performing including past, present, and future indicators.
For the service provider, by being an early adopter before your competition, you can gain key learnings even if exploring the technology and conducting pilots. According to Martin Rapos, CEO of AR/VR platform Akular, which converts 3D models into digital twins, the impact of every dollar spent early is an order of magnitude higher than if you spend it five years down the road as a follower. Beyond buildings and bridges, use cases range from remotely driving bulldozers in mines, virtual training on large, specialized equipment, specialty manufacturing design, as well as restaurant design, parking monitoring, and airport operation. All companies that practice and plan with live twins are getting an edge over their competition.
2. Don’t accept the status quo of siloed solutions
It’s often easy to say, “It works just fine as is.” If we take the example of building management systems, many organizations have most of what they need, such as access control, security cameras, HVAC, and so on, but the question is are they integrated or is this a sub-optimal solution.
It’s important to think about how a digital twin may be able to integrate these existing elements for a common operating picture and single system of record. This can often lead to improvements in efficiency, performance, and cost savings by way of a holistic view of building operations. In addition, it can lead to enhanced occupant experience and comfort, since the digital twin is able to coordinate preferences for temperature, lighting, and air quality. 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
By acting as a centralized platform for communication and collaboration, the digital twin can also help to break down the human silos in decision-making and offer real-time insights and simulations. To make the business case compared to the status quo, it’s important to itemize all of these and ensure the full benefits of the digital twin can be articulated and understood.
3. Start the design, build, operate lifecycle now
Rather than wait until post-build, consider initiating digital twins during the planning, design, and construction phases of your projects. At the planning stage, this can enable plan simulation and various what-if scenario testing prior to committing to real-world investment.
Part of the benefit of digital twins is they can address the full lifecycle from construction twins to operational twins. The digital twins, therefore, know far more than after-the-fact asset management systems, and the learnings and insights captured by the twin during design and build can improve operations and maintenance. 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
According to Rapos, early incorporation allows for better data collection, more accurate modeling, and immediate feedback during the construction or development phase. It’s crucial to understand that digital twins aren’t just a final product, but a dynamic tool that evolves and adds value throughout the project’s life. Delaying its development can result in missed opportunities for optimization and innovation.
4. Craft your future vision but beware of shiny objects
While the metaverse may be attractive, be sure to plan your technical implementation from the correct starting point. For example, start with the digital twin, your IoT integration points, and all the data you need to make informed decisions, and then add collaboration and visualization later on, as opposed to starting with the metaverse and trying to work backward.
The metaverse may be a desirable future vision and end-state, but it’s often not ready for prime time in terms of the starting point or the core foundational platform, particularly for engineering-grade applications. It’s far more practical to start with a digital twin at the core of your technical architecture and think about the various data sources you wish to integrate. This provides you with real-time data from which to make decisions, as well as more advanced options such as AI-enabled defect detection, which is particularly beneficial for physical infrastructure, such as bridges and roadways.
5. Ask the hard questions of the digital twin
In addition to all of the above, it’s important to consider the ROI of the digital twin. If it’s a digital twin of a building, does it provide more than a NEST system or the existing siloed systems, for example. Also, what financial and non-financial benefits are anticipated, and what the near-term as well as longer-term benefits are.
One of the key benefits of digital twins is they allow you to incorporate multiple use cases into a single model. Construction use cases, for example, can range from cladding, concrete maturity, and logistics optimization, to health and safety of workers. The most effective way to get results quickly is to work with a platform that enables multiple use cases. 数字化转型网（www.szhzxw.cn）
Once you’ve prioritized your target use cases, you can determine how they contribute to the overall ROI in terms of cost savings, efficiency gains, revenue enhancement, risk mitigation, quality and performance improvements, strategic and long-term value, and environmental and sustainability impact.
With digital twins expanding across almost all asset types, even up to the level of entire cities and countries, all these best practices will be vital to get the most out of your projects and investments.
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