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A Closer Look at Our Simulation-Based Digital Twin Methodology

From Data to Dynamic Insights: Navigating A Successful Digital Twin Journey

At MISIM, we are at the forefront of the digital twin revolution, seamlessly blending advanced simulation models with real-time data to deliver actionable insights that drive operational excellence. Our systematic approach ensures that your digital twin not only mirrors your physical operations but also evolves with them, providing a dynamic tool for continuous improvement and decision-making.

Whether you’re in mining, logistics, warehousing, or any other complex industry, our 40 years of experience ensure that your digital twin is crafted with precision, integrating real-time data streams for a living, breathing model of your operations. Our refined five-step DIVES approach guarantees you gain maximum value from your digital twin investment.

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Define

At the outset of our partnership, we collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand your unique objectives and challenges. By integrating seamlessly into your decision-making process, we ensure that your digital twin aligns perfectly with your business culture and technical needs. Our goal is to define modeling objectives that not only reflect your current state but also allow for real-time adaptability, ensuring your digital twin becomes an invaluable tool for ongoing strategic decision-making. If a simpler solution exists, such as using deterministic tools or independent simulations, we will recommend the most cost-effective approach, ensuring you achieve your goals efficiently without unnecessary complexity.

Fit-for-Purpose

  • Collaborative requirement gathering
  • Identification of critical areas for modelling
  • Establish simplest approach that achieves objectives

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Implement

Leveraging cutting-edge digital twin platforms and data integration tools, we create a bespoke digital twin that accurately reflects your operational environment. Our models are designed with custom dashboards that capture and visualize real-time data, providing an interactive and dynamic representation of your system’s processes. By incorporating advanced techniques like system dynamics, agent-based modeling, and performance driver trees, we ensure that your digital twin is both comprehensive and easy to interact with. The result is a powerful tool that adapts in real-time, providing you with continuous insights and operational control.

Strategic Design

  • Develop model algorithms that mirror real-world operations
  • Data governance and input capture
  • Targeted KPI structure to drive business success

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Validate

The validation phase is where your digital twin’s reliability and accuracy are rigorously tested. By comparing the twin’s performance with your data, we fine-tune it to ensure it behaves exactly as your physical system would under various conditions. This process involves stress testing, scenario analysis, and continuous calibration, making your digital twin a trustworthy mirror, or extension, of your physical operations. The outcome is a highly reliable digital asset that supports critical decision-making with confidence.

Meticulous Assurance

  • Rigorous validation against data
  • Robust scenario testing and outcome explainability
  • Collaborative review with stakeholders

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Evaluate

With your simulation-based digital twin fully calibrated, our experts dive into its capabilities to explore ‘what-if’ scenarios, uncovering potential bottlenecks and areas for improvement. By testing various operational strategies, we help you optimize resource utilization, enhance production capacity, and mitigate risks before they impact your operations. This phase turns your digital twin into a proactive tool for continuous improvement, ensuring that every decision is backed by dynamic, data-driven insights.

Value Focused Analysis

  • Scenario ‘what-if’ evaluation and mitigations
  • Bottleneck identification and improvement strategies
  • Operational optimization and risk assessment

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Synthesize

As your digital twin project concludes, we distill our findings into a clear, actionable roadmap that guides your future strategy. Our reports are designed to provide a concise summary of key insights, opportunities, and recommendations, ensuring that you have all the information you need to make informed, impactful decisions. By transforming complex data into clear visualizations and strategic guidance, we empower you to drive your business forward with confidence.

Summarize Outcomes

  • Report outcomes and learnings
  • Summarize trade offs and next steps
  • Provide actionable strategies and recommendations

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