Simulation-ready digital twin for realtime management of logistics systems

Event-discrete simulation is a key method for decision support systems in planning and control of logistics systems. The ability to start a simulation based on the current situation of the system in real-time is central for these systems. In this paper, we present our system architecture that combines a real-time digital twin of logistics systems with simulation logic in a single (modularized) model. This combination not only reduces offline work creating and maintaining such a model and decision support system but also reduces runtime in this critical real-time use-case. The approach is demonstrated in two industrial use cases.