1、NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series AMS 100-61Economics of Digital Twins Costs,Benefits,and Economic Decision Making Douglas Thomas This publication is available free of charge from:https:/doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-61 NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series AMS 100-61 Economics of Digital Twins Costs,B
2、enefits,and Economic Decision Making Douglas Thomas Applied Economics Office Engineering Laboratory This publication is available free of charge from:https:/doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-61 October 2024 U.S.Department of Commerce Gina M.Raimondo,Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technolog
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5、n Identifier Syntax Publication History Approved by the NIST Editorial Review Board on 2024-08-19 How to Cite this NIST Technical Series Publication Thomas,Douglas(2024).Economics of Digital Twins:Costs,Benefits,and Economic Decision Making.(National Institute of Standards and Technology,Gaithersbur
6、g,MD),NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series(AMS)100-61.https:/doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-61 Author ORCID iDs Douglas Thomas:0000-0002-8600-4795 AMS 100-61 October 2024 i Abstract This report examines the economics of digital twins(i.e.,digital computer model of a physical system such as a machine or