Digital twins are coming: Will we need them in supply chains of fresh horticultural produce?

• Published in: Trends in food science & technology Vol. 109; pp. 245 - 258
• Main Authors: Defraeye, Thijs, Shrivastava, Chandrima, Berry, Tarl, Verboven, Pieter, Onwude, Daniel, Schudel, Seraina, Bühlmann, Andreas, Cronje, Paul, Rossi, René M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Air flow; Cyber-physical; Digital twins; Environmental conditions; evolution; farms; Food; food loss; Food quality; fruits; Horticulture; Logistics; Modeling; Physics-based; Postharvest; Shelf life; Simulation; supply chain; Supply chains; technology; temperature; vegetables; Virtual; Virtual reality; Postharvest; Virtual; Simulation; Modeling; Cyber-physical; Physics-based

Digital twins have advanced fast in various industries, but are just emerging in postharvest supply chains. A digital twin is a virtual representation of a certain product, such as fresh horticultural produce. This twin is linked to the real-world product by sensors supplying data of the environment...