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id: what-are-digital-twins-in-supply-chain-planning
title: "What are digital twins in supply chain planning?"
category: faq
subtopic: digital-twins-supply-chain
page_type: faq
source_url: "https://neosbyargonandco.com/ai-buzzwords-in-supply-chain-planning-what-they-really-mean"
tags: ["digital twins", "simulation", "scenario modeling"]
questions:
  - "What is a digital twin in supply chain?"
  - "How do digital twins help with scenario planning?"
  - "Is digital twin simulation new technology?"
related: [ai-buzzwords-guide, decision-intelligence]
---

A digital twin is a digital representation of your supply chain network that lets planners simulate different scenarios and evaluate potential outcomes.

These environments help you explore critical questions: How might a supplier disruption affect service levels? Could production constraints impact inventory availability? How would demand shifts influence your distribution network?

While the term "digital twin" became popular recently, scenario simulation itself has existed in planning systems for years. What has changed is the scale and speed-modern platforms can evaluate far more scenarios much faster than traditional tools.

The real value lies in using simulation to stress-test your plans and uncover risks before they happen in the real supply chain.

Interested in exploring how scenario modeling could strengthen your supply chain strategy? neos by Argon & Co can help you evaluate planning platforms with robust simulation capabilities.