20.500.12556/RUL-167813 Integrating digital twin technology to achieve higher operational efficiency and sustainability in manufacturing systems Digital twin technology has proven to be a transformative tool in the development of smart factories by providing real-time data-driven simulations and virtual representa- tions of physical assets and systems. This paper explores the integration of digital twins in the context of Industry 4.0 and sustainability, highlighting their potential to increase operational efficiency, optimize material usage and minimize waste. To demonstrate these benefits, case studies are presented in which a digital twin of a real manufacturing sys- tem was implemented. The digital twin enabled us to run different “what-if” scenarios to evaluate the improvements in the manufacturing system, efficiency and reduction of raw material consumption and waste by incorporating quality control operations at all assembly stations. Based on the analyzed results of both case studies, we demonstrated that additional quality control operations had a significant impact on the efficiency of the manu- facturing system and its sustainability, as waste was significantly reduced. The proposed approach has proven to be highly effective for different types and sizes of manufacturing systems, especially those with high waste generation. sustainable manufacturing digital twin waste reduction smart manufacturing digital environment simulation methodology trajnostna proizvodnja digitalni dvojček zmanjšanje odpadkov pametna proizvodnja digitalno okolje simulacija metodologija true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2025-03-13 10:36:02 2025-03-13 10:36:07 2025-03-14 03:56:02 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 25 str. no. 3, art. 180 Vol. 13 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-03-03 502.131.1:621 2079-8954 10.3390/systems13030180 228834563 RAZ_Resman_Matevz_2024.pdf RAZ_Resman_Matevz_2024.pdf 1 85BD08E685D98BFEFD082ACD4EE1B2E9 8926c6b21daf90f0080326594add3785372ecd3deb387d9da322b1d997b1a7ac ca30fb2d-ffed-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=200609 https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/13/3/180 1 9b277d7e-ffed-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=200608 Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0