The course is designed for managers and professionals who want to understand how Digital Twins can become a real tool for competitiveness and innovation in the industrial context. Starting from a clear introduction to the evolution of industrial revolutions up to Industry 5.0, the course guides participants in discovering the concept of Digital Twin, delving into its history, the differences between Digital Twin, Digital Shadow, and Digital Thread, and explaining why it represents a strategic lever to monitor, simulate, and optimize complex processes in a data-driven way. Through practical examples, real use cases, and an overview of organizational and cultural prerequisites, participants will acquire the tools to recognize the managerial advantages of a Digital Twin, assess its actual feasibility, understand its limitations and challenges, and build a sustainable adoption roadmap. The approach is practical and business-oriented: at the end of the course, decision makers will have a clear vision of how to initiate or support Digital Twin projects in their company, even without specialized technical knowledge, promoting a conscious data culture and more effective information management to support decisions.
