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Purpose: The motivation of this paper is to investigate how digital twins can enable the design of new value propositions in digitally enabled servitization. This is important, as the application of this technology is an opportunity to deliver new value propositions for customers, and for the supplier to gain deeper understanding of the actual performance of the equipment (Kowalkowski and Ulaga, 2017). This builds upon the assessment of service value co-creation supported by digital twin technologies (Meierhofer & West, 2019). Design/Methodology/Approach: Ten cases have been assessed in this paper using different dimensions, and a cross-case analysis to consider value co-creation, value measures, support to the value proposition, and the servitization context. All of the cases are from an Innosuisse-supported project in Switzerland and were selected for their diversity. Findings: Classifying the digital twins by service proved useful to understand each one and its position within the business system. Knowing which business functions the twin supports helps to identify and confirm value co-creation opportunities as well as the possible areas impacted. It also provides different servitization perspectives that can support new and disruptive models, which is helpful for firms looking for new services to support their customers. The lifecycle perspective confirms the links between different phases and can provide new insight for the development of digital twins. The cross case analysis confirmed that a digital twin could support the development of new value positions within the context of servitization, as well as allow others (e.g., installers or asset owners) to develop and sell their own value solutions.
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