1、Operations PracticeDigital twins:Flying high,flexing fastDigital design and product development can provide new ways to solve complex problems.Getting implementation right means thoughtfully translating big ideas into boots on the ground.November 2022 Eugene Mymrin/Getty ImagesAfter discussing the f

2、undamentals of digital twins and the opportunities they offer,were expanding our exploration by taking a look at how digital methods help transform product development.Join McKinsey partner Kimberly Borden and senior adviser Dr.Will Roper in a conversation about the value of digital technologies in

3、production applications.Their discussion,which examines the use of digital approaches to design and development in Formula One racing and in aerospace and defense,shows how a software development style can have a big impact on the production of hardware.This episode,recorded at Farnborough Internati

4、onal Airshow and introduced by Christian Johnson,the managing editor of McKinseys Operations Practice,explores the digital imperative in the design and development of products.It also considers the need for a pragmatic delivery approach to ensure that big ideas can be executed.The conversation has b

5、een edited for clarity.Christian Johnson:Your companys future success demands agile,flexible,and resilient operations.Im your host,Christian Johnson,and youre listening to McKinsey Talks Operations,a podcast where the worlds Csuite leaders and McKinsey experts cut through the noise and uncover how t

6、o create a new operational reality.Our previous episode looked at one of the most exciting examples of a digital transformation of industry,the digital twin,covering what digital twins are,where they can add value,and,most important,how to capture it.One of the guests in that discussion,McKinsey par