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COO-TWIN-1 · COO · Manufacturing Digital Twin

Plant Digital Twin

Less waste, optimized flow, better capacity planning.
Capex success rate
90%
from 65 %
Throughput
115index
from 100 index

Problem & Capability

What & how
Executive problem

Capacity and process changes are high-risk and slow.

Capability

AI simulates production scenarios, machine behavior, throughput and energy.

Outcome & Strategic Impact

Why it matters
Business outcome

Less waste, optimized flow, better capacity planning.

Strategic impact

De-risks capex and capacity expansion.

KPI trajectory · Baseline → Target

Exhibit

AI explainability — drivers, risks, next 90 days

Deploying a Plant Digital Twin enables Avery Dennison to simulate and optimize manufacturing scenarios, reducing risk and accelerating capacity decisions. This initiative directly supports higher capex success rates and throughput, strengthening operational resilience and supporting profitable growth.

Drivers
  • AI-driven scenario modeling for rapid, low-risk process changes
  • Real-time visibility into production bottlenecks and energy use
  • Data-backed capacity planning to support strategic expansion
Risks
  • Data integration challenges across legacy and new systems
  • Change management resistance from plant operations teams
  • Insufficient simulation accuracy impacting decision confidence
Next 90 days
  • Select pilot plant and define baseline KPIs with operations leadership
  • Integrate core production and energy data streams into digital twin platform
  • Run initial simulations to validate model accuracy and identify quick wins

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