Hasse, HendrikVan Der Valk, Hendrik2022-12-272022-12-272023-01-03978-0-9981331-6-4https://hdl.handle.net/10125/103451The collaborative utilization of data becomes increasingly important in industry and requires increased consideration of interoperability and data sovereignty aspects. Distributed systems play a decisive role in this context, which allow for a closer communication between the stakeholders involved and are characterized by the shared use of data and devices. At the same time new concepts emerge that enable a structured mapping of data. These include Digital Twins, which primarily allow a holistic digital representation of an entire asset lifecycle. Digital Twins offer significant potential for distributed systems and form a suitable basis for the collaborative utilization of an asset's lifecycle data. Although studies assume an increased use of Digital Twins in cross-company networks, they are still predominantly used as a purely company-internal concept. In the context of this publication, we demonstrate how to get started easily with the design of Digital Twins intended for use in collaborative distributed systems.10engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalDigital Twins: Platforms, Methods, Applications, and Impactasset administration shelldesign principlesdigital twinsdistributed systemsindustrie 4.0text10.24251/HICSS.2023.817