Digital twin outcome-driven orchestration

A computing apparatus, comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media;
• a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media that, based on being read and executed by the processing system, direct the computing apparatus to at least:
• identify a targeted outcome for modeling an industrial automation environment;
• configure a digital twin environment corresponding to the industrial automation environment based at least on the targeted outcome, wherein the digital twin environment comprises two or more digital twins, each digital twin of the two or more digital twins representative of one or more real entities of the industrial automation environment;
• synchronize each digital twin of the two or more digital twins with each other based on sensor data from the one or more real entities to mimic a timing of the industrial automation environment and tune the two or more digital twins to achieve the targeted outcome in the digital twin environment;
• and
• execute a process associated with the industrial automation environment using the digital twin environment.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon to operate an orchestration engine in an industrial automation environment, wherein the program instructions, when read and executed by a processing system, direct the processing system to at least:

• identify a targeted outcome for modeling the industrial automation environment;
• configure a digital twin environment corresponding to the industrial automation environment based at least on the targeted outcome, wherein the digital twin environment comprises two or more digital twins, each digital twin of the two or more digital twins representative of one or more real entities of the industrial automation environment;
• synchronize each digital twin of the two or more digital twins with each other based on sensor data from the one or more real entities to mimic a timing of the industrial automation environment and tune the two or more digital twins to achieve the targeted outcome in the digital twin environment;
• and
• execute a process associated with the industrial automation environment using the digital twin environment.