{"slug": "the-best-way-to-build-facilities-of-the-future-start-with-a-digital-twin", "title": "The best way to build facilities of the future? Start with a digital twin.", "summary": "PepsiCo is using AI-powered digital twins to simulate and optimize manufacturing facilities in the virtual world before construction, accelerating innovation and improving efficiency. The approach allows engineers to test operations down to the millimeter, reducing risk and enabling smarter decisions from day one.", "body_md": "PepsiCo is reimagining manufacturing by building the facilities of the future twice—first in the virtual world. Using [AI](https://www.fastcompany.com/section/artificial-intelligence)-powered digital twins, engineers can simulate, test, and optimize operations before construction begins, accelerating innovation while improving efficiency, reducing risk, and enabling smarter decisions from day one. Learn how PepsiCo is using AI to re-create warehouse spaces—down to the millimeter—and explore every possibility before disrupting live operations.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-best-way-to-build-facilities-of-the-future-start-with-a-digital-twin", "canonical_source": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91568414/the-best-way-to-build-facilities-of-the-future-start-with-a-digital-twin", "published_at": "2026-07-14 17:30:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-14 18:17:25.177223+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["PepsiCo"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-best-way-to-build-facilities-of-the-future-start-with-a-digital-twin", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-best-way-to-build-facilities-of-the-future-start-with-a-digital-twin.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-best-way-to-build-facilities-of-the-future-start-with-a-digital-twin.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-best-way-to-build-facilities-of-the-future-start-with-a-digital-twin.jsonld"}}