Digital Twins and Their Role in Developing Organizational Control

Abstract

The current research sought to study the possibility of applying digital twins in the researched company and its role in improving organizational control. Relying on the stratified random sampling method, the opinions of a sample of employees at the Missan Oil Company were surveyed. The research adopted the descriptive analytical method by providing an intellectual clarification of the research variables, and then a questionnaire form was designed to collect the necessary information about the main and sub-research variables. The size of the research community was (5930) employees in all the formations of the researched company.

In light of this, (375) questionnaires were distributed, and after sorting and checking the questionnaires, the number of questionnaires retrieved amounted to (365). It was found that the number of questionnaires suitable for statistical analysis was (362) questionnaires, and statistical analysis of the data was conducted using the program (SPSS v.26). Due to the limited studies that attempted to determine and know the nature of the relationship between the two variables (digital twins and regulatory oversight), It is possible that this research will be able to address a problem that directly affects the oil sector and leads to a weakening of its contribution to improving the economic situation of the country.

The results showed that there are two correlations and influences between the two research variables (digital twins and regulatory oversight). There is a need to take into account the impact of these variables when developing strategic plans for the oil companies under research, to advance their reality and catch up with the global oil sector, with the possibility of generalizing the results to the organizational structure of other organizations, while taking into account the specificity of the organizations. Therefore, he recommended the necessity of creating a structure capable of improving the situation of Iraqi oil companies that suffer from poor regulatory oversight. This is demonstrated by supporting digital twins in all its dimensions in order to improve and develop organizational control.