Digital Twin-Driven Low-Carbon Service Design and Modularization in Central Air Conditioning Ecosystems: A Multi-Criteria and Co-Intelligence Approach

Yong Cao received his Bachelor's degree in Thermal and Power Engineering  from the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Wuhan University in 2002, earned his Master's in Engineering Thermophysics from the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhejiang University in 2005, and is now pursuing Doctor of Engineering in Advanced Manufacture in School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University. He worked as R&D at GREE Electric Appliance, inc. of Zhuhai from 2005 to 2014, and was promoted to General Manger of Commercial Air Conditioning in 2014; under his leadership, GREE Commercial Air Conditioning has ranked at the top of domestic market sales for ten consecutive years. His research topics mainly include: Service-Oriented Manufacturing,Product Service System, Industrial Product Service System Digital Twin.

Xinguo Ming is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He received his Bachelor’s from the School of Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1988, earned his Master’s and Ph.D., from the School of Material Engineering in 1992 and the School of Mechanical Engineering in 1995, both from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is also a Senior Member of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, a Fellow Member of the Mechanical Automation Division, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and the Manufacturing Technology Division, Chinese Automation Society. His research interests include 1. Industrial Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Product System, Intelligent Production System, Intelligent Service System; 2. Industrial AIoT (Artificial Intelligence + Internet of Things), Smart Manufacturing System, Industry 4.0, Industrial Internet, Industrial Big Data; 3. Smart Product Innovation Ecosystem, Product Ecosystem Design, Personalized Product Development, Smart Product Design, Mass Personalization; 4. Product Service System, Smart Product Service System, Smart Product Service Ecosystem, Service-Oriented Manufacturing, Producer Service Development, Value Symbiosis for Smart Product Service System; 5. Lean Enterprise Management, Lean Design and Product Development, Lean Logistics and Supply Chain, Lean Engineering and Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma.