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ArticleNature communications2026

Explainable mechanism for production process anomalies based on digital twin.

Weiwei Qian, Litong Zhang, Yu Guo, Sai Geng, Mingjie Jiang, Yuhan Zheng, Shengbo Wang, Shaohua Huang

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Weiwei Qian *Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, China. qianww@nuaa.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7359-7405
Litong Zhang *The College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China.
Yu Guo *The College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-702X
Sai GengThe College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China.
Mingjie JiangThe College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China.
Yuhan ZhengNingbo University of Technology, Ningbo, China.
Shengbo WangThe College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China. shengbo.wang@bristol.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6759-7839
Shaohua HuangThe College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China. shaohuah@nuaa.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4446-1733

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52105522National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52575578Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China (China Postdoctoral Research Foundation) 2022M721597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the manufacturing sector, abnormal production can disrupt production schedules, leading to significant economic and reputational losses for manufacturers. To address this issue, in this study, we present an explainable mechanism for production process anomalies (EM2PA) designed to clarify the complex coupling relationships among various manufacturing factors, analyze the impact of these factors on the production process, identify abnormal production, provide explanations for its causes, and enable trace-back analysis. EM2PA consists of three modules: the data augmenter, the influence factor recognizer, and the causal interpreter. Specifically, the data augmenter generates small sample data of abnormal production, the influence factor recognizer decouples the complex coupling relationships and identifies the factors influencing abnormal production, and the causal interpreter provides causal explanations. Furthermore, through a case study based on the actual production process of a discrete manufacturing workshop, we demonstrate the effectiveness of EM2PA in identifying the root causes of problems, while highlighting the importance of explainability and causal analysis of production process anomalies.

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