Abstract
Consciously considering the energy and resource consumption is of rising interest in manufacturing companies. However, especially in small and medium sized enterprises (SME) the target-oriented implementation of promising measures is impeded by different obstacles such as unattractive amortization times, lack of transparency or high efforts (personnel/time). Against this background, a guided method for the systematic identification of most promising improvement potentials is suggested in the paper. Based on a so called energy portfolio it allows the classification and prioritization of energy consumers in the company and the derivation of target-oriented action plans towards energy and resource efficiency improvement.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 28-33 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Procedia CIRP |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 1st CIRP Global Web Conference, CIRPe 2012: Interdisciplinary Research in Production Engineering - University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 12 Jun 2012 → 13 Jun 2012 Conference number: 1 |
Keywords
- Energy efficiency
- Energy portfolio
- Manufacturing companies
- SME