Abstract
Large Manufacturing companies seem largely to fail in the integration of LEAN, sustainable
and scalable certified energy management systems. Too often manufacturing companies
spend time and resources focused on the systematic elements of an energy management
system, and not enough on energy performance improvement. Processes such as Energy
Performance indicators (EnPI) development, energy reviews and internal audits are
commonly flawed in their initial set up and unwieldy in their operation. This is sometimes
due to a lack of data to inform effective decision making due to a dearth of energy and
associated production and scheduling information to key stakeholders, or a lack of
effective tools to streamline and standardise their analysis and operation. In a survey of
three large manufacturing companies, it was found that 70 – 85 days were spent
implementing some of the key aspects of a structured energy management system. This
paper focuses on the early stage development and use of automated tools to support the
implementation of key areas of an ISO 50001 compliant energy management system with
a view to reducing this resource burden.
and scalable certified energy management systems. Too often manufacturing companies
spend time and resources focused on the systematic elements of an energy management
system, and not enough on energy performance improvement. Processes such as Energy
Performance indicators (EnPI) development, energy reviews and internal audits are
commonly flawed in their initial set up and unwieldy in their operation. This is sometimes
due to a lack of data to inform effective decision making due to a dearth of energy and
associated production and scheduling information to key stakeholders, or a lack of
effective tools to streamline and standardise their analysis and operation. In a survey of
three large manufacturing companies, it was found that 70 – 85 days were spent
implementing some of the key aspects of a structured energy management system. This
paper focuses on the early stage development and use of automated tools to support the
implementation of key areas of an ISO 50001 compliant energy management system with
a view to reducing this resource burden.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 450-465 |
| Journal | InImpact: The Journal of Innovation Impact |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
