Energy management in production: A novel method to develop key performance indicators for improving energy efficiency

Applied Energy

Volumn 149, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-61

  May, Gökan ^a   Barletta, Ilaria ^b   Stahl, Bojan ^a   Taisch, Marco ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cleaner production; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Key performance indicators; KPI; Sustainable manufacturing

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MANUFACTURE; POLLUTION CONTROL;

CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; CLEANER PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; KPI; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; MACHINERY; MANUFACTURING; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84926479480     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.065     Document Type: Article

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