Introduction:
An energy management system (EMS) comprises a set of well-planned procedures aimed at reducing a company’s energy costs and increasing productivity. “Energy management is a process of continuous improvement and is more effective when its policies and procedures are reviewed annually. It also presents a documented structure that defines an organization’s goals, policies, and procedures and the processes by which they are maintained and improved. The energy management system establishes clearcut responsibilities, documented procedures, ongoing training, internal checks for conformance, corrective and preventive action, management reviews, and continual improvement.” [1]
There are number of energy management systems that are being
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A study of Canadian and Scandinavian Kraft process requirements revealed a number of technological and operating factors that can reduce a Kraft mill dependence on purchased energy. Recently, many authors used the words 'energy management' in the title of their papers. The goal of the management process is the stewardship of a vital resource, energy. Most successful energy management projects currently in operation have started with energy conservation through improved controls and move up to supervisory and coordination levels. A few authors have identified their work in terms of multi- level control and optimization.” [11]
An important case study of zastava motors. This enterprise was able to save as much as 25% energy. The audit constituted of number of visits and observations of various parts of the plant. Data on car production was compared with the utilization of water and energy.[12]
One of the difficulty in giving financial savings due to the introduction of energy management standard is the uncertain cost of energy from time to time. The main objective is to produce products of appropriate quality while reducing the cost. The energy savings is a part of an enterprise environmental performance. This case study shows that the automotive industry uses the energy standard to improve its energy efficiency, cost reduction and environmental improvement.
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Companies all over the nation are trying to become an environmental friendly during their day-today operations. Going green has become a significant trend within the United States. When a company goes green, the business will more than likely benefit from their actions. Going green makes perfect business sense although it can be costly (Crootof, 2014). Global warming damages a business because pollution can affect the price of product and services. A company that has followed the green transformation is AmerenUE's real power company. AmerenUE has officially been cleared by the Center for Resource Solution (CRS) to be green-e certified (“AmerenUE's Pure Power,” 2007). Ethically, a company should run a good, clean, and efficient business. Another company that displays great “green” attributes is New Belgium Brewery. New Belgium brewery focuses on cost effective ways of operating that cause no hard to the environment (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014).
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Lincoln Electric, Inc. follows a decentralized approach to management. At foremost a decentralized approach to management according to Daft, “culture, values, traditions, shared beliefs, and trust are used to foster organizational goals” (Daft, 2012, pg.553). This approach emphases a unifying goal which is shared and is worked upon in a unifying effort for success by every member of the organization. Decentralization control management prides itself in workers autonomy and high performance work systems in respect to performance standard. Workers autonomy from the perspective of managers may be defined as, “interpersonal styles where managers take the perspectives of subordinates into account, present reasons for the decisions taken, behaviors requested, and originate opportunities for choice and self-initiation” (Baard, Deci, & Ryan, 2004, pg. 651). Thus, workers are able to utilize their skill as it pertains to specialization with little monitoring; however, this type of freedom is not counterproductive toward organizational goals, but more so geared toward high performance work. High performance work system can be considered as, “systems of human resource practices designed to enhance employees skill, commitment, and productivity in ways that employees become a source of competitive advantage” (Datta, Guthrie, & Wright, 2005, p. 135).
This case focuses on corporate obstacles to pollution prevention. Pollution prevention can complex especially for large corporations. There are many different forms of pollution prevention including emissions control devices and incremental changes in existing technology. The author reviews the impact of emissions controlled devices, however the focus of the case study is on incremental changes in existing technology. Incremental changes include substituting one or two steps in a production process or relationship changes between production steps. One example of incremental changes that was provided by the author was eliminating chlorofluorocarbons and saving energy by replacing a refrigeration process with a heath exchanger that can exploit waste cooling from another part of the process. There are three critical decision-making stages for incremental changes; identifying a pollution prevention opportunity, finding a solution appropriate to that opportunity, and implementing that solution. The author discusses the three aspects of an organization (culture, ability to process information, and its politics) and how they impact the decision-making stages.
This project investigates alternative fuel source cars, such as Biodiesel, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Natural Gas, Ethanol (e85), and Hybrid. I choose this topic when I realized how much people are paying for a fuel (gasoline) that only gives you 30% efficiency per gallon. This means that for every $100.00 that you spend on gas, you are wasting $70.00.
By studying the fundamental nature of their business through the lens of the TNS framework, McDonald's Sweden is moving beyond eco-efficency. Today, approximately half of the 160 Swedish McDonald's, the bakery, and the national headquarters run on renewable energy - hydropower. All new restaurants use water pipes made of recycled plastic instead of copper, wood framing instead of steel framing, and wood foundations instead of concrete foundations - overall, reducing construction material use by 5-10 percent. Research is currently underway at seven restaurants to develop a biological filter to clean exhaust from fry stations. The new technology uses bacteria to eat the oil and reuses remaining clean air to heat their restaurants. In addition, McDonald's Sweden serves organic milk and beef, recycles 97 percent of all restaurant waste, has significantly reduced distribution distances helping to cut fuel costs by over 30 percent, and has eliminated the need for over 1,200 tonnes of packaging material by changing to smarter packaging.
They produced a cleaner, more environmentally friendly way to produce power. The new methods encouraged even more economic growth. The focus remained on environmentally friendly service in the early 2000’s, but the TVA seamlessly adapted to changing business and marketing demands.
It is completely clear that the NBB does not hold big market share as compared to the Heineken, Corona like companies. So, to keep its head high in the market the NBB motivates its team by keeping the awareness among team members by bringing the attention towards the sustainability of the environment. Widely said and believed, "to see the change, first, be the change". According to us, we think this the approach that is taken by NBB to keep the sustainable environment which NBB brings up to the other competitors and organisations. To work in the progress of the sustainability, company 's first priority is to save electricity, to do so, the company approached the renewable source of "Wind Energy" to create electricity by using the "wind turbine", which they started in year 1998. By doing so, the company promoted to less usage of energy which is generated by the burning of fossil fuels that adds the CO2 emissions that pollute the environment. To add up to the sustainability, company came up with the idea of installing photovoltaic array, that produces 3% of the company 's electricity. Not only this, they installed the brew kettle, which heats up in few seconds as compared to the normal ones as they take hours to heat it up to save
Using energy more efficiently can be an effective way for households to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also defer the need to develop new sources of energy. The Government has set a target
Mercedes Benz is committed to compliance with legal and ethical standards, which must be maintained along with their entire supply chain. By frequently offering supplier events, they promote dialog and training in which they likewise address our sustainability prerequisites. As a team with other car makers, Benz also provide supplier training courses. Moreover, the execution of their sustainability standards in the supply chain is an essential topic in their stakeholder
Green practices across the automotive industry have shown to be very effective to mitigate both external and internal pressures of providing an environmentally sound and friendly product. The method in which the supply chain is maintained needs have the same goal as that of the
Some hotels have an only ISO14001 certificate, but some of them have Hong Kong Eco business Award and Green Globe certificate. The research dimensions are energy efficiency, water management, waste management, and indoor air quality. It needs the competencies of the building, internal design, staff training, communication with guests in order to enforce the policies and practice properly (Heung and Pun, 2013). The finding of energy efficacy is Hotel A implemented ISO14001, such as using energy-saving bulbs in bathrooms, corridors, and table lamps, and it helps Hotel A reduce 10.7% of energy consumption and save HK$ 1.5 million in 2 years. Moreover, Hotel A saved 15.2% water consumption in 2 years because of its effective water management, such as 70 to 90-liter water from washing and laundry daily (Heung and Pun,
Sustainable operation management is a management approach that involves planning, implementation and control of business operations that translate available resources into the required product or service. It is the management of business practices, traditions and operations to promote the highest level of efficiency, smooth workflow, and increased productivity in an organization. This management strategy ensures that the available labour force and materials are changed into products or services in a cost effective way to increase the company’s returns (Corbett, 2009). It also involves production waste management, food waste reduction, creating new opportunities, environment protection, and improving customer health. Sustainable operation management in the retail industry around the world has gained momentum in the recent years, in the face of customer pressure and media interest. It is particularly linked to the concepts of corporate social responsibility and global warming (Morrison, 2013).
Household energy conservation is a very practical and realistic approach to conserving energy within our society. US households consume a tremendous amount of natural gas as well as electric energy. It has been calculated that the amount of energy consumed within the US increased exponentially from about 1850 to 1975. If energy continued to increase at this rate, we would be experiencing severe energy shortages in our current society. Luckily, steps towards conservation, including various energy regulations, have curbed that growth somewhat, brining the predicted 160 Qbtu/yr for the year 2000 down to around 93.8 Qbtu/yr by the year 1996. However, household energy usage is still a major issue as households consume about 38% of the total consumed energy and contribute greatly to natural gas consumption and issues such as global warming. Therefore, it is important that people understand how we use energy in the household and what steps can be taken to conserve that energy.