DocumentCode
3030654
Title
Product differentiation in the electric power industry
Author
Chao, Hung-Po
Author_Institution
Electr. Power Res. Inst., Palo Alto, CA, USA
fYear
1989
fDate
14-17 Nov 1989
Firstpage
1179
Abstract
As a result of rapidly changing technologies, economics, and general business environment, product differentiation has become a key element of long-term business strategy in the electric power industry. An examination is made of the implications of this development for a utility´s strategic planning and results of existing research that supports new decision needs are reviewed. Priority service, a special form of product differentiation based on unbundling service reliability, is highlighted
Keywords
management; power system planning; business strategy; electric power industry; priority service; product differentiation; service reliability; utility´s strategic planning; Chaos; Communication system control; Costs; Customer satisfaction; Electricity supply industry; Environmental economics; Flexible AC transmission systems; Load flow; Power generation economics; Profitability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1989. Conference Proceedings., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Cambridge, MA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSMC.1989.71486
Filename
71486
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