Enhanced energy management in manufacturing through systems integration

Energy management concerns a lot of parameters, data and conditions. A holistic view of the plant is necessary to identify the areas with high energy consumption. Hence, energy management has to be integrated in overall production system. Monitoring and control of energy related key performance indicators in different levels is vital and the beginning phase for improving energy efficiency. Therefore, this study aims at developing an approach to improve energy efficiency in manufacturing by facilitating monitoring and control through ICT-supported KPI intelligence serving as a decision support tool to enhance energy management in manufacturing plants. The decision support tool developed based on this approach allows integration of disparate data coming from different multivendor production IT systems in a manufacturing plant by creating a central environment to better monitor and control energy related performance indicators.