White Papers Fusion of Work Management and Supply Chain Managementby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Asset life cycle management is an asset management strategy designed to manage the cradle-to-grave life cycle of key assets, considering all classes, stakeholders and life cycle stages, in … Read Article The Worlds Hottest Retail Energy Marketsby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 The number of retail energy markets open to competition grows year-on-year and research carried out by Peace Software and VaasaEmg has provided for the first time an apples … Read Article Preparing for Automated Meteringby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Over the past year, technology advances and high energy prices have stimulated interest in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Discussions are wide-ranging. Some focus globally: Australian and Canadian smart … Read Article Weather Forecasting for Utility Companiesby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Weather-sensitive business operations are primarily reactive to shortterm (three to 36 hours) local conditions (city, county, state) due to the unavailability of appropriate predictive data at this temporal … Read Article Addressing the Aging Utility Workforce Challenge: ACT NOWby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 For several years, industry writers have been warning of the impending aging workforce crisis. Demographic data has been analyzed and presented, and numerous conferences have been held to … Read Article Talkin Bout our Generationby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Energy independence has been an increasingly popular goal in the United States. However, a goal without a plan is just a wish, said Antoine de Saint-Exupery. While there … Read Article Informed Decision Makingby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Corporate management is increasingly called upon to make complex critical decisions in short time frames. Consolidations within industries, competition to maintain competitive advantage and pressure to maximize return … Read Article Becoming an On-Demand Utilityby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 A switch is flipped, and there is light. A knob is turned, and there is heat. What industry can be more on demand than energy utilities? Becoming an … Read Article Asset Management Do You Know Your Risk?by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Asset management is the focus for most utilities, primarily because of cost pressures resulting from the limited availability of capital and O&M funds, and from customer/regulatory pressure to … Read Article Business Transformation Outsourcings Benefitsby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Energy and utility industry executives are increasingly called upon to improve service levels, increase responsiveness and optimize their cost structure. In short, executives in these industries, as well … Read Article How to Optimize Reliability in Utility Networksby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 While reliability is perhaps one of the most watched performance indicators in the utilities industry today, improvement efforts are often based on best practices or trial and error. … Read Article Update on Broadband Over Power Linesby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Electric distribution utilities have come under increasing pressure to find innovative ways to improve efficiency and generate new revenue. With the deregulation of the electric power industry, separation … Read Article Let''s Take A Closer Look at Generation Operational Excellenceby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Accelerating world demand for energy, coupled with recent natural disasters, is driving and will continue to drive, gas, oil, coal and nuclear fuel prices to unprecedented levels. Increasing … Read Article Let the Sun Shineby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) works to ensure Californias energy supply is safe, reliable and reasonably priced. In the aftermath of the energy crisis, the states energy … Read Article Making Decisions With Databy Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 How well does a utility perform its distribution operations? The answer to that question depends in part on what you are trying to achieve. Most utility stakeholders (customers, … Read Article The New (Nuclear Power) Generationby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 During the relatively quiet period of nuclear power development over the last 15 years, there has been a consolidation of expertise in relation to nuclear power reactor design … Read Article Must-Have Technologyby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 High commodity prices and volatility are driving growth in energy trading as producers try to maximize their market share and profitability and buyers attempt to control their energy … Read Article Innovation Does Matterby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Innovation may be one of the most overused terms among strategists, used interchangeably with technology improvements, process changes and many other tactical notions. This has devalued the concept … Read Article« Previous 1 2 3 4 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 16 17 18 19 Next »