White Papers 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 Business Process Management in Energyby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Forced to deliver expected shareholder returns in stagnant markets, energy utilities are turning their attention to performance improvement. The drive for operational excellence is forcing energy companies to … Read Article Setting Fixed Electric Rates and Billsby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Today many utilities strive to increase customer satisfaction by offering new products and services to meet customer demands. One of the most basic benefits customers want is certainty, … Read Article Using Service-Oriented Architecture to Transform Utilitiesby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Since the 1970s, utility companies have grown principally through mergers and acquisitions. This industry consolidation has resulted in organizations with diverse business processes (e.g., customer care, outage management, … Read Article Survival Skills for Utility Mergersby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 The recent surge in merger, acquisition and divestiture activity in the U.S. utilities industry has come as no surprise to leaders in the industry who have long anticipated … Read Article Examining Business Process Outsourcingby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 What does next-level utility performance look like? The energy industry may be one of the most complex business environments, as it is capital-intensive, regulatory-constrained, ROI-managed, environmentally challenged, often … Read Article Shifting Regulatory Oversight of Utility Mergersby Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 Many in the energy industry are anticipating a wave of mergers that will fundamentally alter and concentrate the energy industry, both from utility consolidation and mergers between utilities … Read Article The Energy Policy Act of 2005by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 15, 2006 On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law, following four long years of congressional debates, negotiations and revisions. The … Read Article 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« Previous 1 2 3 4 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 16 17 18 19 Next »