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Business process centric energy modelling
Business Process Management Journal ( IF 3.715 ) Pub Date : 2019-10-14 , DOI: 10.1108/bpmj-08-2018-0217
Megashnee Munsamy , Arnesh Telukdarie , Johannes Fresner

Sustainability is an accepted measure of business performance, with reductions in energy demand a commonly practised sustainability initiative by multinational corporations (MNCs). Traditional energy models have limited scope when applied to the entire MNC as the models exhibit high data and time intensity, high technical proficiency, specificity of application and omission of non-manufacturing activities. The purpose of this paper is to propose a process centric energy model (PCEM), which adopts a novel approach of applying business processes for business energy assessment and optimisation. Business processes are a fundamental requirement of MNCs across all sectors. The defining features of the proposed model are genericity, reproducibility, minimum user input data, reduced modelling time and energy evaluation of non-manufacturing activities. The approach forwards the adoption of Industry 4.0, a subset of which focuses on business process automation or part thereof.,A quantitative approach is applied in development of the PCEM. The methodology is demonstrated by application to the procure to pay and electroplating business processes.,The PCEM quantifies and optimises the business energy demand and associated carbon dioxide emissions of the procure to pay and electroplating business processes, validating the application of business processes. The application demonstrates minimum user inputs as only equipment operational parameters are required and minimum modelling time as business process models and optimisation options are pre-defined requiring only user modification. As MNCs have common business processes across multiple sites, once a business process energy demand is quantified, its inputs are applied as the default in the proceeding sites, only requiring updating. The model has no specialist skills requirement enabling business wide use and eliminating costs associated with training and expert’s services. The business processes applied in the evaluation are developed by the researchers and are not as comprehensive as those in actual MNCs, but is sufficiently detailed to accurately calculate an MNC energy demand. The model databases are not exhaustive of all resources found in MNCs.,This paper provides a new approach to MNC business energy assessment and optimisation. The model can be applied to MNEs across all sectors. The model allows the integration of manufacturing and non-manufacturing activities, as it occurs in practice, providing holistic business energy assessment and optimisation. The model analyses the impacts of the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies on business energy demand, CO2 emission and personnel hours.

中文翻译:

以业务流程为中心的能源建模

可持续性是公认的业务绩效衡量标准,能源需求的减少是跨国公司(MNC)普遍采用的可持续性举措。当应用于整个跨国公司时,传统的能源模型范围有限,因为这些模型显示出高数据量和时间强度,高技术熟练度,应用特异性以及省略了非制造活动。本文的目的是提出一种以流程为中心的能源模型(PCEM),该模型采用一种将业务流程应用于业务能源评估和优化的新颖方法。业务流程是所有部门跨国公司的基本要求。所提出模型的定义特征是通用性,可再现性,最少的用户输入数据,减少的建模时间以及对非制造活动的能耗评估。该方法推动了工业4.0的采用,工业4.0的子集专注于业务流程自动化或其一部分。在PCEM的开发中采用了定量方法。该方法论通过在采购和电镀业务流程中的应用得到证明。PCEM量化并优化采购和电镀业务流程中的业务能源需求以及相关的二氧化碳排放,从而验证了业务流程的应用。该应用程序演示了最少的用户输入,因为只需要设备操作参数,而展示的最小建模时间是预先定义的业务流程模型和优化选项,只需要用户修改即可。由于跨国公司在多个地点拥有通用的业务流程,因此一旦确定业务流程的能源需求,其输入在后续站点中被用作默认值,仅需要更新。该模型没有专业技能要求,可以广泛使用企业并消除与培训和专家服务相关的成本。评估中应用的业务流程是由研究人员开发的,不像实际的跨国公司那样全面,但是其详细程度足以准确计算跨国公司的能源需求。模型数据库并不能穷尽跨国公司中发现的所有资源。本文为跨国公司的业务能源评估和优化提供了一种新方法。该模型可以应用于所有行业的跨国企业。该模型允许将制造和非制造活动集成在一起,从而在实际中进行,从而提供整体业务能量评估和优化。
更新日期:2019-10-14
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