Open AccessEnergy management assistance for small and medium-size manufacturers, 1989--1990
Author(s) -
Christopher J. Law,
F.W. Kirsch
Publication year - 1991
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/570091
Subject(s) - audit , center (category theory) , science and engineering , energy (signal processing) , business , engineering management , operations management , engineering , engineering ethics , mathematics , accounting , chemistry , statistics , crystallography
Small and medium-size manufacturers continue to express strong confidence in and satisfaction with the energy-conserving and cost-saving services provided by the Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Centers. That conclusion is based upon in-depth interviews with 210 of the 330 manufacturers served by 11 of the EADCs during 1989-90. These interviews were conducted at the manufacturing plants by engineers from the Industrial Technology and Energy Management (ITEM) division of University City Science Center, which manages the EADC program under agreement with the Office of Industrial Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy. University engineering faculty and a mix of graduate and undergraduate students who make up the staff of each EADC perform energy audits under subcontract to the Science Center at manufacturing plants which are located within about 150 miles of the university