Validation of the Energy Management Use-Cases addressed by ARTISAN

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Companys environmental strategy and motives for implementing energy - efficient practices
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To what extent do you agree / disagree with the following statements regarding the reasons for adopting energy-efficient practices? (1=Strongly Disagree, 4=Neither Agree nor Disagree, 7=Strongly Agree) 1 6 1 The public is very concerned about environmental destruction 6 Our customers are increasingly demanding environmentally friendly 1 products and services 6 Regulation by government agencies has greatly influenced our 1 environmental strategy 6 Being environmentally conscious can lead to substantial cost 1 advantages for our company 6 Our company can increase market share by making our current 1 products more environmentally friendly 6 Cost savings is the main reason for implementing environmental 1 practices 6 Which joint activities have been initiated by your major customers two years? (1=Not at all, 4=Moderately, 7=Great extent) Achieving environmental goals collectively Our companys environmental efforts receive full support from our top management 2 3 7 2 3 7 2 3 7 2 3 7 2 3 7 2 3 7 2 3 7 in the 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 last 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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1 2 3 4 6 7 Developing a mutual understanding of responsibilities regarding 1 2 3 4 environmental performance 6 7 Working together to reduce environmental impact 1 2 3 4 6 7 Making joint decisions about ways to reduce overall environmental 1 2 3 4 impact of the products 6 7 Which joint activities did you initiate with your primary suppliers during the past two years? (1=Not at all, 4=Moderately, 7=Great extent) Achieving environmental goals collectively Developing a mutual understanding of responsibilities regarding environmental performance Working together to reduce environmental impact Making joint decisions about ways to reduce overall environmental impact of the products 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

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Energy management use case assessment (industry requirements)

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How relevant are the following use cases to your company and the textile industry? (1=Irrelevant, 4=Somewhat relevant, 7=Highly relevant)

Use case

Relevancy for my company

1=Irrelevant, 4=Somewhat relevant, 7=Highly relevant 1 2 3 4 5

1. Reduction of the energy consumption of machinery / processes /buildings: The energy consumption can be reduced significantly by using highly efficient machinery and facilities. Improvement of the energy efficiency of process machinery

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Validation of the Energy Management Use-Cases addressed by ARTISAN

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Use case

Relevancy for my company

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Improvement of the energy efficiency of energy conversion facilities (steam, hot water, pressured air) Improvement of the energy efficiency of buildings (heating lighting, air conditioning) Reuse of heat, combined heat and power plant, use of renewable energies Energy monitoring of production processes/production orders Identification of irregularities and root-cause analysis by comparing the actual energy use to the planned one Monitoring and alarming regarding the common use of limited resources (like energy conversion facilities such as steam boilers or electricity) Implementing procedures to reduce energy consumption in critical situations to stay within limits (e. g. by initiating a machine slowdown to cut an electric power peak) Reduction of electricity consumption on external request of energy supply company (smart-grid functionality)

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3. Optimisation of shop floor scheduling taking energy consumption and energy costs into account If the energy consumption/energy costs are taken into account during planning on different levels, those can be reduced significantly. Optimisation of the sequence and batch size of the production orders in order to minimize the need for setting up, preheating, cleaning etc. Optimisation regarding the utilisation of resources (personal, machines, limited energy resources) in order to reduce the energy consumption due to standby-times of machines Short-time optimisation of production order scheduling to avoid short-time energy demand peaks of limited resources Optimisation considering time variant energy costs (the price of energy changes, e. g. a different rate for electricity during peaktimes) Middle/ long term forecasting of energy consumption to support contract negotiations with energy supply companies 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

4. Calculation of energy costs per article to identify excessive energy consumption Calculation of energy costs for new articles during product development Post calculation: Comparison of actual and planned costs in order to identify significant deviations Fair allocation of indirect energy costs (e.g. air conditioning, steam boiler) to articles and production orders Energy footprint of a production order/article regarding the energy consumption in my company Energy footprint of an article regarding the energy consumption accumulated over all the supply chain Exchanging information concerning the energy demand across the energy supply chain (e. g. with the energy supply company, smart grid) 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5

5. Future requirements concerning the transparency of carbon emissions 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5

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Validation of the Energy Management Use-Cases addressed by ARTISAN

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Use case

Relevancy for my company

1 6 1 6 2 7 2 7 3 3 4 4 5 5

Implementation of a certified Energy-Management-System according to ISO 50.001 as requested by public bodies or customers Establishing Services to support Carbon-Emissions Trading (forecast, sourcing)

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Validation of the Energy Management Use-Cases addressed by ARTISAN

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Demographics
Which department do you work in? Directors Supply Chain Management Production Product Development Marketing Sales and Customer Support Purchase Human Resources IT Accounting Environmental Management Other (please indicate): What process steps do your company engage in? Spinning Weaving Knitting Finishing Printing Making-up Retail Other (please indicate): What is the (main) country of operations for your company______________ Which is your current position in the organization? CEO/Owner/Director Senior Management Middle Management Employee External Partner Other (please indicate):

What of the following do you represent? Headquarters of a multinational company Local organization of a multinational company Local company How many employees work in your company? Less than 50 50 - 99 100 - 499 500 - 999 1,000 - 4,999 5,000 or more

What is your companys annual turnover (in million euros)? <2 2-5 5-10 10-50 50-100 > 100

Please provide an email-address, if you want to receive the aggregated results of this survey: Email:____________________________ Thank you very much. This questionnaire will be used for purposes of the research project ARTISAN only. Your demographic data is confidential and will only be used in anonymous and aggregated reports.

ARTISAN: Energy-aware enterprise systems for low-carbon intelligent operations

The ARTISAN project envisions significant reductions (at least 10%) in energy consumption and CO2 emissions of the European Textile Industry by integrating datacapturing technologies, process-based energy measurement and real-time optimisation of operations. The project will provide enterprise management systems with services for monitoring and operational decision making, available at each supply chain partner. For more information see http://www.artisan-project.eu. You can return this questionnaire

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Validation of the Energy Management Use-Cases addressed by ARTISAN

You can return this questionnaire by email to frank.drews@ditf-denkendorf.de, by fax to +49 (0)711 9340 415 or by postal services to Frank Drews, DITF-Denkendorf Koerschtalstr. 26, 73770 Denkendorf, Germany

by email to frank.drews@ditf-denkendorf.de by fax to +49 (0)711 9340 415 or by postal services to Frank Drews, DITF-Denkendorf Koerschtalstr. 26, 73770 Denkendorf, Germany

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