Energy management practices provide manufacturing advantage: Benchmark against best-in-class companies.(Brief Article)

While many companies have initiated some form of energy management program, only the best-in-class (BIC) have effectively integrated an energy management process (EMP) throughout their operations. These top-performing companies continually improve energy efficiency and consistently maintain those improvements to strengthen their competitive positions. They adopt the practice of "using energy at only the exact time, location, and quantity required to produce a quality product" in all facets of their business.

EMP benchmarking studies of five automobile manufacturers and efficiency trend metrics were used to select a sample of BIC global companies and manufacturing ...