Energy Managment Pathfinding

Welcome to the companion website for the Energy Management Pathfinding report released on March 10, 2005, as part of the National Association of Manufacturers’ National Manufacturing Week.

For more information, contact Christopher Russell, Director of Industry Sector, (202) 530-2225;crussell@ase.org

You may download components of the report from this page in Adobe PDF format. All files are under 225 KB in size.

COVER

TITLE PAGE

ACKNOWLEDGE-
MENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENERGY MANAGMENT PATHFINDING: Understanding Manufacturers’ Ability and Desire to Implement Energy Efficiency
A summary of findings from 10 industry case studies. Each company devised a unique approach to energy management that suited its organizational attributes.

A SELF TEST of Organizational Aptitude for Managing Energy
There are five prevailing strategies for industrial energy management, ranging from “do nothing” to sustained, day-to-day energy management. There are pros and cons to each. A self test allows the reader to diagnose a manufacturer’s capability for pursuing any of these strategies

MONEY TO BURN: Why Manufacturing Profits Go Up in Smoke
True anecdotes—with names changed to mask identities—are compiled in this fictional account to illustrate how easy it is for manufacturers to miss the opportunity to build wealth through energy management.

TEN CASE STUDIES OF INDUSTRIAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT

C&A Floorcoverings

Continental Tire N.A.

DuPont

Frito-Lay

Kimberly-Clark

Merck & Co.

Mercury Marine

Shaw Industries

Unilever HPC