Energy-efficient scheduling in manufacturing companies: A review and research framework

Christian Gahm, Florian Denz, Martin Dirr and Axel Tuma

European Journal of Operational Research, 2016, vol. 248, issue 3, 744-757

Abstract: Because sustainable scheduling is attracting increasing amounts of attention from many manufacturing companies and energy is a central concern regarding sustainability, the purpose of this paper is to develop a research framework for “energy-efficient scheduling” (EES). EES approaches are scheduling approaches that have the objective of improving energy efficiency. Based on an iterative methodology, we review, analyze, and synthesize the current state of the literature and propose a completely new research framework to structure the research field. In doing so, the three dimensions “energetic coverage”, “energy supply”, and “energy demand” are introduced and used to classify the literature. Each of these dimensions contains categories and attributes to specify energy-related characteristics that are relevant for EES. We further provide an empirical analysis of the reviewed literature and emphasize the benefits that can be achieved by EES in practice.

Keywords: Scheduling; Energy efficiency; Research framework; Review; Manufacturing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.07.017

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