COllaborative framework for energy EFFICIENT SME systems

Maršenka MarkselUniversity of Maribor, Faculty of logistics

12 March 2015, Piraeus, Greece

Project CO-EFFICIENT

EU programme MEDITERAN:– Axe 1: Strengthening innovation capacities– Objective 1.1: Dissemination of innovative technologies and know-how

Duration: 1. 1. 2013 - 30. 6. 2015

Aim:

to establish collaborative framework among SME and R&D organizations in achieving energy efficiency in manufacture and logistic sector.

COllaborative framework for energy EFFICIENT SME systems

What seems to be the problem?

Manufacture and logistics sector: 1/3 energy consumption in Mediterranean.

Most of enterprises are SME with numerous of different problems.

Most of enterprises are SMEs and are facing different business problems− lack of financial and human resources, − lack of knowledge,− lack of ICT support, − no economies of scale, − low efficiency − high average cost.− Weak communication and coordination between the R&D sector and SMEs.

SME innovate in different way as large enterprises.

To establish permanent collaborative framework for energy efficiency and use of renewable resources linking SMEs, the R&D sector, as well as other institutional stakeholders in the Mediterranean area.

To set-up of a living lab environment, active in all partner countries in which SMEs as final users and R&D organisations as the main developers will collaborate to develop new solutions for better use of energy in production and operations.

Two thematic areas

Transport (Transport Living Lab)

Production processes (Production Living Lab)

Objectives

Added value and expected impacts

Innovation in and for SMEs Knowledge management, transfer Implementation and customization of available technologies in SMEs

To encourage SMEs to communicate their business problems related to the energy efficiency and use of renewable resources to partners, R&D organisations and stakeholders and to develop customized solutions.

RDA Slavonia and BaranjaCfEO

ITLCNA ModenaSATA

UMRRA Mura

AFT

ValenciaportCIERVAL

Partnership

Non partner structures

6. Cluster PACA Logistique (FR)

7. Ministry of Economic Development and Technology (SI)

8. Public Agency for Technology of the Republic of Slovenia – TIA (SI)

9. Croatian Employers' Association - Regional Office Osijek (HR)

10. Cluster Logistique Rhône-Alpes (FR)

1. ASCER - Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers' Association (ES)

2. Transport Association, GZS - Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SI)

3. Energy Efficiency Cluster (HR)

4. Agricultural Equipment Cluster (HR)

5. OZS - Chamber of craft and small business of Slovenia (SI)

Key results

CO-EFFICIENT portal & Knowledge

database

eServices (Transport)

Analytical tool (production)

CO-EFFICIENT Framework

CO-EFFICIENTframework for energy efficiency

Updating of the CO-EFFICIENT portal & database;

Transfer of best practices;

Searching for project ideas;

Set-up of living labs and pilots in the MED region.

1 pilot (production)1 pilot (transport)

Living labs

International Living Lab- transport International Living Lab– production processes

Co-development and testing of eServices

Co-development and testing of Analytical tool

5 SME

5 pilots (1 per country)

5 pilots (1 per country)

1 R&D 1 Ass. of SME or cluster 3 SME 1 R&D

1 Ass. of SME or cluster

eServices for SMEs

1. “Logistic Service Manager” – provides logistics optimization by combining the transport demand of several companies (transport consolidation)

2. “Document Data Extraction ” - enables paperless operation by transforming paper version of documents into digital versions.

3. “Distributed Planning” - management of the network of subcontractors (SMEs) in the supply chain - joint procurement of services

http://coefficient-project.eu/eservices/eservices

Lessons learned

• 60% of vehicles belong to the most polluting classes: EURO 0, EURO 2, EURO 1.

• Lack of internationalization processes and logistics outsourcing – no new markets, no new logistics solutions

• Customer do not have possibility to control whole transport process• Customers select transport provider based on lower price, time and

flexibility• Low use of advanced technologies (ex. Information flow

management (ERP, CRM)• Low investments in ICT• Poor integration between transport and manufacturing information

systems.

SMEs needs

The analysis of the transport sector reveals the following SMEs needs:• Creation of strategic partnership and development of collaborative logistics,

in order to enter in new potential areas of interest and develop innovative projects;

• Improvement of the transport services in terms of flexibility and quality;• Improvement of the supply chain management;• Investment in innovation and advanced technologies;• Recognizing the strategic role of logistics

CO-EFFICIENT contribution

• Foster the business network – better integration between SMEs

• Access to advance ICT tools:• Foster logistic and transport optimisation• Reduce logistics cost• Improve level of customer services• Improve level of customer satisfaction

Analytical tool

1. SMEs analysis

2. Analytical tool development

3. Testing of the tool beta version

4. Analytical tool operational

designed to support SMEs in the identification of key production processes and operations that could be more energy efficient

Analytical tool

• To identify key areas for improvement of energy efficiency• Analytical tool is based of Key Performance Indicators measuring energy

consumption and energy cost• In the final version of tool 25 KPI will be included and it will be tested on 50

SME‘s• The toll will be self-learning and so, it will be constantly improved by more

SME’s using it.

Analytical tool (questionnaire)

Analytical tool (KPI)

Analytical tool (KPI)

Analytical tool – best practice and solutions

Key areas for improvement

• Awareness: energy accounting system, analyze actual energy cost, energy management system – involvement of energy manager

• Monitoring: Monitor energy consumption (metering devices), central supervision system on weekly consumption

• Maintenance: Innovative software applications for maintenance planning and management

• Adjustment: adjust control windows and ventilation, shut down devices, set appropriate temperatures for cooling and heating, schedule the operation of individual devices

• Improvement: Exploiting the wasted heat, Enforce thermal insulation, Install photo-voltaic and solar panels, Centralize heating and air conditioning controls

• Replacement: lighting solutions, heating and hot water solutions, old machine tool engines, entire production machines

• Economics: Participate in purchasing groups, Optimization of energy purchase contracts, White certificates

CO-EFFICIENT portal & Knowledge database

http://coefficient-project.eu/knowledgedatabase/index

CO-EFFICIENT portal & Knowledge database

Future challenge

Sustainability of collaborative framework…?

http://www.coefficient-project.eu/

Maršenka Marksel

marsenka.marksel@um.si

University of v Maribor, Faculty of Logistics