Information support for managing energy-saving technological changes at enterprises

Abstract

Increasing the scale and speed of energy-saving technological changes requires improving the information support for the process of managing such changes. This, in turn, necessitates the establishment of a comprehensive composition and detailing the structure of the array of information that is necessary for the adoption and implementation of decisions on the implementation of energy-saving technological processes at enterprises. The purpose of this study is to find ways to improve the information support for the process of managing energy-saving technological changes at enterprises. The composition of the information necessary for such management is established, blocks of primary, intermediate, secondary, and final information are allocated. Relationships between these blocks have been identified. There are three main indicators for assessing the level of information support for the process of managing energy-saving technological changes at enterprises, namely: the level of information support of secondary information required for such management; the level of completeness of data required for the management of energy-saving technological changes; the level of use of optimization calculations in processing secondary information. It is proved that the listed indicators significantly affect the efficiency of natural gas use by the studied Ukrainian enterprises. In most of these enterprises, significant reserves have been identified for improving the information support for the process of managing the implementation of technological changes aimed at saving natural gas. The implementation of these reserves will significantly reduce the energy intensity of products manufactured by the studied enterprises.