Abstract
We examine the problem of energy-efficient production in an industrial process. By energy-efficient we mean minimum entropy production. We use the possibility to redistribute the production in different times or parts of the system for a given total production, and show that a distribution, that equipartitions the derivative of the local entropy production rate with respect to the local production, minimizes the entropy production. Equipartition in time implies stationary state production. Equipartition in space implies production for a given position independent force. The same constant derivative of the local entropy production rate is found if ones optimizes the production for a given total entropy production.
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