Asset Management for Infrastructure Systems: Energy and Water by Gerd Balzer (En

Description: Asset Management for Infrastructure Systems by Gerd Balzer, Christian Schorn The book offers a broad overview of asset management processes for different utilities, with a special emphasis on energy and water. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The book offers a broad overview of asset management processes for different utilities, with a special emphasis on energy and water. It provides readers with important practical considerations concerning the development of new competitive structures and procedures for guaranteeing a sufficient supply of energy and water in a regulated environment, using clearly defined technical and economic cornerstones. On the one hand asset owners expect suitable interests from their investment and business growth; on the other hand regulators focus more on a reliable and cost-effective customer supply. This book shows how to take into consideration these different perspectives in the process of designing new structures and how to guarantee organizational transparency. Based on the major tasks of an asset manager, it describes essential principles and boundary conditions for ensuring the optimal use of resources in a network, such as investment and maintenance strategies, equipment service life, investment and operational costs, etc. Moreover, it points out their impact on the organization of the company, including the necessary IT landscape and computer programs. The book is the English translation of Asset Management fÜr Infrastrukturanlagen - Energie und Wasser1, written by the same authors and published by Springer in 2014. Back Cover The book offers a broad overview of asset management processes for different utilities, with a special emphasis on energy and water. It provides readers with important practical considerations concerning the development of new competitive structures and procedures for guaranteeing a sufficient supply of energy and water in a regulated environment, using clearly defined technical and economic cornerstones. On the one hand asset owners expect suitable interests from their investment and business growth; on the other hand regulators focus more on a reliable and cost-effective customer supply. This book shows how to take into consideration these different perspectives in the process of designing new structures, and how to guarantee organizational transparency. Based on the major tasks of an asset manager, it describes essential principles and boundary conditions for ensuring the optimal use of resources in a network, such as investment and maintenance strategies, equipment service life, investment and operational costs, etc. Moreover, it points out their impact on the organization of the company, including the necessary IT landscape and computer programs. The book is the English translation of Asset Management f Author Biography Gerd Balzer, born in 1946, received his PhD in 1977 at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. He worked seventeen years as head of the electro-consulting department at BBC/ABB. From 1994 to 2011 he served as a Professor for Electrical Power System at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. During this period, he was actively involved in asset management, networking planning, insulation coordination and network integration of renewable energy. He is currently engaged in a number of activities organized by the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE). Christian Schorn, born in 1964, studied electrical engineering at the University of Saarland in Saarbrucken and at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. He has been working at EnBW Energie Baden-WÜrttemberg AG since 1996, holding different leadership roles within the grid segment in Germany and other European countries. He founded and supervised the department of technical asset management, responsible for network planning, technical standardization, budget controlling and policy development for electricity, gas and water at all voltage levels and pressure stages at the DSO Netze BW (former EnBW Regional AG). At the end of 2013 he took the position as Group Expert Grid at EnBW AG. In addition, he is an active member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE). Table of Contents Introduction.- Tasks of the Asset Management.- Control functions.- Integration into the Business Organization.- System Landscape in the Area of Asset Management. Feature Provides readers with the necessary background to understand asset management processes Discusses practical examples of how to optimize the financial and operational tasks in an infrastructure system Offers a practice-oriented reference guide for engineers, managers and IT developers Details ISBN3319374532 Author Christian Schorn Year 2016 ISBN-10 3319374532 ISBN-13 9783319374536 Format Paperback Language English Media Book Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Subtitle Energy and Water Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Illustrations 158 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 339 p. 158 illus. Pages 339 Publication Date 2016-10-17 Short Title Asset Management for Infrastructure Systems Edited by Ingo Pecher Birth 1974 Affiliation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Position journalist Qualifications S. J. Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 Alternative 9783319178783 DEWEY 333.79 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:127850087;

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