The present research discusses the application of risk management tools and Real Option
Analysis (ROA) to assess and quantify managerial flexibility in machine replacement …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an ontology of eco or natural assets to
represent eco asset knowledge at two levels: eco asset metal model and eco asset ontology …

Ageing infrastructure, budgetary constraints, economic downturns, regulatory requirements,
the high level of service requirements and a declining rate of reinvestment require effective …

Risk on relevant costs of power transformer acquisition into the network has been faced by
electric utilities. Degraded transformers need a proper maintenance to prolong their in …

Energy Management System (EMS) is introduced in order to help the governing body and
the utility itself to perform the most suitable decision making activities at the right time. Many …

Electrical utilities face high risks on acquisition and maintenance costs of their assets and try
to achieve maximum utilization of their existing assets during the lifecycle. Asset …