... research endeavors. Jeremy T. Navarre can be contacted at: navarj11@my.erau.edu 25 12 2020 05 04 2021 03 05 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Decision-making Transport Cost minimization Distribution...

..., the nodes were grouped: generation, transmission, distribution and sales. It proceeded later to structure a DEA network model. Findings From the calculations made, the most efficient node was the transmission, while the North Gulf and East Center divisions were the only efficient. Research...

...Jaime Sánchez-Ortiz; Teresa Garcia-Valderrama; Vanesa Rodríguez-Cornejo; Francisca Cabrera-Monroy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that overcapacity and tariff deficit (external constraints) negatively affect the efficiency of distribution firms in the Spanish electricity sector...

...Luciano Cavalcante Siebert; José Francisco Bianchi Filho; Eunelson José da Silva Júnior; Eduardo Kazumi Yamakawa; Angela Catapan Purpose This study aims to support electricity distribution companies on measuring and predicting customer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The developed...

...Ajay Kumar Pandey; Manjushree Ghodke Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an interpretive structural modeling (ISM) of barriers related to viability of Power Distribution Companies (discoms) in India. Design/methodology/approach Feedback from the Experts of Indian power sector has...

... and an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach to co-integration was used to investigate the causality link between the study variables. Finally, a projection method was applied to check the future trend of the variables. Findings The study results show the long-term connections among...

...Philip R. Walsh; Olalekan Ajibade Purpose This paper aims to examine empirically if the encouragement by government policy of merger and acquisition activity involving municipal and provincially owned electricity distribution utilities (LDCs) in the Province of Ontario has had positive effects...

...Ranjeet Kumar; D. Saxena Purpose An electrical power distribution network is expected to deliver uninterrupted power supply to the customers. The disruption in power supply occurs whenever there is a fault in the system. Therefore, fast fault detection and its precise location are necessary...

... at the state level have resulted in a more co-integrated industry. However, results are mixed for co-integration of prices at the final two points of the distribution line – state-specific city-gate and residential prices (Arano and Velikova, 2010). The vast network of intra and interstate pipeline systems...

...Venkataramana Veeramsetty; Venkaiah Chintham; Vinod Kumar D.M. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate the locational marginal price (LMP) at each distributed generation (DG) bus based on DG unit contribution in loss reduction. This LMP value can be used by distribution company (DISCO...

...Suresh Vishwakarma; Ruchi Tyagi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the training needs based on top management view point for the development of frontline managers (FLM) of Indian power distribution companies (DISCOMs). Design/methodology/approach DISCOMs’ top managers were...

..., this is the first study to provide a comprehensive, psychometrically sound and operationally valid measure of an FLE’s adaptability. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Policy Energy sector Distribution Correlation analysis Mail questionnaires Human resource management Resource management...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Energy sector Distribution Electricity Density based clustering Irregular consumption Load profile Maximum consumption Day by day, population growth and high living standards of people are enhancing the demand for electricity. According...

...Samuli Honkapuro; Jussi Tuunanen; Petri Valtonen; Jarmo Partanen Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to analyze the development needs and opportunities in the distribution system operators’ (DSO) tariff structures in the smart-grid environment. Design/methodology/approach – The impacts...

...Ponnaganti Pavani; S.N. Singh Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to find the best distributed generators (DGs) location for improving reliability and reducing power loss using distribution system reconfiguration. This is implemented in the presence of the tie-switches. It proposes a search...

... employees in the power sector in Western, India. These were the employees who are working as frontline engineers and technicians who attend customer's complaints (both technical and commercial) in power distribution. All of them were either diploma holders or graduates in electrical engineering...

...Anatoliy G. Goncharuk Purpose – The paper aims to test the hypothesis about increasing the efficiency of gas distribution companies in the period of high gas prices on the example of Ukraine that is highly dependent on this energy source. Design/methodology/approach – The basic and super...