Title :
Process Improvement Initiatives in a Newly Reformed Distribution Company
Author :
Saha, A.K. ; Lahiri, R.N. ; Chowdhury, S.P. ; Chowdhury, S. ; Song, Y.H. ; Panigrahi, T.K.
Author_Institution :
Jadavpur Univ., Kolkata
Abstract :
After the formation of a distribution company (DISCOM), it takes a lot of initiatives to become a preferred provider of reliable and competitive power to people it serves and a favored company to work for. This work covers the initiatives taken by a DISCOM in different areas like O&M process improvement, commercial process improvement, and customer care process improvement to enhance all the related performances. Key challenges involving the initiatives are to deliver quality and cost effective electricity, ensure excellence in customer care, create a work environment that encourages teamwork & innovation. With the implementation of the initiatives, dramatic improvements in the performances in all the areas were observed which enabled the company to orient the core business operations with information systems and world-class practices for sustainable reforms
Keywords :
customer satisfaction; distribution networks; electricity supply industry deregulation; power supply quality; DISCOM; O&M process improvement; commercial process improvement; core business operation; cost effective electricity; customer care process improvement; distribution company; information system; innovation; teamwork; Automatic meter reading; Business; Companies; Costs; Government; Load management; Management information systems; Power system management; Teamwork; Technological innovation; Automatic meter reading; Discom; Fault management system; Load dispatch center; Process Improvement Initiatives; annual load growth;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2006. UPEC '06. Proceedings of the 41st International
Conference_Location :
Newcastle upon Tyne
Print_ISBN :
978-186135-342-9
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2006.367753