System Demand Side Management w zarządzaniu kosztami

Abstract

In the article the author tries to scrutinize the problem regarding Demand Side Management in energy industry. The aim of the article is to prove that demand side management can support the cost management and as a consequence the effectiveness of the company. In the first part of the article cost management practices were presented. Then, there was presented the essence of Demand Side Management, in particular in energy industry. After that it was shown how Demand Side Management can support the increase of the utilization of company's capacity and, as a consequence, the increase of effectiveness. DSM's aim is to shift the demand on a product in time which can translate into the reduction of capacity required to meet the whole demand. As a consequence capacity utilization ratio rises as well as fixed costs related to capacity are reduced. In the last part of the article there were presented the possibilities of usage of DSM in other sectors in particular in SmartCity solutions.(original abstract)