An intelligent decision support system for SMEs' activation in the energy sector

Papadopoulo, AG; Doukas, H; Psarras, J

dc.contributor.author	Papadopoulo, AG	en
dc.contributor.author	Doukas, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Psarras, J	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:29:50Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:29:50Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	14624621	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19367
dc.subject	Building and industrial operational units	en
dc.subject	Energy information systems	en
dc.subject	Intelligent decision support	en
dc.subject	SMEs	en
dc.title	An intelligent decision support system for SMEs' activation in the energy sector	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1504/IJMDM.2009.023918	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMDM.2009.023918	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	SMEs' contribution and role in boosting the countries' national economy is of high importance and widely recognised. However, their activation in the energy sector, in terms of the provision of integrated energy services, is limited and further support is required so as to foster their introduction. To the best of our knowledge, a decision support system specifically designed for addressing SMEs' needs and priorities towards their activation in the energy services sector is not present in the literature. In this respect, the main scope of this paper is to present an intelligent decision support system for enhancing SMEs' role in the provision of energy services to operational units of the wider building, as well as the industrial sector. Moreover, the system's pilot application is presented and discussed. Copyright © 2009, Inderscience Publishers.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Management and Decision Making	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1504/IJMDM.2009.023918	en
dc.identifier.volume	10	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.spage	125	en
dc.identifier.epage	137	en