Project Management Efficiency of a Portuguese Electricity Distribution Utility Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Diogo Trindade; Ana Paula Barroso; Virgínia Helena Machado

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.583

Project Management Efficiency of a Portuguese Electricity Distribution Utility Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Diogo Trindade, Ana Paula Barroso, Virgínia Helena Machado

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Abstract

In this paper a model to assess the efficiency of project management by a Portuguese company responsible for the electricity distributionis proposed. The main objectives of the model is to assist the company in three areas: Assess the efficiency of twenty five Operational Areas developing remote control projects of the distribution network, making more transparent the benefits of an integrated project management methodology; identify possible actions to improve the efficiency of those Operational Areas; and prepare the company to use the model for evaluating the efficiency of other projects. Data envelopment analysis is used to assess the ability of this utility in converting inputs into outputs upon remote control projects in the distribution network during a period of time. The most important findings of this study regard the identification of inefficient Operational Areas, further showing how much the Operational Areas should reduce their resources usage and which Operational Areas are performing at best level, setting the best practices to be benchmarked.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems/International Conference on Project MANagement/Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, CENTERIS/PROJMAN/HCIST 2015
Editors	M. M. Cruz-Cunha, J. Varajão, R. Rijo, R. Martinho, P. Schubert, A. Boonstra, R. Correia, A. Berler
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	674-682
Number of pages	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.583
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems (CENTERIS) / International Conference on Project MANagement (ProjMAN) / International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies (HCist) - Vilamoura, Portugal Duration: 7 Oct 2015 → 9 Oct 2015

Publication series

Name	Procedia Computer Science
Publisher	Elsevier
Volume	64
ISSN (Print)	1877-0509

Conference

Conference	Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems (CENTERIS) / International Conference on Project MANagement (ProjMAN) / International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies (HCist)
Country	Portugal
City	Vilamoura
Period	7/10/15 → 9/10/15

Keywords

DEA
efficiency analysis
electricity distribution utility
Project management

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Trindade, D., Barroso, A. P., & Machado, V. H. (2015). Project Management Efficiency of a Portuguese Electricity Distribution Utility Using Data Envelopment Analysis. In M. M. Cruz-Cunha, J. Varajão, R. Rijo, R. Martinho, P. Schubert, A. Boonstra, R. Correia, & A. Berler (Eds.), Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems/International Conference on Project MANagement/Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, CENTERIS/PROJMAN/HCIST 2015 (pp. 674-682). (Procedia Computer Science; Vol. 64). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.583

Trindade, Diogo ; Barroso, Ana Paula ; Machado, Virgínia Helena. / Project Management Efficiency of a Portuguese Electricity Distribution Utility Using Data Envelopment Analysis. Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems/International Conference on Project MANagement/Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, CENTERIS/PROJMAN/HCIST 2015. editor / M. M. Cruz-Cunha ; J. Varajão ; R. Rijo ; R. Martinho ; P. Schubert ; A. Boonstra ; R. Correia ; A. Berler. Elsevier, 2015. pp. 674-682 (Procedia Computer Science).

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Trindade, D, Barroso, AP & Machado, VH 2015, Project Management Efficiency of a Portuguese Electricity Distribution Utility Using Data Envelopment Analysis. in MM Cruz-Cunha, J Varajão, R Rijo, R Martinho, P Schubert, A Boonstra, R Correia & A Berler (eds), Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems/International Conference on Project MANagement/Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, CENTERIS/PROJMAN/HCIST 2015. Procedia Computer Science, vol. 64, Elsevier, pp. 674-682, Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems (CENTERIS) / International Conference on Project MANagement (ProjMAN) / International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies (HCist), Vilamoura, Portugal, 7/10/15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.583

Project Management Efficiency of a Portuguese Electricity Distribution Utility Using Data Envelopment Analysis. / Trindade, Diogo; Barroso, Ana Paula ; Machado, Virgínia Helena.

Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems/International Conference on Project MANagement/Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, CENTERIS/PROJMAN/HCIST 2015. ed. / M. M. Cruz-Cunha; J. Varajão; R. Rijo; R. Martinho; P. Schubert; A. Boonstra; R. Correia; A. Berler. Elsevier, 2015. p. 674-682 (Procedia Computer Science; Vol. 64).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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