Aging workforce Archives - Page 7 of 7

Automating Substation Design

25 November 2009 Geoff Zeiss

There are over 12 000 substations in the US and over 1 300 in Canada and the average age of the transformers in these substations is over 40 years old. As a result of the […]

Stagnating Productivity in the Electric Power Utility Industry

30 October 2009 Geoff Zeiss

Productivity has become a critical issue in the utility and telecom industries as a result of the aging and shrinking workforce. Organizations are losing experienced designers to retirement faster than they can replace them with […]

The Aging Workforce, The Economic Downturn, and Generational Software

9 April 2009 Geoff Zeiss

I just came across an interesting article by Jeffrey Joerres on the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal Europe (April 9, 2009) entitled Aging Your Work Force. The article is about the challenge of […]

Challenges Utilities are Facing Including Reducing Risk

24 February 2009 Geoff Zeiss

The recent announcement Grant County Public Utility District Selects Autodesk Utility Software reminded me of an important question utilities face when planning to address some of the the most common challenges utilities are facing. 1. […]

Electric Utility Industry Needs to Invest $1.5 to $2.0 Trillion in Infrastructure

1 December 2008 Geoff Zeiss

The electric utility industry in the U.S. is facing challenging times. To put this in context the U.S. is responsible for 1/4 of global CO2 emissions, and the electric power sector is responsible for 1/3 […]

Worldwide Challenges Facing the Construction Industry

5 September 2007 Geoff Zeiss

There are some very serious challenges facing the construction industry that are motivating new approaches to how we design, build, operate, and maintain buildings and infrastructure. While these new technologies are designed to address challenges […]

Field Force Automation and the Aging Worforce

6 March 2006 Geoff Zeiss

At the recent Eastern Utility Forum one of the critical areas that was identified by participants, which included power, gas, and railroad companies, is the aging workforce. This is a bigger problem for utilities than […]