KEY FEATURES FOR A MODERN DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE COMPETITIVE ENERGY MARKET ENVIRONMENT Andreas HUBER Gilbert SUTER Siemens AG – Germany Siemens AG - Switzerland
UT Business Processes do not stick to IT Systems’ borders Human Resources Finance & Control Strategic Marketing Business operation Archive (Energy Data Management) Meter Billing Management Customer Information Call Center Customer management Energy Sales & Care Balance Marketing Demand Side Remote Terminal Unit Crew Management Network Planning Facilities Outage SCADA/ EMS/DMS Maintenance Network management Geographical Information System
International and de-facto Standards as THE base for inter-operability
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