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21st Century Food: NüFood
Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, Teresa; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Figueredo, AlvaroCase INCAE-31361_E-EEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs saw a window of opportunity in the production of Soldier Fly Black protein as a sustainable source of protein for animals. They had an established business plan, with the production of NüContainers for lower-middle-income communities and a production plant to serve companies, but this was questioned when they got allies from different industries who believed that their market niche should be different from the previously established...Starting at €8.20
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El nuevo hospital para Heredia Colaboración Pública-Privada para la atención sanitaria
Cercone J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1003Service and Operations ManagementEl director de un hospital regional de Costa Rica elabora, junto con un alto funcionario de la CCSS, la Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, un nuevo modelo de colaboración publico-privada en la atención sanitaria, ante unas estrictas limitaciones de inversión publica. El caso sigue el proceso del proyecto, presenta los diferentes problemas encontrados y muestra como ha logrado asegurar el soporte de los distintos grupos involucrados. La CCSS ha...Starting at €8.20
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A New Hospital for Heredia. A Public-Private Partnership for Health Care
Cercone J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1003-EService and Operations ManagementTogether with a senior official from the CCSS, the Costa Rican Social Security organization, the principal of a regional hospital in Costa Rica draws up a new model for public-private cooperation in health care, given the stringent limitations on public investment. The case follows the project's progress, presents the various problems encountered, and shows how it has succeeded in gaining the support of the various stakeholders involved. The CCSS...Starting at €8.20
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Introducing DRGs as an Instrument for Clinical Management
Cercone J.; Márquez G.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1048-EService and Operations ManagementThe case focuses on the use of DRGs in Costa Rica from the original motivation to use them, the implementation steps, the difficulties found and how they were addressed. The case describes the changes that occurred as a result of DRG introduction, and how the ?perverse incentives? were managed. The emphasis is on the lessons learnt in order to define the following implementation steps. The DRG system can be a useful tool to better organizing medi...Starting at €8.20
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CloneTech: Start-up and University Collaboration in IoT Precision Agriculture
Figueredo, Alvaro; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Arriola, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, TeresaCase INCAE-31365_E-EInformation TechnologiesCloneTech is a Costa Rican startup in agricultural technologies that collaborated with the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. We explored the process through which CloneTech established and consolidated itself as a company, how it came to collaborate with a Guatemalan university and, finally, the implications and impact of this collaboration. It was necessary to form a multidisciplinary group to develop the project, given that it united the tech...Starting at €8.20
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Introducción de los Grupos de Diagnóstico Relacionado (GDR) como instrumento de gestión clínica
Cercone J.; Márquez G.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1048Service and Operations ManagementEl caso se concentra en el uso de los GDR en Costa Rica, desde la motivación para comenzar a usarlos, los diferentes pasos a seguir, las dificultades en la implementación y cómo se resolvieron. Se discuten los cambios que ocurrieron como resultado de la introducción de los GDR, y cómo se manejaron los "incentivos perversos". Se hace énfasis en las lecciones aprendidas con el objeto de definir cómo seguir adelante a partir de este punto. El sistem...Starting at €8.20
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Biofuels and Circular Economy in Developing Countries: Technology Transfer in Guatemala
Velásquez Ceballos, Teresa; Figueredo, Alvaro; Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Coma, PabloCase INCAE-31369_E-EDecision AnalysisIn this case study, a project to develop biodiesel as an alternative energy source in a Guatemalan university was chosen as an example of how technology transfer between academia and industry is not only possible, but can also make a real impact. The leading actor, an academic who developed a succesful biofuel production plant is faced with a decision whether he should continue the project as academic or leave it open to scale up with an industri...Starting at €8.20
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Alimento del siglo XXI: NüFood
Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, Teresa; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Figueredo, AlvaroCase INCAE-31361_SEntrepreneurshipLos emprendedores vieron una ventana de oportunidad en la producción de proteína de Mosca Soldado Negra como una fuente sustentable de proteína para animales. Tenían un plan de negocio establecido, con la producción de NüContainers para comunidades de ingresos medio-bajos y una planta de producción para atender a empresas, pero este se vio puesto en duda cuando consiguieron aliados de distintas industrias que opinaban que su nicho de mercado debe...Starting at €8.20