Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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PATH and the Safe Water Project: Making Safe Water Products More Affordable
Zenios S; Denend L; Elliott TCase SGSB-OIT109-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThis case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to evaluate to what extent market-based approaches could help accelerate the widespread adoption and sustained use of household water treatment and safe storage products by low-income ...Starting at €8.20
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Depreciation at Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Anne Beyer, Jaclyn ForoughiCase SGSB-A224-EAccounting and ControlAs one of the most highly capital-intensive industries, airlines require a substantial investment in physical assets to fund operations. These assets, characterized by property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) on the balance sheet, typically comprise more than half of the total assets of an airline. As a result, depreciation of these assets constitutes a major operating expense. Although methods and estimates used for determining depreciation expe...Starting at €8.20
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AGC Inc. in 2019: "Your Dreams, Our Challenge"
Kato, Masanori; Schaede, Ulrike; O'Reilly, CharlesCase SGSB-OB103-ELeadership and People ManagementAsahi Glass Co., Ltd. in 2014 was the world’s largest glass company, but the company faced flat revenues and increased global competition. Several of its flagship businesses projected few prospects for growth unless the company could develop new products and identify competitive strengths to compete within the rapidly changing global economy. AGC held leading global market shares in four major products: architectural glass, automotive glass, quar...Starting at €8.20
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The Role of Physicians in Device Innovation: Critical Success Factor or Conflict of Interest
Zenioa S; Burns L; Denend LCase SGSB-OIT105-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementAs of 2012, the Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 requires medical device manufacturers to track any payments or gifts they make to physicians that are worth more than $10 and then starting in 2013 to report those that exceed a total of $100 per year to any given doctor. While a majority of doctors, academic medical centers, and pharmaceutical and device companies generally support the principle of greater transparency when it comes to phys...Starting at €8.20
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NEC Corporation in 2020: Innovating for the Future
Schaede, Ulrike; Ceia, Vanessa; O’Reilly, CharlesCase SGSB-OB106-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2020, NEC focused on providing advanced IT, network, and data solutions, including cloud computing, AI and machine learning, Internet-of-Things platforms, and 5G networks as well as communication equipment installations. An award-winning company, NEC ranked fifth in the world in AI-related patents. The case study describes NEC’s pathway towards accelerating in-house innovation, and commercializing what its global labs had invented. In 2013, ...Starting at €8.20
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PATH and the Safe Water Project: Seeking Market Based Solutions
Zenios S; Denend L; Elliott TCase SGSB-OIT106-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThis case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to evaluate to what extent market-based approaches could help accelerate the widespread adoption and sustained use of household water treatment and safe storage products by low-income ...Starting at €8.20
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PATH and the Safe Water Project: Improving Access to Safe Water Through Innovative Sales and Distribution Models
Zenios S; Denend L; Elliott TCase SGSB-OIT108-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThis case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to evaluate to what extent market-based approaches could help accelerate the widespread adoption and sustained use of household water treatment and safe storage products by low-income ...Starting at €8.20