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JANUARY 2, 2011

It is useful to distinction between three motivations for creating partnerships: Optimization and economy of scale, Reduction of risk and uncertainty, Acquisition of particular resources and activities) Cost Structure – The business model elements result in the cost structure. (It John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2012

Cipla, an India-based producer of low cost antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) is one of the biggest success stories in the pharma industry. For example, the $28 million acquisition of Meditab in 2010 provide formulation skill as well as production and marketing expansion in China and Uganda, while the acquisition of ?laç laç Ticaret Anonim ?irketi

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. Driven by economies of scale, container ship size has been increasing for decades, with the largest ships now costing roughly $200 million.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Among the 30 top companies in seven of the largest industries, almost half had a VC-fueled accelerator in 2015, up from just 2% in 2010. And the fixed cost from “touchpoint-to-pilot” are immense. In essence, the venture client, instead of equity, buys the technology of a startup when it is still a venture to do so.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Consequently, although companies should cut costs now, they should be on the lookout for the quick rebound that is likely to follow. During an economic crisis, the exaggerated decline in orders can be especially damaging to upstream suppliers that have high fixed costs tied to production assets.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

We didn't want to burden the organization with fixed costs. Almost everything had to be free, and the few things we paid for had to be scalable so that the unit costs would eventually approach zero. Second, we standardized all management coordination on a low-cost but elegantly simple project management software called Basecamp.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

From my experience heading Scotland’s National Health Service from 2010 until last August (and before as its director of health care policy and strategy), I know that such constraints can unleash innovations that will lead to better care — and better health — for communities. Working under a fixed-cost ceiling was, of course, difficult.

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