Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

health care system. Explanations include their IT departments already have their hands full installing, maintaining, and upgrading electronic health record (EHR) systems. But much of the blame can be attributed to hospitals’ misaligned budgeting and incentive systems. Problem 2: Rigid annual operating budgets.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

But amidst a seemingly scripted set of responses on Walmart's supply chain and operational greening efforts, the discussion took an interesting turn. First, 75 percent of Walmart's California stores now have "some kind of renewable energy system." The company can also reap the immediate variable cost benefits of free power.

ROI 14

ROI IRR Power Payback Period 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2017

To pursue this issue, I picked a new research setting where the reward system is highly constrained — and so is the career ladder. So how do you jumpstart collaboration without transforming the pay or promotion system? The organizational stars have tremendous autonomy over key work decisions.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period How To Real Estate Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Belvedere’s distillery in Poland shifted from oil to gas for energy generation and added heat recovery systems to capture wasted energy. Charles Gibb, Belvedere’s CEO, says it made a strategic choice to invest in this project, even though it had a longer payback period than normal. Supply Chain Partnerships.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Large savings can be captured by doing things like optimizing boiler and chiller performance, running HVAC diagnostics, and making improvements to the building management system’s programming. In our experience, well-designed retrofits can deliver 20%-50% energy savings with fast payback periods.

Management 8

Management Payback Period Energy Supply Chain 8