Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

Despite a one-year payback period and a highly positive net present value (NPV) from this investment, the department will often reject the attractive opportunity. Consider the opportunity to raise spending in Year 1 by $100,000 to acquire technology that would decrease spending each year thereafter by $100,000.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. Financial capital is assumed to be virtually unlimited, while certain types of human capital are in short supply.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2017

Only if you stick with the effort through a long enough time frame can you expect the returns to become positive. Both these efforts help the payback period arrive sooner, making collaboration a smarter investment for the next wave of people. Many people and companies start the investment, but quit before seeing the returns.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period How To Real Estate Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

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. ” (Disclosure: I’m an unpaid advisor to Positive Luxury, the company behind the mark.) As a result, Belvedere’s greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by 40%.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

In our experience, well-designed retrofits can deliver 20%-50% energy savings with fast payback periods. Second, major capital events such as renovations or retrofits, which companies typically undertake every few decades, provide the opportunity for even deeper savings given recent advancements in green construction.

Management 8

Management Payback Period Energy Supply Chain 8