Prashant Yadav

Affiliate Professor of Technology and Operations Management
A new African manufacturer of diagnostic tests grapples with the challenges of a hyper-competitive global market and explores and designs a new business model to compete.

Published 19 Feb 2024

Reference 6847

Topic Operations

Industry Hospital & Health Care Medical Devices

Region Africa

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New technological developments in biotechnology are creating new opportunities for less centralized production and distribution of biological medicines, including vaccines. This case explores how innovative small-scale production technologies in biotech enable more flexible production of vaccines and other biologic medicines in low- or middle-income countries (LMICs) and neighboring countries.

Published 26 Jan 2024

Reference 6850

Topic Operations

Industry Biotechnology

Region Africa

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Malaria causes over 1 million deaths per year, 90% of which are preventable. Drug resistance has become one of the most important barriers to effective treatment. The cheapest and most widely-used drugs are ineffective in most countries. Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) was founded in 1999 with the goal of developing new artemisinin combination therapies (ACT) to effectively treat the disease.

Published 31 Jan 2009

Reference 5566

Topic Operations

Industry Pharmaceuticals

Region Global

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Supply Chains for Products with Social Benefits, Global Health Supply Chains, Supply Chain Knowledge Diffusion, Order Fulfillment, Forecasting