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White lies (inflated claims) cost the insurance industry billions of dollars every year. After
investing heavily to automate workflows (from policy subscription to claims processing),
digitization has ironically made fraud easier to commit and harder to catch.
Reference 6752
Published 23 Jan 2023
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Security and Investigations
White lies (inflated claims) cost the insurance industry billions of dollars every year. After
investing heavily to automate workflows (from policy subscription to claims processing),
digitization has ironically made fraud easier to commit and harder to catch.
In 2018, the government of Kenya launched a pilot universal health coverage (UHC) programme in 4 of its 47 counties, enabling access to health services for millions of people. UHC will be scaled up across the country based on learnings from the pilot, and reforms will be made to the national hospital insurance fund in order to establish a mandatory universal health coverage scheme.
Reference 6631
Published 08 Oct 2021
Length 18 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Africa
Industry Hospital & Health Care
In 2018, the government of Kenya launched a pilot universal health coverage (UHC) programme in 4 of its 47 counties, enabling access to health services for millions of people. UHC will be scaled up across the country based on learnings from the pilot, and reforms will be made to the national hospital insurance fund in order to establish a mandatory universal health coverage scheme.
Digitally-Enabled Healthcare Delivery in India: Meddo and the Convergence of Technology and Medicine
Meddo is a healthcare service delivery innovation in India that simplifies the patient journey through outpatient services, lab tests, and medicines management. It was born out of a collaboration between a medical doctor who cofounded a hospital chain, and an entrepreneur who had led a major food-delivery service.
Digitally-Enabled Healthcare Delivery in India: Meddo and the Convergence of Technology and Medicine
Reference 6628
Published 17 Mar 2021
Length 16 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Asia
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Meddo is a healthcare service delivery innovation in India that simplifies the patient journey through outpatient services, lab tests, and medicines management. It was born out of a collaboration between a medical doctor who cofounded a hospital chain, and an entrepreneur who had led a major food-delivery service.
Isabelle, vice-president of customer loyalty and insight at a big bank, has led the development of a package of new products/services for clients, and a five-minute presentation to explain the offering. In a pilot test, where client managers randomly select walk-in customers and offer to go through the presentation, some agree to listen but others don’t have the time.
Reference 6620
Published 03 Feb 2021
Length 2 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Global
Industry Financial Services
Isabelle, vice-president of customer loyalty and insight at a big bank, has led the development of a package of new products/services for clients, and a five-minute presentation to explain the offering. In a pilot test, where client managers randomly select walk-in customers and offer to go through the presentation, some agree to listen but others don’t have the time.
Unilabs offers diagnostic services to hospitals and health systems (B2B) and individual patients (B2C). Portugal, one of Unilabs’ 15 markets, is at the forefront of the company’s efforts to use analytics as part of its transformation to a data-driven organization.
Reference 6609
Published 18 Mar 2021
Length 17 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Unilabs offers diagnostic services to hospitals and health systems (B2B) and individual patients (B2C). Portugal, one of Unilabs’ 15 markets, is at the forefront of the company’s efforts to use analytics as part of its transformation to a data-driven organization.
Praesens Care, a start-up based in Belgium, has developed a mobile laboratory with the aim of safely testing people for a wide range of killer diseases. Its mobile laboratories enable monitoring of infectious diseases and improve diagnostic capabilities in remote areas in Africa.
Reference 6598
Published 23 Mar 2021
Length 8 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Global
Industry Biotechnology
Praesens Care, a start-up based in Belgium, has developed a mobile laboratory with the aim of safely testing people for a wide range of killer diseases. Its mobile laboratories enable monitoring of infectious diseases and improve diagnostic capabilities in remote areas in Africa.
The case describes the organizational, operational, and financial challenges faced by BeefChain, a blockchain implementation in the cattle industry, following the successful completion of pilot projects and certification by the US Dept of Agriculture.
Reference 6596
Published 14 Jan 2021
Length 21 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region North America
Industry Agriculture
The case describes the organizational, operational, and financial challenges faced by BeefChain, a blockchain implementation in the cattle industry, following the successful completion of pilot projects and certification by the US Dept of Agriculture.
Understanding the drivers of value is key to a technological transformation initiative. In the context of ‘Durian Widgets’ there is need for detailed analysis of business processes –contrary to initial intuition.
Reference 6589
Published 01 Jul 2020
Length 2 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Asia
Understanding the drivers of value is key to a technological transformation initiative. In the context of ‘Durian Widgets’ there is need for detailed analysis of business processes –contrary to initial intuition.
In 2017, the World Food Programme decided to procure six amphibious all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) as a way to achieve ‘last-mile’ delivery to the most remote or disaster-hit areas on the planet. After two successful pilots, it is looking to incorporate ATVs into its disaster response operations as well as its ongoing development operations.
Reference 6581
Published 20 May 2021
Length 3 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Global
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain
In 2017, the World Food Programme decided to procure six amphibious all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) as a way to achieve ‘last-mile’ delivery to the most remote or disaster-hit areas on the planet. After two successful pilots, it is looking to incorporate ATVs into its disaster response operations as well as its ongoing development operations.
The case focuses on the challenges facing Arenga Rainforest Sugar, a non-profit organization in Indonesia, as it re-thinks its business model. The product (rainforest sugar) supports sustainable agriculture, unlike traditional plantation-driven models (for palm oil and rubber).
Reference 6485
Published 28 Jun 2019
Length 22 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Asia
Industry Food and Beverages Production
The case focuses on the challenges facing Arenga Rainforest Sugar, a non-profit organization in Indonesia, as it re-thinks its business model. The product (rainforest sugar) supports sustainable agriculture, unlike traditional plantation-driven models (for palm oil and rubber).
In the aftermath of the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami in 2018, lives are at stake, infrastructure is damaged, coordination is limited and information is scarce. It is in this environment that humanitarian organizations have to operate in order to assist affected people in disaster-struck areas.
Reference 6479
Published 25 Mar 2019
Length 16 page(s)
Topic Operations
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain, Non-Profit Organization Management
In the aftermath of the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami in 2018, lives are at stake, infrastructure is damaged, coordination is limited and information is scarce. It is in this environment that humanitarian organizations have to operate in order to assist affected people in disaster-struck areas.
Fibbie Cornuda is an Italian company that uses metal cold-forming technology to manufacture ski boot buckles and components for carmakers. Managing production of automotive components at Fibbie Cornuda is easy: demand is predictable and there are few SKU varieties. Conversely, for ski boot buckles it manages a catalogue of thousands of SKUs that changes every year, with widely varying demand.
Reference 6411
Published 18 Feb 2019
Length 10 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Automotive, Mining & Metals
Fibbie Cornuda is an Italian company that uses metal cold-forming technology to manufacture ski boot buckles and components for carmakers. Managing production of automotive components at Fibbie Cornuda is easy: demand is predictable and there are few SKU varieties. Conversely, for ski boot buckles it manages a catalogue of thousands of SKUs that changes every year, with widely varying demand.