Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

rose by 8 times the general inflation rate in 2013. No wonder health insurance expenses are one of the biggest costs facing many employers.). have this prescription drug benefit). are stuck footing most of the bill for developing new drugs, even as consumers throughout the developed world reap the benefits. pays retail.

Variable Costs 14

Variable Costs Insurance Government Benefits 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Starting July 1st — the beginning of the company's fiscal year 2013 — the software giant will charge all of its 100-plus global offices and datacenters a fee for every ton of carbon they produce (mostly from plugging into the electric grid, so-called "indirect" emissions). Sales/Becoming the Vendor of Choice.

Energy 16

Energy Variable Costs Travel Operations 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

But he missed an important opportunity because much of what he was talking about — particularly investing in renewable energy — does in fact have strong ROI benefits, just not ones we can always measure. ” Most importantly, none of these benefits are directly about tackling what NCPPR calls “so-called” climate change. .”

ROI 9

ROI Variable Costs Energy Benefits 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

For example, the Lordstown, Ohio, factory that makes the Chevy Cruze is running one shift a day, down from three a few years ago, and last year produced 180,000 vehicles, down from 248,000 in 2013. Capital-intensive factories have a high-fixed-cost, low-variable-cost operating model.

Fixed Costs 14

Fixed Costs Assets Cash Flow Variable Costs 14