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  • December 2013
  • Article

Measuring the Value of Process Improvement Initiatives in a Preoperative Assessment Center using Time-driven Activity-based Costing

By: Katy E. French, Heidi W. Albright, John C. Frenzel, James R. Incalcaterra, Augustin C. Rubio, Jessica F. Jones and Thomas W. Feeley
Background: The value and impact of process improvement initiatives are difficult to quantify. We describe the use of time-driven activity-based costing(TDABC)in a clinical setting to quantify the value of process improvements in terms of cost, time and personnel... View Details
Keywords: Quality Improvement; Value Agenda; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Accounting; Health; Measurement and Metrics; Value; Health Industry; North and Central America
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French, Katy E., Heidi W. Albright, John C. Frenzel, James R. Incalcaterra, Augustin C. Rubio, Jessica F. Jones, and Thomas W. Feeley. "Measuring the Value of Process Improvement Initiatives in a Preoperative Assessment Center using Time-driven Activity-based Costing." Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation 1, nos. 3-4 (December 2013): 136–142.
  • February 2023
  • Teaching Note

Cost Plus Drugs

By: Alexander J. MacKay
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 723-362. View Details
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MacKay, Alexander J. "Cost Plus Drugs." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 723-037, February 2023.
  • 2003
  • Working Paper

Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Steven R. Anderson
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Kaplan, Robert S., and Steven R. Anderson. "Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-045, November 2003.
  • 15 Mar 2021
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Health Costs of Cost-Sharing

Keywords: by Amitabh Chandra, Evan Flack, and Ziad Obermeyer
  • 2020
  • Working Paper

The Cost of Anonymous Lemons

By: Amar Bhidé
Rules that restrict information required in negotiated private transactions have spurred a vast increase in the scope of anonymous financial markets, particularly in the US. The subtle costs of the information restricting rules raise questions about the social value of... View Details
Keywords: Information Asymmetry; Securities; Securitization; Regulation; Liquidity; Information; Financial Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Liquidity
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Bhidé, Amar. "The Cost of Anonymous Lemons." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-046, September 2020.
  • 2012
  • Working Paper

The Cost of Friendship

By: Paul A. Gompers, Yuhai Xuan and Vladimir Mukharlyamov
This paper explores two broad questions on collaboration between individuals. First, we investigate what personal characteristics affect people's desire to work together. Second, given the influence of these personal characteristics, we analyze whether this attraction... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Investment; Performance; Personal Characteristics
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Gompers, Paul A., Yuhai Xuan, and Vladimir Mukharlyamov. "The Cost of Friendship." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 18141, June 2012.
  • 1994
  • Other Unpublished Work

Losing Interest: Interest Allocation Rules and the Cost of Debt Finance

By: K. A. Froot and J. Hines
Keywords: Accounting; Corporation Taxation; Interest Deductibility; Cost Of Capital; Corporate Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates
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Froot, K. A., and J. Hines. "Losing Interest: Interest Allocation Rules and the Cost of Debt Finance." Harvard University, 1994.
  • June 2009
  • Case

Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
The senior vice president of project finance for a global oil and gas company must determine the weighted average cost of capital for the company as a whole and each of its divisions as part of the annual capital budgeting process. The case uses comparable companies to... View Details
Keywords: Risk Assessment; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Cost of Capital; Cash Flow; Capital Structure; Valuation; Capital Budgeting; Energy Industry
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Luehrman, Timothy A., and Joel L. Heilprin. "Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-129, June 2009.
  • 25 Sep 2019
  • Research & Ideas

The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

Physician burnout costs the United States health care industry $4.6 billion a year, a number that brings a new spotlight to an age-old problem. In a paper published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine this past June, a research... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health
  • April 1989 (Revised January 1990)
  • Case

Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (B)

By: Robert S. Kaplan
A division questions whether to retain, modify, or abandon its cost of quality system now that more direct measures of quality have been adopted. Discusses the role of quality cost measurement in a mature quality management system. View Details
Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Quality
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (B)." Harvard Business School Case 189-111, April 1989. (Revised January 1990.)
  • January 2020
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Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to Demonstrate Value in Perioperative Care: Recommendations and Review from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement

By: O. Allin, R. D. Urman, A. F. Edwards, J. D. Blitz, K. J. Pfeifer, T. W. Feeley and A. M. Bader
A shift in health care payment models from volume toward value-based incentives will require deliberate input into systems development from both perioperative clinicians and administrators to ensure appropriate recognition of the value of all services... View Details
Keywords: Value-based Health Care; Outcomes; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Health Care and Treatment; Cost Management; Value; Activity Based Costing and Management
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Allin, O., R. D. Urman, A. F. Edwards, J. D. Blitz, K. J. Pfeifer, T. W. Feeley, and A. M. Bader. "Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to Demonstrate Value in Perioperative Care: Recommendations and Review from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement." Journal of Medical Systems 44, no. 1 (January 2020).
  • September 1992 (Revised May 2004)
  • Background Note

Activity Accounting--Another Way to Measure Costs

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Explains the principal differences between traditional cost accounting systems and activity-based costing systems. View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting
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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Activity Accounting--Another Way to Measure Costs." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-044, September 1992. (Revised May 2004.)
  • October 1994
  • Case

Isuzu Motors, Ltd.: Cost Creation Program

Describes the various value engineering techniques used by Isuzu. Shows how Isuzu reduces the cost of its products while increasing their functionality within the constraints of a target cost. View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management
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Cooper, Robin, and Takeo Yoshikawa. "Isuzu Motors, Ltd.: Cost Creation Program." Harvard Business School Case 195-054, October 1994.
  • May 2024
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True Costs of Uterine Artery Embolization: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Interventional Radiology Over a 3-Year Period

By: Julia C. Bulman, Nicole H. Kim, Robert S. Kaplan, Sarah Schroeppel DeBacker, Olga R. Brook and Ammar Sarwar
The study used time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to estimate the costs to perform uterine artery embolization (UAE). Utilization times for patients undergoing outpatient UAE for fibroids or adenomyosis were captured from electronic health record timestamps and... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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Bulman, Julia C., Nicole H. Kim, Robert S. Kaplan, Sarah Schroeppel DeBacker, Olga R. Brook, and Ammar Sarwar. "True Costs of Uterine Artery Embolization: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Interventional Radiology Over a 3-Year Period." Journal of the American College of Radiology 21, no. 5 (May 2024): 721–728.
  • September 8, 1999
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Cost of Giving

By: John Quelch and William Conner
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Quelch, John, and William Conner. "Cost of Giving." The Guardian (September 8, 1999), B41.
  • March 1994 (Revised November 1994)
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Komatsu Ltd. (A): Target Costing System

Komatsu, a leading manufacturer of construction equipment, seeks to expand aggressively through the 1990s. Key to its competitiveness is a strict adherence to target costs throughout the product development process. Komatsu conducts several design-for-manufacturability... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Machinery and Machining; Expansion; Product Development; Manufacturing Industry
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Cooper, Robin. "Komatsu Ltd. (A): Target Costing System." Harvard Business School Case 194-037, March 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
  • January 2005 (Revised March 2005)
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Parisian: productivity and selling cost

By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han
Presents the dilemma facing George Jones with respect to the high selling cost at Parisian Department Stores. The challenges to be considered reflect issues at different levels of the organization, including individual salespeople, the store itself, and the merchandise... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Executive Compensation; Production; Sales; Salesforce Management; Motivation and Incentives; Retail Industry
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Lal, Rajiv, and Arar Han. "Parisian: productivity and selling cost." Harvard Business School Case 505-052, January 2005. (Revised March 2005.)
  • May 1997
  • Case

Toyota Motor Corporation: Target Costing System

Explores Toyota's target costing system, considered to be the most advanced such system of any major Japanese manufacturer. Specifically, describes Toyota's process of setting rigorous cost-reduction goals and the steps taken to achieve them. View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Japan
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Cooper, Robin, and Takao Tanaka. "Toyota Motor Corporation: Target Costing System." Harvard Business School Case 197-031, May 1997.
  • September 2016
  • Article

Value Based Care and Bundled Payments: Anesthesia Care Costs for Outpatient Oncology Surgery Using Time-driven Activity-based Costing

By: Katy E. French, Alexis B. Guzman, Augustin C. Rubio, John C. Frenzel and Thomas Feeley
Background: With the movement towards bundled payments, stakeholders should know the true cost of the care they deliver. Time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) can be used to estimate costs for each episode of care. In this analysis, TDABC is used to both... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance Industry; Health Industry
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French, Katy E., Alexis B. Guzman, Augustin C. Rubio, John C. Frenzel, and Thomas Feeley. "Value Based Care and Bundled Payments: Anesthesia Care Costs for Outpatient Oncology Surgery Using Time-driven Activity-based Costing." Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation 4, no. 3 (September 2016): 173–180.
  • June 2015
  • Teaching Note

Schӧn Klinik: Measuring Cost and Value

By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for Schon Klinik: Measuring Cost and Value. View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Cost Management; Projects; Health Industry; Germany
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Schӧn Klinik: Measuring Cost and Value." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 115-066, June 2015.
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