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Solar energy technology adoption; a vignette study for the up-scale residential sector in Egypt
Mazen Zaki2, Sherwat Elwan Ibrahim1
1American University in Cairo, Egypt; 2Maastricht School of Management, MSM , Egypt
Investments in PV solar systems in the residential sector in Egypt are not thriving as expected despite the rapid decrease of the capital cost, electricity tariff reforming, and recent regulations for grid connection. This research targeted the residential sector in Egypt as it consumes 47% from the nation's electricity (IRENA, 2018), and explored the decision-making factors that affect the adoption of solar energy technology by the upscale residential sector.
Operational challenges for EMS platforms in developing countries
Stef Lemmens1, Pieter van den Berg1, Andre Calmon2, Andreas Gernert3, Gonzalo Romero4, Caitlin Dolkart5, Maria Rabinovich5
1Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2Scheller School of Business, Georgia Institue of Technology, Atlanta, USA; 3Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg, Germany; 4Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada; 5Flare, Nairobi, Kenya
Many developing countries lack the health-emergency infrastructure of the developed world. In this context, our industry partner Flare (operating in Nairobi, Kenya) coordinates existing ambulance providers by operating a platform. We study the operational challenges for such platforms as they often lack the knowledge about all ambulances' future availability and their location at a tactical level, and typically do not fully control these ambulances.
