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The book explores various ways of how to do business at the bottom of the economic pyramid. It provides insights on how to develop inclusive business models and an overview on variety of potential markets to engage as social enterprise.
Confederation of Danish Industries (2007): Working with the bottom of the pyramid - success in low-income markets. URL [Accessed: 23.07.2018]This article discusses product packaging and consumer behavior and showcases findings in 4 case studies to learn from practically.
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GRUNDEY, D. (2010): Functionality of Product Packaging: Surveying Consumers’ Attitude Towards Selected Cosmetic Brands. In: Economics & Sociology: Volume 3 , 87-103. URL [Accessed: 23.07.2018] PDFThis paper provides insights from the ground on scaling up sales of household water treatment products (HWTS). The data collected is based on interviews carried out in over 25 countries. 47 enabling factors as well as barriers were identified to sustaining and scaling up HWTS. The findings were clustered as: user guidance on HWTS products; resource availability; standards, certification and regulations; integration and collaboration; user preferences; and market strategies.
OJOMO, E. et al. (2015): Sustainability and Scale-up of Household Water Treatment and safe Storage Practices: Enablers and Barriers to effective Implementation. In: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health: Volume 218 , 704–713. URL [Accessed: 23.07.2018] PDFThe article introduces design thinking as concept and provides case studies on how the design methodology has been applied in practice.
BROWN, T. and WYATT, J. (2010): Design Thinking for Social Innovation. URL [Accessed: 23.07.2018]Introduction to design thinking as method to creatively solve problems and come up with ideas for improving products and service delivery.
NAIMAN, L. (2016): Design Thinking as Strategy for Innovation. Vancouver: Creativity at Work URL [Accessed: 23.07.2018]Exhaustive list and case studies on Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage options.
The article shows how a feasibility study for desalination household water treatment solutions can be performed.
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.
NAYAR, K. et al. Feasibility study of an electrodialysis system for in-home water desalination in urban India. In: Development Engineering: Volume 2 , 38-46. URL [Accessed: 23.07.2018]This paper outlines a framework for production and storage management based on content, represented by four key decision categories, and an overview of a process for applying the content.
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WIKNER, J. (2014): On Decoupling Points and Decoupling Zones. In: Production & Manufacturing Research: Volume 2 , 167–215. . URL [Accessed: 23.07.2018] PDF