Data-driven Value Creation, Value Capture and Operating Models

November 22, 2015

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In this module we have examined how data and analytics can be utilized in organizations of all types. For this assignment, please choose a company that uses data in a creative way to drive value creation, capture or operating model and then describe:

•What is the company’s value creation model? How does it depend on the creative usage or analysis of data? How is it different from its competitors?

•What is the company’s value capture model? How does it depend on the creative usage or analysis of data? How is it different from its competitors?

•How does its operating model (processes, capabilities, resources, and use of data) drive its business model (value creation and capture)?

•How did it get to where it is now? What challenges do you anticipate for the company in the future?

Please try to use data and analytics to illustrate your arguments when possible. Create an approximately 500-750 word post to make your contribution. Please create appropriate tags for your post. Please also respond to and comment on three other posts per module. Feel free to use graphics, data, videos and links to other sites to corroborate your points.

Submitted (137)

Big data to transform agriculture
Charles
Posted on November 22, 2015 at 11:25 am
Although most of us do not worry about where our next meal will come from, about 800 million undernourished people in the world today do not have that luxury. Today, a start-up in Newark, NJ, is developing a technique that [...]
Nielsen: Unique Opportunity with Big Challenges
Anndrea Moore
Last modified on November 23, 2015 at 9:30 pm
Who is Nielsen? The Nielsen Company, founded in 1923, tracks and ultimately sells data on “what people watch, listen to, and buy”.  For the “Buy” business, Nielsen has relationships with all major retailers in the United States (Walmart, Kroger, Safeway, [...]
Fitbit – leveraging consumers’ obsession with data
FB
Last modified on November 21, 2015 at 4:27 pm
In the era of Big Data, companies are obsessed with figuring out how to crunch the numbers and make use of the increased data provided to us by a number of devices. However – companies are not alone in embracing [...]
RAW IS EVERYTHING: Using Data To Start My Own Skincare Company
Jess
Last modified on December 19, 2015 at 5:53 pm
How I have used customer data to start my own skincare company and figure out what women really want.
Nike: A Full Stack Athletic Performance Company
AJT
Last modified on November 22, 2015 at 3:10 pm
The story of how Nike used data to go from selling rubber to interacting daily with runners
Blue Apron: Digitizing the Food Chain
Chrisoula Kapelonis
Last modified on November 22, 2015 at 7:54 pm
Traditionally, food consumption meant a long process for the consumer: deciding the menu (recipes), compiling lists of ingredients, buying the ingredients (supermarket), preparing the ingredients (kitchen table), storing the leftovers (fridge), cooking ingredients (stove), and eating. And the food supply [...]
Automation at The Associated Press: Could a robot have written this blog post?
moniguzman
Last modified on November 22, 2015 at 4:25 pm
The AP is using algorithms to automatically generate news stories from structured data. But can it keep up with where data goes next?
How Ibotta Is Changing the Coupon Game
Tikola Nesla
Posted on November 17, 2015 at 9:05 pm
Brand engagement and data analytics are just two of the ways that Ibotta is modernizing coupons.
Xerox- Reducing Congestion in Los Angeles through predictive modelling. Can data driven variable pricing really fix congestion in LA?
Savage
Posted on November 23, 2015 at 1:57 am
Xerox one of the largest equipment and services companies in the world is helping the city ofLos Angeles ease congestion through intelligent parking price management. Can data driven price changes fix congestion problems in LA? Or will consumers find a [...]
Uber-izing Hotel Pricing: Duetto
Caribou
Posted on November 22, 2015 at 6:18 pm
Using more data than ever before to optimize hotel room pricing.
“Also recommended for Sarah…” – Thanks, Netflix.
SC
Posted on November 22, 2015 at 11:40 pm
From improving subtitles to choosing which movies to license, to even creating personalized trailers for their proprietary shows, Netflix creatively uses data capture and analysis to satisfy, retain, and attract customers.
Caesar’s Entertainment: What happens in Vegas ends up in a $1billion database
JL
Last modified on November 22, 2015 at 6:16 pm
The most valuable asset in the Caesar’s Entertainment Corp. isn’t the fabulously-tacky Roman-themed resort on the Las Vegas strip.  It’s the company’s big data loyalty program, valued at $1 billion. Loyalty programs are not a novel concept, and are widely [...]
23andMe – DNA analytics and the future of personalized medicine
Y.S.H.
Last modified on November 22, 2015 at 11:26 pm
DNA analytics and the future of personalized medicine
Zopaf: Stop Leaving Money on the Negotiating Table
Marissa Henry
Posted on November 22, 2015 at 10:49 pm
Zopaf is helping companies and individuals approach negotiations based on data instead of conventional wisdom.
Visualizing Data with Tableau
CY
Last modified on November 22, 2015 at 3:43 pm
Tableau Software has created a business model out of data visualization to enable companies to digest their large sets of data. The company provides customers with simple tools to analyze and visualize data and solve business intelligence issues. These visualizations [...]
SmartMat – quantifying the unquantifiable
Pinky and the Brain
Posted on November 20, 2015 at 11:16 am
SmartMat allows the analytically-minded yogi to quantify yoga poses in the hopes of deepening his or her practice over time.
Target Using Predictive Analytics to Increase Value Capture
Julie
Posted on November 22, 2015 at 5:43 pm
Target has identified 25 products, which when purchased together, predict the likelihood of a woman being pregnant and her associated due date.
Netflix: Bringing Data Analytics to a Creative Industry
CEA
Posted on November 17, 2015 at 12:43 am
Can data-driven decisions create a sustainable competitive advantage in creative industries?
Credit Card Purchasing Data Helps Hospitals Predict Your Health
Drew O.
Posted on November 22, 2015 at 10:56 pm
After a quick glance through many of today’s Digital Innovation and Transformation Blogs, it was not surprising to see so many articles about how healthcare, life-science, and other companies in the field of medicine are using data and analytics. Recent [...]
SeatGeek – Creating Price Transparency in the Ticket Market
IR
Last modified on November 22, 2015 at 9:07 pm
SeatGeek is a search engine for tickets to sports, concerts and other live events.  SeatGeek has disrupted the event ticketing space, similar to what Kayak.com did for airline tickets.  The company was established to help consumers navigate the secondary market [...]
Scribes vs. technology: How Minerva would run HBS
CX
Posted on November 22, 2015 at 2:51 am
At HBS, scribes sit in on many classes to record student comments. What if this data can be automatically captured and captured in real-time with software? Welcome to Minerva.
Data and Hedge Funds
gscoon
Posted on November 22, 2015 at 11:30 pm
Hedge funds have always relied on information to gain an edge in investing, but they are increasingly looking for new sources of data to stay one step ahead of the competition.  A Boston-based startup called CargoMetrics is taking advantage of [...]
Noah Basketball — The Data Perfected Jump Shot
KMY
Last modified on November 22, 2015 at 9:35 pm
Noah Basketball is a machine vision tool that facilitates impactful basketball training through data-driven analytics.
The data anaLYSTs have taken over the fashion website – Lyst.com
mtv0302
Posted on November 23, 2015 at 12:32 am
Lyst is a data- and analytics-driven business that offers users an easier, streamlined way to discover and shop 1000s of products and provides retailers with a wealth of customer insights - and a better conversion rate.
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