Digitization Challenge

November 18, 2016

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Choose a company that provides an interesting example of how digital transformation has created opportunities or challenges for business and operating models. A business model defines how a business differentiates itself by creating and capturing value. An operating model defines how that business delivers on that promise. Describe how the organization is using digital technology to develop its business model and operating model, and describe and justify what additional steps you think the organization should consider implementing. Your example can describe a positive (e.g., a success story or best practice) or negative experience (e.g., a business failure).

Note: The post for this assignment should be 600–800 words, and must conclude with a word count such as “(778 words).” Posts should not exceed 800 words.

Submitted (926)

AdhereTech and the Smart Pill Bottle
eross
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:07 pm
AdhereTech is using digital technology to improve patient outcomes and address a major source of waste in the healthcare system.
Creating the world’s first Digital Industrial company
CJoyce
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 1:08 pm
Over 100 years old...GE is racing towards a massive digital transformation...is it quick enough?
IoT: The Internet of Trenchcoats
Maria
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 12:36 am
Burberry: Capitalizing on digital technology to revitalize an iconic brand.
Fast and Furious – How SF Express creates business opportunities using digital technology
Call Me By Your Name
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 11:51 pm
How SF Express, the leading courier express service provider in China, creates business opportunities using digital technology
Netflix is Streaming!
Andrew Faulkner
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 11:30 pm
Netflix clearly disrupted the DVD market, but their greatest disruption is happening today with TV.
Robots vs. Truckers
KR
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:57 pm
The concept of driverless trucks isn’t new, but it is much closer to reality than most people realise. Although, we are still a little way away from removing drivers completely from behind the wheel, one thing is clear – it [...]
Optimizing the Happiest Place on Earth
The Bouncer at Club TOM
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:47 pm
How Magic Bands are digitizing Walt Disney World while keeping the magic alive!!
New Growth Opportunity for LG Uplus via Internet of Things
jbae
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 6:15 pm
How smallest telecom player in Korea is addressing new business opportunity via digital transformation
Does NDPL have the power to change electricity consumption in India?
hyperadapting
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 1:30 pm
Distribution losses have historically plagued Indian power companies. In 2002, the Indian Government partnered with Tata Group in hopes of changing the industry.
From traditional farming to industrialized farming to digital farming – Can AGCO harvest the digital revolution to transform the industry?
MR
Last modified on November 15, 2016 at 6:59 pm
Fertilizers, biotechnology, and genetically-modified crops result in higher farming yields, but have negative externalities. Digital farming can disrupt the industry without sacrificing on environmental aspects.
Digitizing Grandpa: how a Chilean bank is re-imagining customer journeys
Studentlatam
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:43 pm
Banks are no strangers to change in the era of digital revolution, but have been slow to adapt in the past. This post provides a brief description of how a mid-sized Chilean bank is positioning itself for success in the [...]
Digital transformation revolutionizing the banking experience
T@HBS
Last modified on November 14, 2016 at 5:04 pm
The largest privately-owned bank in Latin America is well ahead in the digital transformation movement. By understanding how it creates value to customers – and how to monetize such value – Itaú Unibanco (ITUB) has revolutionized the banking experience in [...]
Will you please Clarifai?
Samar
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:56 pm
Can a startup shake up the future of Artificial Intelligence while disrupting the fundamental technology and the future of big tech companies?
Data In Schools: Learning From InBloom’s Failures
radhika
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:58 pm
Education is an industry where data analytics has a lot of potential but has been slow to pervade. The amount of data a school district tracks about its students is enormous. This data, while hard to maintain, provides a huge [...]
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