Digitization Challenge

November 18, 2016

Read The Full Prompt

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)

TiO Networks: From reverse ATMs to mobile wallets, this ain’t your uncle’s network.
NR
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:41 pm
One in five individuals in the US today are underbanked or unbanked, meaning they have no or limited access to bank accounts and traditional financial services products.[i] According to the Center for Financial Services Innovation, these individuals rely instead on [...]
If an Algorithm Wrote This Blog Post, Would You Be Able to Tell?
Nik
Last modified on November 19, 2016 at 2:08 am
Narrative Science's value proposition is to transform data into a narrative indistinguishable from the writing of a human. How will software-generated content impact the future of journalism?
Are we approaching the end of management consulting?
user_tpm
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:12 pm
HourlyNerd is changing the consulting industry and serving clients with lower willingness to pay.
Oil Companies Need to Go Digital to Survive
BN
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:46 pm
Many industries have implemented the use of digital technologies to improve their operating models, but one industry has lagged in that adaptation: oil and gas. The oil and gas industry lost motivation for continual improvements and application of new technologies, [...]
When a Hotel Feels Too Much Like Home: Starwood and the Technology Puzzle
SCWC
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 12:03 am
The rise of Airbnb over the last several years has threatened the traditional business model of hotels, challenging them to expand their value proposition from one of luxury, consistency, and reliability to one that emphasizes transparency, customizability, convenience, emotional connection, [...]
IoT – Internet of Trash?!
Ameg
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 12:40 pm
The City of Brotherly Love introduces the IoT to Trash and it may just be a match made in heaven…
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 [...]
iPod to iRobot: How Our Loyal Devices Are Turning Against Us
L
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 1:22 pm
The Internet of Things is being used as a weapon. Don't turn your back on your DVR.
Time: Has Their Time Run Out?
AT
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 3:17 pm
Time, an iconic magazine publisher, faces enormous headwinds that will overwhelm the business unless action is taken.
The Minerva Project: The Next Era for Higher Education?
DicleA
Last modified on November 20, 2016 at 5:33 pm
Digital revolution has made it remarkably easy to acquire any knowledge or hard skills. In the digital era, what should be the new role of higher education? Minerva Project has an answer.
Soon, Traditional Restaurant Management Systems Will Be Toast
NDG
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 5:19 pm
A Fenway-based start-up is attempting to deliver innovative software technology to the restaurant industry and digitize the way restaurants run their businesses.
Mindtree: Leading the Digital Charge
AntelopeM
Last modified on November 20, 2016 at 3:02 pm
How an IT services provider is taking on entrenched competition by re-inventing itself as a Digital-first company
Bigbelly Trash Cans: They know a lot more than you think
Casey Botts
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:06 pm
Bigbelly has turned city trash into a treasure trove of data.
From Screen to Store: How Ecommerce is Changing Walmart Stores
JL
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 7:01 pm
As ecommerce takes hold, what will happen to Walmart’s 11,500 retail locations?
Tigo Energy: can Smarter Solar go Mainstream?
syu
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:31 pm
“Around the world, over a billion solar modules have been installed that cannot be individually monitored. [Tigo Energy] can, for the first time, give all solar modules intelligence — in both existing and new plants,” – Pierre-Pascal Urbon, SMA CEO[1] [...]
Kickstarting New Ideas: How Online Crowdfunding is Disrupting Project Finance
Smitha
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:57 pm
Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter have dramatically changed the face of investing by democratizing project finance.
AbbVie: Improving Life in a Digital World (734 Words)
SarahYUUUUUUUU!!
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:24 pm
What will digital success in the pharmaceutical industry look like 10 years from now? What are the right initiatives to capture the digital opportunity? How well will a giant pharmaceutical company implement changes in the digital landscape? One Chicago pharmaceutical [...]
DLSH.com – Bringing Deliciousness To Your Doorstep!
Cheng-a-ling
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:13 pm
DLSH.com is a startup online marketplace that connects yummy farmers and food crafters with hungry food loving consumers from all across the country [1]. DLSH offers foodie fans the opportunity to purchase a variety of food products from different geographical [...]
How Technology is Reinventing the Supermarket: Whole Foods in the Digital Age
Erik
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:39 pm
Whole Foods is incorporating technology into its model to bring customers the grocery store of the future.
Replicating MPESA: Lessons from Vodafone(Safaricom) on why Mobile Money fails to gain traction in other markets
DM
Last modified on November 20, 2016 at 10:17 am
The success of MPESA, Kenya’s premier online mobile money transfer and financing system has proven very difficult to replicate in other emerging markets. In Kenya, MPESA has been wildly successful. Launched in 2007, MPESA allows users to send money to [...]
Fidelity vs. the Robots: The War for Millennials
mmd
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:01 pm
Fidelity Investments, one of the world's largest investment managers, is being challenged by robo advisors, start-ups focused on digital investment solutions, for the investment business of millennials. In response, Fidelity embraced digitization to remain competitive. Who will win: Fidelity or [...]
Making a Smarter Grid a Reality
TS
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 2:51 pm
Schneider Electric's attempt to move its infrastructure business into the age of the industrial internet
Wahoo Fitness: Riding the Digital Wave
CM
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 5:14 pm
The athletic industry is undergoing a digital renaissance. Can Wahoo Fitness balance its hardware and software offerings to build a lasting business and organizational model?
Evolution of the Smart Pig
Bill Booth
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:50 am
Digital technology innovation and application changes the name of the game in pipeline inspection and quality assurance.
1 … 11 12 13 14 15 … 39