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)

Burberry is Bringing Tech-xy Back
Katherine Cheng
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Fashion from runway to purchase, mirrors transforming into runway footage, interactive shopping with apparel RFID tagging...are these enough to resurrect a fading British luxury brand?
Big C Supercenter the Thai retail giant VS. Lazada the e-commerce market disrupter
Pumchanut
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 1:17 am
Over the past two decades’ modern retailers enjoyed the high growth period while traditional mom and pup’s shops suffer. In Thailand, giant modern retailers were capturing an increasing share of the market. Big C Supercenter, one of the leading modern [...]
How Amazon – the most valuable retailer in the world is dealing with digital disruption
HT517
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 12:51 pm
Amazon recently became the world’s most valuable retailer[1] – and is arguably the most innovative. The question is whether Amazon can stay ahead in the digital world in the face of strong competition from Walmart and others.
Sex Ed One Click Away!
Amy
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 11:15 pm
Leverage mobile technology to provide personalized health services one click at a time!
Digitization Gets Cooking in the Restaurant Industry
Pasha
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 9:33 pm
How the internet has dramaically changed the restaurant business
An alternative to outdated schools
SU
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 5:28 pm
As our educational system struggles to adapt to the rapidly changing world, Altschool is bringing classrooms into the twenty-first century by using technology to offer students a personalized education.
A Brief Survey of IoT Solutions for Agriculture
Denton
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:19 pm
Internet of Things enabling increased visibility into what drives agriculture.
The Beauty of CRM in a Digital Age
Yarden
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 1:35 pm
How cosmetics retailer Sephora is innovating in customer service and brand loyalty
Ever Considered the Hurdles to Add or Drop Courses at a Large University without an Online Portal? A Case on Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Anto
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:42 am
Online course registration systems seem ubiquitous today, making it easy for university students to fulfill many registrar and bursary obligations. We don’t seem to have trouble signing up for our favorite courses, neither do we have trouble paying our school [...]
Just one more mile to go…
Ricardo
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 2:13 pm
Tired of searching for your purchases on your building's common area? Mercedes-Benz, the German luxury automaker (who could imagine?), is set to disrupt the delivery industry and get those packages where you want them and when you want them.
BuffetGo: An online ordering platform to reduce buffet restaurant food waste.
KQ
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 9:11 pm
How an online company is enabling restaurants worldwide to easily sell leftover prepared foods and reduce overall food waste.
From Paper to Clicks: How RetailMeNot Changed How Shoppers Save
kdegs
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 5:58 pm
How one company brought savings into the digital age
YRD – First Chinese Online P2P Lending Company listed on the NYSE
N_N
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 4:01 pm
Yirendai is an online consumer finance marketplace in China connecting investors and individual borrowers, conducting essentially P2P (peer-to-peer) lending business. It was started by the founder of CreditEase, a large financial services company focusing on providing inclusive finance and wealth [...]
Should Central Banks Issue Digital Currencies?
Sotaro
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:40 pm
Let’s talk about our most fundamental product and its producers; “cash, and central banks.” In a digital world, some central banks have already developed digital currencies, and changed their operations. What’s next?
Bea-con and Carry On
Sir Lunchalot
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Beacons took the retail world by storm in 2014, but have had limited traction over the years. In this post, we’ll explore a recent execution of beacon technology in Macy’s, and use it to provide a useful operating framework to [...]
Shedding light into the Mexican Institute for Social Security
Samuel Castillo
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 1:53 am
Largest Latin American social security provider takes its procurement record keeping to the web in search for increased transparency.
The value of face-to-face in a digital world
Jose Entrecanales
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 4:06 pm
In a world where a higher proportion of our daily interactions happen online, making the effort to build face-to-face relationships with customers and suppliers seems to be an increasingly valuable investment. Companies that have recognised and acted upon this trend [...]
Caterpillar and the Internet of Big Things
Laura Carpenter
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:12 pm
In order to cement its position as an industry leader, Caterpillar must metamorphose into a digitally-minded, analytics powerhouse.
No More Dashing Out To The Store
MB
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:59 pm
Away with the refrigerator magnet shopping list. Shop as you go with the Amazon Dash Button.
Disrupting Textbooks with Digital Content
m_watson
Last modified on June 27, 2018 at 9:42 am
Traditional educational publishers like McGraw-Hill are forced to grapple with a new reality where content is provided online versus in a heavy, expensive textbook.
From physical to digital – Magic: the Gathering
Brandon
Posted on November 15, 2016 at 3:05 pm
Magic: the Gathering is a collectible card game born of the physical realm which has increasingly migrated to digital over the past years
Can Magazines Survive the Internet?
SLA
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:14 pm
Conde Nast, one of the biggest magazine publishers, has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on digital initiatives, hoping to mitigate declining print and advertising revenues. But is it enough?
Cerner and the Digitization of U.S. Healthcare Data
Rudi Gassner
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:12 pm
Imagine never having to fill out a form at a doctor’s office or showing up to an unfamiliar emergency room with the ER staff knowing your full medical history. This could be the new reality after universal adoption of electronic [...]
Garmin- A Tale of Playing Catch and Copycat
MChopra
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 3:06 pm
  See that peak? Share price for Garmin hit $119.40 in September 2007, growing 7.5 times since its humble public offering in December 20001. Even as shareholders rejoiced in the success of Garmin’s personal navigation devices (PND) that used the [...]
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