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)

Remitly: Making Remittances Available to Everyone
Felipe
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:22 pm
The burdensome process of sending money abroad to families has historically left low-income migrants vulnerable to the high fees and transaction costs required for cross-border money transfers. Banks, the oldest players in the industry, continue to charge the highest fees [...]
In a digital universe full of Marvel
jeremy
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:30 pm
How the comic book powerhouse leveraged digital technologies to grow
Macy’s: America’s Omnichannel Store
ARS
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:58 pm
How a 158-year-old retailer is staying relevant in the digital age
Distrupting Your High
TBD
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 2:46 pm
In 2009, a young entrepreneur named Ross Ulbricht took on the toughest industry around and succeeded, creating a company with $1.2 billion in yearly sales. Since then, Ross has been forcibly retired and lives in Manhattan where he will spend [...]
Netflix & Chill
Fergie Ferg
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:38 pm
Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently die from moving too slowly - Netflix CEO Reed Hastings
A Smarter P&G
TOM430
Posted on November 14, 2016 at 6:46 pm
P&G is at the forefront of digitization among CPG companies with some of their "smart" product launches, however, will they be able to continue to innovate and win in this space?
A “Eureka” Moment for Barrick Gold Corporation
LR
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 5:59 pm
A Golden Idea: Barrick Gold Corporation, the world’s largest gold mining and production company, partners with Cisco to revolutionize a century-old mining process through technological innovation.
Teladoc: Saving Lives or Just a Dime?
RYR
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:05 pm
Teladoc, the largest telemedicine provider in the U.S., is on a mission to transform how patients receive health care.
Digitalizing Fluke’s Handheld Devices – Connecting Factory Assets
RobertoFacusse
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:27 pm
Connecting factories using Fluke's expertise in Electrical Testing - Fluke has invested in a new product called Fluke Connect that enables its devices to continuously monitor an asset, log data and create alerts, all valuable to Fluke's industrial clients.
Healthcare Goes Digital: Allscripts Moves to Electronic Health Records
Hannah Kleinfeld
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 4:51 pm
The U.S. healthcare system is in the midst of a major reform, with a focus on reducing healthcare spend while maintaining quality of care. One aspect of this is the move to digital patient records. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) intend [...]
Athenahealth: The Quest to Unbreak Healthcare
Rob Parsons
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:43 pm
Can athenahealth ease the burden for small and medium size physician's offices?
Whirlpool: Are these the appliances of your dreams?
EmilyS
Last modified on December 14, 2016 at 4:29 pm
Imagine a world where your stove identifies and cooks your food for you. Whirlpool is making it a reality.
Samsung Teaches An Old Appliance New Tricks: The Family Hub Refrigerator
Alex Simon
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 1:51 am
Samsung has developed an internet-enabled refrigerator that promises to organize the lives of today's busy families. Consumers are excited, but can they stomach the price?
A Bright Driverless Future for Siemens
Blaine Barnard
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 12:04 am
Siemens provides a digital advantage to rail network operators through efficient, high capacity driverless train systems.
360° View of the Citizen: Digitally Enabled Social Services
EBN
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:50 pm
British Columbia, a province in Canada, spent five years and $182M on the Integrated Case Management (ICM) digital transformation to enable social service ministries to see a more holistic view of citizens and provide better social services. Was the ICM [...]
The Washington Post: An Innovative Force in the Digital News Industry
Jenna
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:43 pm
How did a 139-year old newspaper successfully alter its DNA from that of a regional newspaper to a massive digital news platform?
Rappi: Colombia’s Version of Amazon.com
Felipe Gomez-Herrera
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:32 pm
Rappi is a mobile app that aggregates thousands of products and creates an online marketplace with virtually no boundaries. Personal messengers run all kinds of errands in 20 minutes to an hour...they can even take your grandma out for a [...]
TaskRabbit: Say to No to Chores
Tracy Williams
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 1:21 am
TaskRabbit uses mobile technology to save consumers from chores.
Harnessing Informatics to Fight Disease
043057
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 5:36 pm
How the drug discovery process is keeping up with technology that outpaces Moore’s Law
“The Artificial Pancreas:” Medtronic and the Digital Transformation
Mike
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:29 pm
Long the dream of patients with Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus and medical device companies worldwide, Medtronic has taken the closest step yet to creating an "artificial pancreas"
YOTEL-ing Me Free WiFi’s as Creative as You Can Get?
MikeMorgan
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:46 pm
So, small-scale, scanty, stunted suites sound silly, sight unseen. But brazenly belief-brimmed brains built brilliance beam-by-beam.
Volvo: Making People’s Lives Easier, Safer, Better
JND
Posted on November 15, 2016 at 10:22 pm
“Volvo’s philosophy has always been to put people first. To pioneer innovations for a safer, cleaner, more enjoyable future. What will people need? How will they drive? To answer these questions, it’s sometimes necessary to challenge convention, to find a [...]
Ditch Your Pipettes: Transcriptic is the Laboratory of the Future
qwerty
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 3:12 pm
Put down that pipette! Transcriptic is turning the costs structure of biotechnology on its head and making experimental results more reliable by using standardized, coded protocols and automated lab equipment.
Digital Transformation leading to Cancer Care Transformation
Sky
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 9:33 pm
Flatiron health are using a big data approach to improving cancer care
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