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)

Epic and the Health Records Business
Robbie Koffie
Last modified on November 16, 2016 at 8:11 pm
Digital transformation allowed Epic Systems to design an electronic health records (EHR) software for healthcare professionals to efficiently record and share patient information. As the company continues to grow, issues with information overload, cyber-security, and government regulation challenges its business [...]
The New York Times – from Print to Digital
AC
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:43 pm
The Internet and mobile phones have drastically changed the newspaper industry, including The New York Times.
Zillow: Making Realtors Obsolete
BMW
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:11 pm
Zillow is using big data to create a transparent marketplace. Will it be enough to break the realtor monopoly?
Activision Blizzard: Video Game Pioneer Embraces Digital Transformation
H
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 9:52 pm
Activision Blizzard has a long history of creating lasting entertainment franchises – as the gaming industry pivots towards digitization, the company continues to innovate.
The Doctor is In: Remote Surgery in the Digital Age
Carlos Danger
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 2:54 pm
What will it look like when our machine overlords attempt to update our hardware?
Wechat – Cleaning up your mobile screen
Haibo Zhao
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 3:27 pm
If you get Wechat, you get 50% of modern Chinese digital life.
Germany’s Axel Springer In The Digital Age
Paul Odefey
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:13 pm
How Europe's biggest media house adapted to the digital age and created a digital classifieds success story
Machine Learning for Student Learners: Pearson attacks digitization in education
alandon
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:27 pm
“Students today depend on paper too much. They don’t know how to write on a slate without getting chalk dust all over themselves. They can’t clean a slate properly. What will they do when they run out of paper?” From [...]
Water Innovation – Shedding Light on Big Underground Market
Satoshi
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:37 pm
NEC, Japanese IT Company, tries to enter water market through digitization strategy, a move which could potentially innovate water network through power of IT network
Lytx /lɪtɪks/ n. 1. a company saving lives on the road, digitally
Driver Safety!
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:43 pm
Trucking is one of the largest occupations in the United States. And it is becoming less safe. Lytx is working to fix this. Why wait for autonomous trucks when you can save hundreds or thousands of lives today?
Using digitalization to eliminate the unbanked in Colombia
JDG
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 12:54 am
How Davivienda, a local retail bank, helped reduce the unbanked population and created financial benefits through technological innovation
Chilecompra: Using Technology to Deliver Better Value for Public Money
Rachel Lipson
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:43 pm
How Chile's electronic public procurement portal is helping to more effectively and efficiently deliver citizen services and goods.
“Google Preferred”: from Cat Videos to Premium Content
Senor Sanchez
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 4:17 pm
The launch of Google Preferred was game-changing, shifting Billions from TV to Digital.
Bayer’s Sky High Hopes for a Digital Farming Revolution
JSG
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 5:20 pm
In September 2016, Bayer announced the acquisition of Monsanto for a lofty $66bn valuation (18.6x EBITDA). Was it a reckless move or a bold bet on digital farming?
Digitizing the Starbucks Experience
JY
Last modified on November 20, 2016 at 8:19 pm
New innovations such as Mobile Order & Pay means that now you will always have time for that Starbucks coffee run....
How Many People Are Killed by Police?
aricarlospena
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:47 pm
In an age of data, why is it so hard to find out how many people of color have been killed by police?
IRCTC – Reinventing the “wheel”?
Chirag
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 9:07 pm
Re-creating one of the worlds oldest and largest railways
3D-Bioprinting at Organovo: Effective testing now and maybe organ “printing” in the future?
Krishna Rajendran
Posted on November 14, 2016 at 6:28 pm
Technology has come a long way in the field of medicine. Could it one day really be used to print entire, fully functional, human organs??
Just Like Derek Zoolander, UPS Drivers Can’t Turn Left
Johnny Appleseed
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:40 pm
Each day, UPS drivers deliver an average of 120 packages. The number of potential route combinations for a driver is “far greater than the number of nanoseconds the earth has existed” (2). To ensure UPS drivers use “the most optimized [...]
Alibaba and Singles’ Day Sales
Long Lu
Posted on November 14, 2016 at 8:10 pm
Alibaba just announced 18 billion USD sales on Nov 11, the so-called Singles' Day in China. What's the secret behind this tremendous success?
Facebook for Business: Liking Your Way to Digital Transformation
Nasty Woman
Last modified on November 20, 2016 at 8:19 pm
Facebook Workplace attempts to productize digital transformation for non-digital companies. How will they like it?
LEGO – from bricks to clicks: what you missed since you last played
Sabine
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 4:53 pm
In 2015 Lego became the world’s largest toymaker and Lego Minifigs will soon outnumber humans. While successful at last, Lego’s rushed move into the digital age almost bankrupted the Danish toymaker.
The Internet of Trash
WorldTraveller
Last modified on November 13, 2016 at 9:11 pm
Technology turns trash into treasure for Waste Management, Inc.
Alibaba’s ambition to make China’s logistics system smarter?
OliviaH
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:48 pm
Beyond its label as a gigantic e-bay-like e-commerce platform for physical goods or as a Cayman island registered Chinese company trying to manipulate U.S. investors, it is a technology revolutionizer of China logistics industry.
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