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)

PlanGrid – Digitizing Construction
Adam B
Last modified on November 16, 2016 at 7:10 pm
How PlanGrid is changing information flows by bringing technology into the construction site.
Ralph Lauren Corporation– digitization in the luxury retail business
Rohit Sudheendranath
Last modified on November 20, 2016 at 8:24 pm
How does digitization affect the retail value chain? From smart wearables to smart mirrors, Ralph Lauren has taken bold steps to tap into the early adopters in this retail revolution.
Netflix Can’t Chill Anymore
VC
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 1:24 am
Has Netflix maxed out the potential of digital transformation?
Healthier Premiums: using technology to drive positive behaviour in insurance
PP
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 12:20 am
Discovery is revolutionising financial services by leveraging technology to drive behavioural changes in its customers
Bright Cellars: The Pandora of Wine
abaybars
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:46 pm
Two MIT grads leverage big data to digitize wine selection and recommendation and democratize wine.
KUVO – Connecting The Global Dance Music Industry
Izkandar
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 10:51 pm
Pioneer DJ, a manufacturer of DJ decks and mixers, has launched a cloud based platform to connect club patrons, nightclubs and DJs, potentially positioning itself to serve as an intelligence platform for the dance music community.
Hard hats, high vis and smartphones – the digital response to construction’s greatest problems
TOM 1
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:50 pm
A look into how a digital startup is improving productivity, on-time delivery and budget performance in the construction industry
Chase Cashes in on Mobile Banking
Alex Hartman
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:56 pm
A Check in on Chase and Mobile Banking.
Education in a Digital World
CJD
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 3:14 pm
Some thoughts on the transition of education content from physical to digital media
M-Pesa: Transforming Kenya with Mobile Money
ksong
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 8:26 pm
M-Pesa has become the payment method of choice in Kenya. With a simple SMS text, those who traditionally lacked access to financial institutions can now easily send and receive money.
USAA – A leader in Financial Services Digitization
Dave
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:59 pm
USAA has provided the military with digital banking for years, but needs to continue to innovate to stay on the top of the digital banking world.
Uber: Will it go too far?
CAN
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:04 pm
I am still reeling following last week’s surprising outcome in the presidential election. A confluence of thoughts from the fate of employment in this country to how Uber has been able to disrupt a deeply entrenched industry has led me [...]
Royal Caribbean: Digitization on the High Seas
Kiernan Schmitt
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 12:37 pm
As ships keep growing bigger, how can a cruise company maintain personalized guest service?
The NFL Goes Digital
Billy
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 3:27 pm
How the NFL is digitizing and using the Internet of Things to further connect the players, coaches, and fans.
HBX – Disrupting the Business Education Delivery Model
Nikhil Dewan
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:30 pm
Analysing Harvard Business School's revolutionary initiatives to impart high quality business education using cutting edge digital technologies.
Schlumberger: Innovating in a Low Price Environment
SPage
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 11:57 pm
How one oil services company is leveraging digital technology to become a low cost, high quality service provider.
The Devil Wears Digital: Condé Nast Reinvents Itself
JZ
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 2:59 pm
“It is in some fundamental way over...I think magazines are going to be somewhat like department stores. They’ll stay in business, but you’ll wonder why, since you get everything in them from other places, usually with a better customer experience.” [...]
Finding the New York Times’ Lost Subscribers
G
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:52 pm
Can the NYTimes find its way in a digital world?
Your Toaster Has Been Hacked
JJR
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 3:48 pm
Who will save the Internet of Things from the evil toaster bot-net?
Is EZ Pass Poised to Take a Toll on Your Privacy Rights?
bradleyrgme
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:38 pm
Is toll collection the only thing EZ Pass transponders are being used for? Surprisingly, the answer is no, and if that sounds unsettling, it should.
Opternative: Disrupting Traditional Optometry
divyaagarwal
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 8:01 pm
Instead of wasting your time and money at the eye doctor, try this.
AMAZON IS BUILDING BRICK AND MORTAR BOOKSTORES. SERIOUSLY.
spencer.christensen
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:51 pm
Brick-and-mortar bookstores are among the first casualties on the path that led Amazon from Jeff Bezos’ garage to the US$380b+ company it is today. Many have been convinced that the operating leverage Amazon enjoys have doomed traditional brick-and-mortar retail to [...]
The digitization of a pill
SJain
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 8:36 am
Smart pills to help patients to adhere to their treatment regimens
Building Dreamliner with 3D printing machine
Maniglass
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:50 pm
December 6, 2006 in Paris, Franc, Boeing marked the pinnacle of aerospace industry with Boeing’s virtual rollout of the 787 Dreamliner.  “This first-ever virtual rollout, and the PLM technology underlying it, is not simply an animation of the completed airplane, [...]
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