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)

Hungry? Try 3D printing your food
WZ
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 10:02 pm
Natural Machines is taking DIY to a new level with their 3D food printer, the Foodini
Suning-brick and mortar retailer challenged by e-commerce
Paul Xie
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 4:56 pm
Traditional electronic retail stores suffered with the arrival of e-commerce. A lot of them did not survive. This article explains how Suning, a small local store selling air conditioners, experimented with different business models, adapted along the way, and found [...]
Digital Innovation is Brewing at Starbucks
SHK
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:01 pm
With the amount of digital innovation brewing at Starbucks, it's hard to tell whether the company is a technology company or food and beverage company.
You’ve Got Mail from @USPostalService
Cara McCutcheon
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 9:45 pm
Have you ever heard of "phygital" improvements? The US Postal Service is bringing digital into the realm of physical mail, but it still has a long way to go. See how digital advances have helped automate operations and enable new [...]
Uber’s Autonomous Vehicle Transformation
@Jesse
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 11:51 pm
Autonomous Vehicles and the future of Uber... One day your Uber will drive itself.
Kroger: Sensors, Coming to Aisle Near You
Eunji Chung
Posted on November 15, 2016 at 11:50 pm
Century-old grocery giant Kroger reinvigorates customer loyalty, operational efficiency and earnings by connecting customers, cashiers and Cap’n Crunch.
Waze: Paving the Future of Digital Mapping
Raphael Kohlberg
Last modified on November 20, 2016 at 8:41 am
Waze has tapped into the power of a community of drivers, crowdsourcing data to build the world's best digital maps and traffic navigation system.
Improving diabetes management through digital devices
EM
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Abbott's Diabetes Care division is embracing opportunities to integrate digital platforms with patient-centered devices.
BP and Oil & Gas: Embracing Digitization out of Necessity
Alex
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:30 pm
BP - and the oil and gas industry as a whole - has been forced to respond to the downturn in commodity prices by embracing digitization as a means for cost-cutting.
Will Fortive Ride the Wave of the New Industrial Revolution?
DF
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 3:41 pm
“Indeed, many S&P 500 companies wish they had developed their internet strategy earlier. Those that did now have an advantage. Five years from now, we will be saying the same about AI strategy.” - Andrew Ng, HBR, Nov 2016.
The American Red Cross: Could the Future of Disaster Response Involve Drones and Machine Learning?
apedrajo
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 4:53 pm
The American Red Cross is leveraging technology to improve the accuracy and timing of its critical information flows in disaster response efforts.
Evaluating New Drugs with Wearable Technology
Tarran
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 12:11 am
Can wearables and electronic data capture (EDC) technologies improve clinical trials and accelerate new drug approval?
Is Facebook becoming a news site?
Jordan Taylor
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:20 pm
Facebook's targeting has become too good for its own good. How should they adapt to their new role as a news provider?
Disrupting the Construction Industry Through the Use of Digitization
SAG
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 2:25 pm
Construction has traditionally lagged behind other industries in terms of productivity rates because the variable nature of the work limits the standardization of tasks and the introduction of innovative technologies. However, the access to more reliable real-time data may change [...]
Playboy: The Naked Truth
Michelle Henry
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:08 am
*gasp* yep, I'm talking about porn... bear with me while I bare all about the industry we like to pretend doesn't exist.
Bigbelly’s Talking Trash Cans
Alex
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:51 pm
Cities are getting smarter – starting with their garbage bins
Digitizing Exelon: Bringing Nixon-era Nuclear Power Plants Into The 21st Century
CaptainKoloth
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 9:20 pm
Exelon is one of the largest energy utilities in the world and operates more nuclear power plants than any other company in the US, but its electrical transmission equipment, natural gas and nuclear plants are aging rapidly. How can Exelon's [...]
Otto Automation: A future of cost-efficient productivity or the death of the blue collar worker?
ARL
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:29 pm
Uber has provided thousands of jobs for drivers around the world. With Otto, its latest investment in autonomous vehicles, is it working to take that all away??
Clover Food Labs: Using Technology to Bring The “Real Food” Movement to Cambridge, MA.
Ryan H.
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:03 pm
Customer demand for healthier, more local fast food options has skyrocketed in the past few decades. Yet, major restaurant chains have been hesitant to enter the space, due to obstacles of inconsistent food supply, dependence on local seasonality, and short [...]
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s Digital Forte
KaraB
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:46 pm
Making classical music trendy through the power of digital technology.
Boeing: Using Digital to Address Complexity
Carlfuda
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 7:46 pm
Boeing is using digital manufacturing technology to upgrade its operations and enhance American manufacturing competitiveness.
Banking five times as fast: BCP’s digital transformation
TPA
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 7:12 am
Is it possible to get a new savings account in under 4 minutes without talking to a bank representative?
April Fool’s joke or dash buttons taking over your home?
Patrick
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:17 pm
Released one day before April Fools, the Amazon Dash Button is a Wi-Fi connected device that enters the Smart Home Technology group, it basically reorders your favorite product with the press of a button.
NEST: our real-life J.A.R.V.I.S?… Perhaps, but not quite yet.
RM
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 9:54 pm
Advanced technologies are bridging the gap between aspiration and reality. Just as J.A.R.V.I.S helped Tony Stark become the Iron Man; NEST’s digitalization and machine learning capabilities are bringing us one step closer to our version of that reality.
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