Nike: Lapping The Competition
Nike aligns operating and business model to drive performance and lap its competition.
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Pemex: Mexico’s state oil company operational inefficiencies
Pemex’s operational inefficiencies have become more evident as the company prepares to face private competition in 2016 for the first time since 1938
Ryanair: Low prices without “unnecessarily pissing people off”
Ryanair is Europe’s largest low-fare airline and its focus on having the lowest possible cost also made it one of the most profitable airlines in the world. However, those profits came at the expense of, in Ryanair’s CEO own words, “unnecessarily pissing people off”.
Tencent’s Growth Through Accelerated Innovation Processes
Tencent successively used accelerated innovation processes to become one of the largest internet companies in the world.
Tata Global Beverages: Chai and more!
Transforming a vertically integrated India-focused tea business into a leading global horizontal player, upholding the legacy of a 147 year-old business empire
Netflix – Behind the Scenes
Netflix is transforming your living room — what goes on behind the scenes to deliver the experience
Solazyme: from Biofuels to Biofacials
The ongoing saga of Solazyme's troubled path towards commercialization and sustainable operations.
Bolt Bus – Disrupting the Urban Transit Market
Bolt for a Buck. This simple concept has created value—an estimated $85MM* in annual revenues for Peter Pan and Greyhound who partnered to create BoltBus in 2007—in a formerly stagnant bus transportation industry.1 BoltBus’ business model is simple: to transport […]
Ocado’s ‘Sci-Fi Ballet’
Ocado is often thought of as an online alternative to incumbent food retailers. But the operational sophistication, backed up by 400 programmers and a clutch of patents, reveals a business that is taking a very original approach to grocery.
Tesla Motors: A Battery Charged Model of Effectiveness
A discussion of the effective alignment of the business and operating models of Tesla Motors that have allowed the company to achieve significant success launching its industry revolutionizing electric cars