While the benefits of 3D printing are gaining traction in industries like automotive parts and medical devices, the use case in the food industry is relatively nascent though companies like Barilla are striving to stay ahead of the curve.
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Discover Weekly: How Spotify is Changing the Way We Consume Music
Spotify has invested heavily in machine learning to differentiate its product offering and change the way consumers experience music.
Snowy Cheese Flavored Latte: Starbucks and Machine Learning in China
Starbucks has been an innovator in big data and machine learning through its highly successful mobile order and pay application. How can that translate to China, its next leg of growth?
Mercadona: An Undisputed Winner
Satisfying ‘The Boss’, or how to become the leading supermarket chain in Spain by focusing on your clients’ needs
Blank Label: designed in the USA experience at made in China prices
From its origins as an online custom shirt maker, Blank Label’s has evolved into one of the fastest growing bespoke menswear stores in the US. Blank Label’s operating model has been a key to this success and has directly enabled it to deliver on its core customer promise: providing high quality menswear and exceptional customer service at accessible prices.
Lenovo: for those who do not have a good operating model
Lenovo Brazil created a good business model, but can execute it well?
Missed Opportunities at Coin
Coin failed to take advantage of a unique but temporary niche in the consumer payments space by giving users a way to eliminate the need for carrying all their credit cards. Due to development and other operating failures, competitors have emerged which greatly threaten its viability as a company.
The Honest Company: No Smoke & Mirrors
E-commerce startup turned global lifestyle brand refines model to create a culture of honesty
Ferrari: Innovation on the Road and Track
Racing legacy, engineering talent and scarcity have fueled Ferrari’s winning history and created an iconic automotive brand
T.J. Maxx – Using Buyers & Suppliers to Cash in on Off Price Retail
The off-price retail chain T.J. Maxx (“TJX”) is a great example of a business that has been highly effective at driving alignment between both its operating and business model. TJX, headquartered in Framingham, MA, is an American department store chain […]