Osprey Packs, Inc. is highly effective at driving alignment between its operating and business models. The company designs and produces packs for the outdoors. The company is known for its innovative design; high-quality, custom-fit products; and love for adventure. It […]
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Copa Airlines: high-yield / low-cost airlines do exist.
Saying "no" 80% of the time. Or, an airline's guide to weathering regional economic challenges through a strict alignment of strategy and execution.
TESSEI: The 7 minute miracle of the bullet train cleaning crew
Japan’s bullet train cleaning crew elevates “cleaning” to an “art”
Shouldice Hospital: Standardized, Specialized Clinical Processes
standardized hernia surgery, the health care delivery model of the future?
Transforming from CSN Stores to Wayfair
Wayfair: set up for success?
Petrobras: Government Mandated Operation Model is a Misfit
Government mandate to operate all pre-salt fields is model at odds with Petrobras’ stakeholders’ interests, including those of government.
Blue Apron: Fixing the Food Delivery Supply Chain
Blue Apron leverages supply chain innovation to get fresh ingredients, great recipes delivered weekly to your home.
Amazon’s Razor Thin Margins – Poor Performance or Business Strategy?
Amazon is a fascinating company to study from the point of understanding a business model, for it is continually evolving. Regardless of whichever business the firm has entered however, it’s customer value proposition has remained consistent to delivering price, convenience & variety. The question however is whether we believe it has delivered on this value proposition effectively. Financial performance has been consistently poor with Amazon reporting razor thin margins YOY. Is this however the right metric to evaluate the company's business model? Or are it's operations and strategy tied to something else entirely?
Under Armour
How did Under Armour enter the sportswear market that was dominated by Nike and Adidas and become a legitimate competitor?
Lenddo: Increasing Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets through Social Media
Lenddo has been highly effective in revolutionizing microfinance through its social media-based credit rating system; now, it’s taking its algorithms to a broader set of applications. With offices in Manila, Bogota, Mexico City and New York, Lenddo has assisted more than 500,000 individuals in emerging markets since it was founded.