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Delta Airlines: Flying High in a Competitive Industry

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Sam C

Despite stiff rivalry in the airline industry, Delta consistently finds innovative ways to soar above the rest.

Moleskine: the “de-commoditization” of the notebook

Posted on December 8, 2015 by AndreaBrazzelli

How to create a unique market place through innovation

Transferwise – The money transfer revolution

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Xavi

Technology, borderless operations and innovative thinking is bringing light to the obscure market of retail currency exchange market. Let the banking revolution begin!

The Tragic Map Of The Only Places You Can Get In-N-Out Burger [1]

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Kevin H

In-N-Out quality tied to the west coast…for now.

Yume Wo Katare: express your dreams

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Phillip Han

Yume Wo Katare is a Japanese ramen shop selling authentic hand made Jiro style ramen. From outside, it seems like a regular ramen shop, but there are very unique features about Yume Wo Katare and it operates very efficiently and have very high through cycle time. Their say they are selling more than just ramen. They are selling dreams. Yes, it is very weird, but this concept works very well with the their operations.

Why “Demolition Man”, Fab.com’s former CEO should have studied TOM (at GSB) before running his company into the ground

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Iulia

Fab.com's failure due to operational inefficiency and too high growth targets.

IKEA: High End Design for All

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Damon Rankin

This blog post may require assembly.

Capital One: Aligning the organization through data

Posted on December 8, 2015 by SofiaBerrada

Capital One is a Fortune 500 company that provides financial services such as credit cards and loans to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. The company operates mainly in the US, Canada and the UK. Since the economic crisis in 2009, the share price has been continuously increasing and reached $91 per share in July 2015. [1] Capital One is well-known for expanding the credit industry by implementing an innovative, analytical approach to assess customers’ risk profiles. It is now one of the biggest provider of credit cards in the US (Exhibit 1), and has used its strong competitive advantage in data analysis to become a major player in retail banking and other services. To achieve this position, Capital One has been very successful at aligning its operating model and its business model.