Case
Rolls-Royce (UK)
The "Power-by-the-Hour" model charges per engine flying hour, turning a product into a service; it marked 50 years in 2012.
- Industry
- Aero engines
- Frameworks applied
- Business Model CanvasTypes of innovation

Frameworks applied
This case is read through the frameworks below.
- Business Model CanvasWhen revenue stalls or a new venture is planned, how does a business owner see how the firm creates, delivers and captures value, and which canvas block is holding it back?
- Types of innovationWhen planning an innovation, what should a business owner pin down as actually changing: the product, the process, the service, or how the firm creates and captures value?
Sources
References
Listed A–Z by author surname, Harvard style. A source with a DOI links to https://doi.org/…; one without links to its page or says plainly that it has no DOI.
- Rolls-Royce (2012) Rolls-Royce celebrates 50th anniversary of Power-by-the-Hour.No DOIrolls-royce.comSource page