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Over the Past 10 Years, Cisco Systems Has Drastically Reduced

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Over the past 10 years, Cisco Systems has drastically reduced its number of suppliers and aligned itself more closely with its remaining suppliers for each of its product-based teams. How might this have helped Cisco improve its new-offering realization process?


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Price Floor

A legally established minimum price for a good, or service. Normally set at a price above the equilibrium price.

Legal Price

The price set by law or regulation, often minimum or maximum limits on what can be charged for goods or services.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded equals the quantity supplied, resulting in market stability.

Commodity X

A placeholder name often used to describe a generic good or service in economic models and theories.

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