Over the Past 10 Years, Cisco Systems Has Drastically Reduced

question 99

Essay

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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