Customers Currently Link to Cisco's Website to Configure, Price, and Order

question 177

Multiple Choice

Customers currently link to Cisco's website to configure, price, and order its networking equipment. Cisco then sends orders back out across the Internet to producers and assemblers including Celestica, Flextronics, Jabil, and Solectron. Products are built and tested to Cisco's standards, sometimes with procedures run remotely by Cisco. Most items are then drop-shipped to buyers, untouched by Cisco's employees. This is a description of Cisco's

• A) virtual logistics.
• B) supply chain.
• C) electronic data interchange.
• D) strategic information alliance.
• E) product-specific delivery system.

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Definitions:

Aging Information

Data or knowledge related to the processes and factors associated with aging, including health implications, societal impact, and strategies for healthy aging.

Collection Opportunity

A chance or situation favorable for gathering data, resources, or payments that are due.

Collection Letter

A letter sent to request payment of an overdue debt from a debtor.

Outsourced Billing

The practice of hiring a third-party company to handle billing and invoicing functions.