Customers Currently Link to Cisco's Web Site to Configure, Price

question 5

Multiple Choice

Customers currently link to Cisco's web site 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 standards, sometimes with procedures run remotely by Cisco.Most are then drop-shipped to buyers, untouched by human hands on Cisco's payroll.This is a description of Cisco's

• A)just-in-time inventory system.
• B)electronic data interchange (EDI).
• C)strategic information alliance.
• D)supply chain.
• E)product-specific delivery system.

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