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:

Productive Capacity

Refers to the maximum output or productive ability of resources, facilities, or organizations, emphasizing efficiency and optimization.

Contribution Margin

The contribution margin is the difference between total sales revenue and total variable costs, indicating how much revenue contributes towards covering fixed costs and profit generation.

Underutilising

Refers to the scenario where resources are not being used to their full potential or capacity, often leading to inefficiency or wastage.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

A metric used to measure the difference between the actual variable overhead cost and the standard cost of the actual production volume.