1. Study the networked supply chain concept as implemented by Cisco. What are its strengths and weaknesses? Cisco Systems‚ Inc. is an IT company that specializes in the selling of networking and communication products and services. It is a B2B company where they sell its products primarily to large enterprises and telecommunications service providers‚ but it also markets products designed for small businesses and consumers such as routers‚ modems‚ and home network management software. The products
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Planning system implementation success factors in the Engineering-Procurement Construction & Commissioning Industry Introduction Back Ground Enterprise Systems (ES)‚ also called Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems‚ are among the most important business information technologies to emerge in the last decade. While no two industries Enterprise Systems are the same‚ the basic concept of Enterprise Systems is focused mainly on standardization‚ synchronization and improved efficiency. ERP is basically
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Logistics INDIVIDUAL CASE REPORT Cisco Systems Inc.: The Viking Challenge Submitted to: Mr. Dave Swanston Submitted by: Vishal Gupta ID: 125821880 20th March 2013 Executive Summary Cisco Systems Inc. is a $100 B technology company which provides internet networking solution to telecommunication and broadband service provider corporations. Cisco is leader in developing the networking equipment for the industry. Cisco wants to develop a new generation
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CASE STUDY #2: PARTNERSHIP FOR LEBANON AND CISCO SYSTEMS Southern New Hampshire University Introduction In 2006‚ President George W. Bush solicited the help of US Businesses to help with the rebuilding of Lebanon after the war and the Partnership for Lebanon was formed to consolidate efforts (Jamali‚ 2011). The multi-national partnership was an effort to aid the people of Lebanon in rebuilding their quality of life by‚ “expanding the reach of education and workforce training‚
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PRACTICAL:-1 Introduction to ERP system. Information is crucial in the day to day operations and long-term success of large corporations down to small businesses with barely a handful of employees. Effectively managing and accessing needed information in a timely manner is a key success factor in business. It is often recommended that businesses explore an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. But what is an ERP system and can they really make a difference in accessing your businesses
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Introduction Five U.S. companies in September 2009 joined together and formed the partnership for Lebanon (PFL) and the bequest of then President George Bush. These five companies include: Cisco Systems‚ Intel Corporation‚ Ghafari Inc.‚ Occidental Petroleum‚ and Microsoft. The intent was for these companies to “help in the relief and reconstruction efforts in Lebanon” (Jamali‚ 2011). Soon thereafter‚ these companies concluded that to achieve the objective that five specific issues needed to be
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Cisco Case Study 1. Identify what you believe are the most important elements (criteria‚ processes‚ specific actions‚ etc.) of Cisco’s approach to selecting and integrating acquisitions. For each of the elements you have identified‚ describe why it is important? (What is its purpose)? As we know‚ Cisco is a high-tech IT Corporation and also a strategic buyer‚ in other words; it is interested in making a profit by managing any potential IT business for an extended period by separate subsidiary or
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E-LEARNING AT CISCO SYSTEMS The purpose of this case is to see and understand how e-learning tool contributed to an improvement in the processes of Cisco Systems by answering the following questions: 1. Differences between e-learning and e-training. 2. What measures has Cisco adopted to encourage its employees to use e-learning? 3. Comment on the effectiveness of the e-learning programs at Cisco. Cisco Systems is one of the fastest growing companies in the world‚ selling devices
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Effectiveness of an ERP Vendor’s Customer Support E-system By Sofia S. Zuberi Supervisor: Peter Steverin Master’s Thesis in Business Administration 27 June 2010 Abstract In today’s business climate many organizations are implementing ERP systems to connect all their processes into one system thereby hoping to benefit off the resulting efficiencies. ERP Vendors are trying to best cater to the needs of their customers‚ and this extends into the post-implementation period where customers
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PG0-002 MAY 6‚ 2011 PANKAJ GHEMAWAT RAVI MADHAVAN Mittal Steel in 2006: Changing the Global Steel Game On January 27‚ 2006‚ Laxmi Niwas Mittal (LNM) and his son‚ Aditya Mittal‚ Chairman & CEO and CFO respectively of Mittal Steel‚ prepared for the press conference at which they would announce Mittal Steel’s unsolicited €18.6 billion bid to acquire the European steelmaker Arcelor. Although Mittal Steel had been a prime mover behind the consolidation of the industry—and most participants
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