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Cisco Systems: The Supply Chain Story1
1. Study the networked supply chain concept as implemented by Cisco. What are its strengths
and weaknesses?
2. Analyze why Cisco landed in financial trouble in early 2001. Would you agree that Cisco’s
problems were largely caused by inherent defects in the company’s systems? Or possibly was it
just because they had failed to forecast a market downturn? Give reasons to justify your stand.
3. Aside from the information systems problems referred to above, what other specific problems
did you see in the case?
Solution
1. Networked supply chain concept implemented by Cisco:
2. The causes of failures were both the inherent drawbacks and bottlenecks in the Cisco’s
internal systems. They did not have accurate data, and data mining and the forecast based on the
defective data led to defective results – hence the top management could not take informed
decisions.
3.) Other specific problems:
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  • 1. Cisco Systems: The Supply Chain Story1 1. Study the networked supply chain concept as implemented by Cisco. What are its strengths and weaknesses? 2. Analyze why Cisco landed in financial trouble in early 2001. Would you agree that Cisco’s problems were largely caused by inherent defects in the company’s systems? Or possibly was it just because they had failed to forecast a market downturn? Give reasons to justify your stand. 3. Aside from the information systems problems referred to above, what other specific problems did you see in the case? Solution 1. Networked supply chain concept implemented by Cisco: 2. The causes of failures were both the inherent drawbacks and bottlenecks in the Cisco’s internal systems. They did not have accurate data, and data mining and the forecast based on the defective data led to defective results – hence the top management could not take informed decisions. 3.) Other specific problems: --