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- 3.Traditionally, new product introduction is a sequential process in which various activities are performed by engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and marketing in a time-consuming series of steps. Cisco has networked these functions in order to pro
- 4. Cisco, its suppliers, and its suppliers' suppliers, all have access to one market demand signal forecasted centrally by Cisco. By having transparency into all its suppliers inventory, Cisco can minimize system inventory.
- 5. Finally, the autotest initiative allowed Cisco to let its suppliers fulfill orders directly without having to first ship to Cisco and then Cisco ship to the customer
- Demo: Demo and testimonial available
- Evidence: Savings in New Product introduction come from 3 sources:
- Less timer per design iteration: The network is used to electronically share common designs among various design centers, crossing many internetworking technologies thus reducing the time taken per iteration of a new product design
- Lower number of iterations:The network allows engineers to simulate products before committing to the design thus improving design margins and reducing the number of iterations required for new product design
- Higher quality and yields: Each sub-assembly is produced to the requisite level of quality, and the data is available as close to real-time as possible. This enables Cisco to understand yields and quality in a manner consistent with a continuous process i
- Transition:This strategy also had tremendous financial and strategic benefits
