CISCO
“ Cisco ’ s strategy is to be number one or extremely close to number one in every market we participate , while growing to at least 40 percent market share in each segment ”
– Marco van Duijnhoven , Director of Global Repair Operations
Cisco relies on more than 600 suppliers worldwide to manufacture , test , ship , and recycle products
The Global Service Supply Chain ( GSSC ) division of Cisco is hoping to capitalise on the potential $ 19 trillion value of the Internet of Everything ( IoE ) revolution after succesfully growing its global installed base to more than $ 400 billion .
This growth in the Cisco installed base of networking equipment such as switching , routing , servers and storage facilities nearly doubled over the past five years and has been supported by ongoing investments in people , processes and technology ; something which the company believes is foundational to its evolution .
Going back as early as the Dot . com era of the 1990s , Cisco realised the importance of supply visibility , global demand and process automation and was busy introducing technologically agile tools to stay ahead of the industry curve .
The company , which is headquartered in San Jose , California and has 380 global sites doing business in over 165 countries , now sits on the cusp of another digital revolution as it plans to utilise its market expertise to its advantage and gain a share of the $ 19 trillion expected to be generated from IoE .
For Cisco GSSC , part of CiscoServices , it is much more than getting replacements parts to the right place at the right time . The team has a wideranging mission spanning inventory management and distribution , demand planning , service entitlement , fulfillment , vendor management , configuration , lifecycle support , and logistics ,
50 September 2014