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

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This describes Cisco's supply chain, where the company manages the flow of goods and services, including all processes that transform raw materials into final products, using external partners for production and assembly.

Customers Currently Link to Cisco's Website to Configure, Price, and Order