• Is Cisco Company highly vertically integrated? If yes, does it also employ taper integration?
• Are any of the vertical value chain operations off-shored? If so, list some of the pros and cons of having this part of the value chain outside the home country.
• Use the preceding vertical value chain to identify the corporate strategy of the Cisco. In other words, where within the industry has Cisco chosen to compete? Based on where it competes, describe what you now see as its corporate strategy.
• In which segments is your company competing? Is it related or unrelated diversification?