Assessing the

Operations of a Company

GRMT 6140 Sustainable Operations

Mayumi Wickramarachchi (100423886)

Nikita Liseykin (100416437)

Aish Mann (100425618)

Luis Ugalde Velazquez (100425624)

Isis Barboza (100443465)

Arun Jose (100428941)

AGENDA

• Company analysis

• Logistics

• LCA on a product: router

• LCA on its packaging

• Conclusion

Source: NoJitter (2022)

Company Overview-
Cisco Systems Inc.
•Global technology company firm

•California-based

•Annual revenue of $49.3 billion in 2021

•Market leader in networking solutions and services

•Focus areas- innovation, security, and collaboration

Value Chain

Primary
Activities
SWOT Analysis
Competitive Advantages
(Cisco, 2022b)
(Cisco, 2023)

LCA
for product Routers
 LCA
for product Routers
20% virgin plastic by 2025

50% recycled plastic by 2025

Cisco’s Circular Design Focus Areas

Packaging

Source: JBMPackaging (n.d.)

Source: Cisco (2016)

• Cardboard box

• Plastic bags → waxed paperboard

Source: Evocative (2012) Source: Corruven (n.d.)
• Styrofoam → fiber-flute
 LCAs Plastic
for current packaging bags
(Mori et al., 2013)
 LCAs
for current packaging Styrofoam
(Lindstrom & Hicks, 2022)
 LCAs Cardboard
for current packaging box
(Corrugated Packaging Alliance, 2010)
 ∙ Long road ahead

∙ Strong commitment

∙ Genuine efforts
·
Source: Forbes (2020)
· Room for R&D

CONCLUSION
 RECOMMENDATIONS

· Enhance sustainable procurement strategies

· Redesign products to better streamline sustainable

end-of-life solutions

· Sustainable packaging

Source: Forbes (2020)

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