But these stages of the product’s lifecycle become real only after all the design and sourcing decisions are made … often too late to significantly affect a product’s profit margin.

The following is an excerpt from our FY24 Purpose Report, celebrating 40 years of impact at Cisco. Data and metrics are reflective of Cisco’s fiscal year 2024, ending on July 31, 2024.

Circular value creation ... by developing insightful prospective Life Cycle Assessments (LCA’s) to guide safe and sustainable product design. ‘The products you make should have minimal negative ...

The first step is to develop a shared transformation vision for improved agility, supply chain resiliency and sustainable value creation across supply chain, finance and product operations leadership.

Companies can use product life cycles to maximize value and reduce waste. It takes years to develop a life cycle assessment on a product, but it can be valuable information when it is compiled ...

Value engineering is the review of new or existing products during the design phase to reduce costs and increase functionality to increase the value of the product. The value of an item is defined ...

Circular design means designing products, packaging, and systems that enable reuse, minimize environmental impacts, drive innovation, and realize value for our stakeholders. We design our products ...