Reduction of customer cost through vertical integration
Partnership / teaming relationships (IPT)
Technical Program Management Skills

• Customer reviews
  
• Supplier reviews

Risk abatement analysis/initiatives

• Dual sourcing (in-house start-up)
  
• Prior experience/technical consultants

Subcontract management skills
Political/socio-economic offset support

• Actively sourcing machined parts in Turkey
  
• Actively sourcing engineering in India
  
• Planned sourcing of machined parts in Poland (spring 2007)

Application of lean techniques
Activity-based costing