Can you think of any other areas of possible focus for a firm besides those identified in Table 1.3?

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ITABLE 1.3 Common Areas of Organizational Focus Innovation. Bringing a range of new products and services to market quickly Customization. Being able to quickly redesign and produce a product or service to meet customers' unique needs Flexibility of products and services. Switching between different models or variants quickly to satisfy a customer or market Flexibility of volume. Changing quickly and economically from low-volume production to high volumes and vice versa Performance. Offering products and services with unique, valuable features Quality. Having better craftsmanship or consistency Reliability of the product or service. Always working acceptably, enabling customers to count on the performance Reliability of delivery. Always fulfilling promises with a product or service that is never late Response. Offering very short lead times to obtain products and services After-sale service. Making available extensive, continuing help Price. Having the lowest price