A certain product may be the reason a company becomes an order winner but sometimes it is the company itself. The statement that best explains the latter is: Distinctive competencies refers to a company's ability to deliver differentiated, lower-cost products Distinctive competencies refers to novel marketing and product engineering strategies Distinctive competencies refer to a company's unique strengths that attract customers Distinctive competencies refer to a company's image as an order qualifierWhich of the following is not a defining characteristic of "Trust" when it comes to actions involving partnership relationships? Dedicated assets Few relationships Information transparency Joint problem solving O Unilateral customer successWithin the operations function those resources and processes are increasingly understood and nurtured over time so as to establish the capabilities of the operation. Essentially this is a process of learning. Which step of the strategic improvement cycle are we talking about? Determine Decouple Direct Deploy Develop