“Setting system design requirement target values for the “vital few” to “leap frog” the competition assures that Burdick will be an industry leader while setting the target values for the “non vital few” to lower cost will maximize the customer value to cost ratio.
The philosophy of identifying the “vital few” and concentrating efforts in that area can be utilized in all areas of “Task Prioritization” (i.e. daily planning, long range planning, etc.)”