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# Blog - Operational Problem Solving

## [Key Capabilities Create the Value that Drives Competitive Advantage](https://www.thinkingdimensions.com/blog/industrial-problem-solving/key-capabilities-create-the-value-that-drives-competitive-advantage)

 By [Keith Pelkey](https://www.thinkingdimensions.com/blog/industrial-problem-solving/author/keith-pelkey) on Feb 24, 2015 5:09:00 PM

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Key Capabilities are those processes and people who perform the value-added activities that build a company’s product/service offerings and support the growth of markets served.  Projects to enhance capabilities minimize business/operational costs, maximize product/service quality, and deliver repeatable on-time performance.  Key Capabilities are the value creation engine that forms the foundation for building business [Competitive Advantage](https://www.thinkingdimensions.com/resources/blog/strategy/the-power-of-competitive-advantage).

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## [Implementation - This is the Acid Test of Good Leadership](https://www.thinkingdimensions.com/blog/industrial-problem-solving/implementation-this-is-the-acid-test-of-good-leadership)

 By [Mat-thys Fourie](https://www.thinkingdimensions.com/blog/industrial-problem-solving/author/mat-thys-fourie) on Oct 7, 2014 4:06:07 PM

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So many times, teams would work tirelessly to develop the best possible solution for a company to emerge from a disaster or to achieve a highly valuable objective, just to see all their efforts going up in smoke. We never seem to find a problem with the motivation of the team at the beginning of a project, but somehow that same team loses their motivation and will to effectively implement a solution.

Topics: [leadership](https://www.thinkingdimensions.com/blog/industrial-problem-solving/topic/leadership) [industrial problem solving,](https://www.thinkingdimensions.com/blog/industrial-problem-solving/topic/industrial-problem-solving) 

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