• Analyze potential improvements to factory utilization
• Setup Tooling, IQA, etc...
• Define dock-to-stock; point-to-point, etc. distribution systems to minimize time waste
• Establish how to manage in-process inventory
• Establish Set-up or change-over processes for production equipment
• Establish product inspection and testing; equipment calibration and testing;  overhead to support above
• Reduce training costs {1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 16}
• Confirm manufacturing processes {1, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16}
• Product Validation (see above) {2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16}
• Set up service and support operations {1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16}
• High/low volume considerations {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12}
• Partner with suppliers  and establish supply chain and procurement processes  {1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14}
• Negotiate component, subassembly, support costs {1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14}

Lower the total cost of manufacturing (Lean Production Cost Reduction)

• Improve factory utilization
• Determine and reduce the asset drain of work-in-progress
• Product Line Rationalization Cost Reduction
• Improve Logistics and Supply Chain
• Reduce inventory (Inventory is not an asset)
• Reduce inventory & shipping insurance
• Eliminate WIP inventory carrying cost
• Reduce non-moving WIP
• Increase response times
• Optimize warranty testing
• Implement JIT if appropriate
• Increase response of systems
• Improve handling and storage of finished goods
• Improve picking and shipping releases and orders
• Reduce rework (changes), bad components (waste) {3, 4, 7, 8, 12}
• Minimize QC and other testing of product (improve quality, minimize overhead to support testing) {3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 16}
• Partner with suppliers to optimizing procurement efficiency (supply chain improvements) {1, 3, 4, 6, 7}
• Volume production cost analysis {1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13}
• Reduce reliability & Quality costs: bad quality, scrap, rework, and other non-value-adding activities {1, 3, 4, 7, 12, 13}
• Analyze supply of raw vs. produced materials {2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13}
• Minimize set-up and change-over of production and test equipment {1, 3, 4, 5, 12}