Transparency is the speed with which other firms can understand the relationship of resources and capabilities supporting a successful firm’s strategy. For example, Gillette has always supported its dominance in the marketing of razors with excellent R&D . A competitor could never understand how the Sensor or Mach 3 razor was produced simply by taking one apart. Gillette’s razor design was very difficult to copy, partially because the manufacturing equipment needed to produce it was so expensive and complicated.