Collaborative
working provides benefits to organizations in many sectors, especially for
relationships or supply chains that are complex with high levels of risk and
investment. ISO 44001 is a new international standard providing a structure
that helps organizations of any size or sector get the most benefit from
collaborative working. The standard’s requirements direct users on how to
identify, develop and manage collaborative business relationships. It can be
applied to a single situation or relationship, multiple relationships or organization-wide.
Collaborations can be internal – e.g. between divisions or departments within
an organization. Or external – between organizations that find themselves
working together. This is particularly effective when you enter into long-term
contracts, but any business of any size or sector can gain from working
collaboratively. It’s a question of designing and building relationships that
produce mutually beneficial results for you and your business partners, which
is what the standard is designed to do.
Incidentally, ISO 44001 also shares the same overall structure as the
major ISO management systems standards so can be integrated with these other
management systems. The ISO 44001 collaborative working standard is
particularly of interest to organizations involved in the commissioning or
delivery of major projects in sectors such as rail, construction, defence and
utilities. ISO 44001 provides an established route for organisations to follow
if they want to sustain effective supply chain relationships as well as
integral business rapports. By building affiliations that are based on trust,
it not only enables organisations to become more competitive, but also adds
value by improving business performance. his assessor-delivered activity
enables your organisation to focus on specified areas of your ISO 44001
management system to help ensure your system conforms to the standard
requirements. The scope is designed by you, so whether you decide to go for a
‘dry-run’ before your final assessment, or you want to test weak areas of your
management system,
ISO 44001
certification should be considered to achieve the following objectives:
-Successfully
deliver projects that rely on a number of parties to achieve success
Building long
term relationships that create an ecosystem of resource, skill and competence
sharing
Manage risks
associated with entering into relationships
Improve and
demonstrate contract management and delivery. Providing access to new business
opportunities within major supply chains.
A
collaborative business relationship management system certification gives
potential collaborators confidence in your ability to get the most from a collaboration
that works for both parties. At the same time, certification ensures a
systematic approach that leads to:
• Stronger, more sustainable relationships
• A wider
customer base
• Improved
products and services
• Better
business risk management
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