PAS 11000:2006

Collaborative business relationships. A framework specification

This PAS specifies requirements for the effective management of collaborative business relationships between discrete organizations. It is applicable to organizations of all sizes from large multinational corporations to micro/small businesses. The application of this PAS has to be tailored to the size of the organizations involved. Application of and/or compliance with this PAS can be on four different levels: a single relationship; an individual type of relationship; multiple types of relationships; full application to all types of relationships. This PAS does not cover Business-to-Consumer relationships, employer/employee relationships or IT systems which support business relationships. The eight-stage framework specified in this PAS assists organizations to assess and develop their own particular profile and approach to collaborative business relationships. The key eight phases are as follows: awareness; knowledge; internal assessment; partner selection; working relationship; additional value creation; staying together; exit strategy.