ISO 44001

Description / Abstract: This document specifies requirements for the effective identification, development and management of collaborative business relationships within or between organizations.

This document is applicable to private and public organizations of all sizes, from large multinational corporations and government organizations, to non-profit organizations and micro/small businesses.

Application of this document can be on several different levels, e.g.

— a single application (including operating unit, operating division, single project or programme, mergers and acquisitions); — an individual relationship (including one-to-one relationships, alliance, partnership, business customers, joint venture);

— multiple identified relationships (including multiple partner alliances, consortia, joint ventures, networks, extended enterprise arrangements and end-to-end supply chains);

— full application organization-wide for all identified relationship types.