 | By reducing the cost of transacting business between regular business parthers through paper elimination and electronic data interchange
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 | To increase sales - by collective marketing
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 | To access higher margin work by delivering customer projects through collaborative supply chains
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 | Reducing costs by sharing infrastructure or an asset (e.g. ICT, broadband or equipment)
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 | Reducing costs by sharing a service (e.g. marketing)
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 | To get more from the same resources by working collectively on non-competitive common problems
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 | To be able to offer a premium joined-up service by exchanging designs digitally
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 | Reducing costs or improving utilisation by sharing a resource (internal or chargeable)
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 | Getting better prices by collection procurement (materials, products or services)
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 | To increase sales by offering a "one stop shop" to customers |
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