PSL (Partnership Sourcing Ltd)
PSL (Partnership Sourcing Ltd) is sponsored by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Department of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) formally the DTI. It was established in 1990 to create a pan-industry focus promoting partnering, collaboration and alliances to improve competitive edge.
Partnering encourages the building of relationships between organisations of any size, exploiting the potential of integrated business processes to add value, deliver additional benefits and thereby improve overall competitiveness. PSL, through its expertise and experience together with its government, industry and academic network has developed practical guides, tools, workshops and research studies under the unique CRAFT programme. These provide invaluable support to organisations to exploit the potential of collaboration and partnering or seeking support in the improving of existing business relationshiips.
The CRAFT methodology is the foundation of the British Standards Institution (BSi) PAS 11000 Collaborative Business Relationship Specification, the world's first relationship framework, developed in association with PSL. www.pslcbi.com/