Partnership formation

Supply Chain Development

Companies with innovative technologies need manufacturing supply chain and development partners, both technical and commercial.  Choosing and selecting these partners at every stage of the development process requires time, expertise and effort.

Qi3 is experienced in implementing and executing effective supply and value chain to help achieve sales forecasts.  We can also support your pricing and profit margin analysis and portfolio analysis.

Channel Marketing Management

A common issue for technology businesses is the need to achieve a global presence instantly.  Technology transcends borders and the business needs to attain rapid awareness and market penetration.  It is common for companies to appoint multiple agents and distributors and then struggle to support them before sales volume justifies the effort of setting up and managing the distribution channel.

We help our clients by devising and implementing channel management strategies.  We use traditional and novel channels to achieve the best global presence for your business.  Our experience in several sectors of international business to business markets enables us to choose the right channel partners.

Collaborative Research & Development

Collaborative Research & Development involves bringing two or more organisations together for a common project goal.  There are often gaps in a project that need to be filled.  These include access to technology, a sympathetic user, specialist facilities or money.  The people within a consortium need to be encouraged to work together across diverse organisational and national cultures.

We have extensive experience in the formation of partnerships between individuals & organisations for supply chain partnerships & collaborative R&D. This includes partner search & selection, alignment of objectives, decision on modes of partnership, project management, sourcing grant or other finance. We have formed and assisted many hundreds of collaborative partnerships and developed metrics which can help you to assess and improve the viability of a partnership.

Partnership formation

Innovation in technology businesses thrives on successful collaboration between organisations. But it’s an art, not a science, and it is vital to find and build links with the right partners. Partnerships generally operate along or across supply chains, and often involve diverse cultures and personalities.

Partner search, selection and partnership formation is at the heart of Qi3’s offering. We have developed a metricated process for developing collaborative partnerships, and can demonstrate repeated success in bringing people together for business benefit.