This Is a management tool consisting of an association between two or more companies for a period of time, for joint development of commercial or productive activity type, in order to achieve a common goal that individually would be difficult to achieve.

• Increased long-term benefits.
• Greater control and experience over the production process and local marketing.
• Market Knowledge (know how).
• Access to new distribution channels.
• Overcoming trade barriers.
• Increased competitiveness through improved quality systems and the expansion of relations or connections.
• Achieve synergy more effectively by working together, increasing profits and productivity.
• Share human and technological resources, efforts, risks and responsibilities.

• The creation of a new business.
• New product development.
• The provision of a service.
• Incursion in a foreign market.