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'synergie' onstaat

English translation: generate synergy

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Dutch term or phrase:synergie ontstaan
English translation:generate synergy
Entered by: Cynthia Brals-Rud

07:54 Mar 28, 2001
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
Dutch term or phrase: 'synergie' onstaat
Sentence :

De gedachte is dat door afstemming van projecten "synergie"onstaat.

Can someone not only translate these terms, but explain to me what they mean? That synergy is created/originated by...?

Thanks!
Cynthia Brals-Rud
Local time: 04:50
The underlying idea/thought is that synergies come about by attuning projects
Explanation:
'Afstemmen' is indeed quite vague (and that's why so many people like using this word ;)).

A few examples:

- purchasing of products, services needed for several projects by the same purchaser
- using the same contractors for the different projects
- using the same trainers for training people involved in different yet similar projects
- project A supplies products to project B, while project B takes care of the maintenance of project A
- Rotterdam 2001 ('(European)Cultural Capital of the Year' cooperates with Bruges 2002 by exchanging artists, ideas, etc
- When 2 companies are being merged, one needs to attune both companies (e.g. see to it that integration takes place, same logo's are being used, same software, etc);

in short, the projects (very general indeed) need to be aligned, attuned,... so that synergies may arise, come about etc.

If not clear yet, I'll try again:)

HTH
Selected response from:

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 04:50
Grading comment
2 more questions: how can I ever thank you enough? and how am I supposed to pick a winner?
You wereboth extremely helpful and accurate.

Many many thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
naThe underlying idea/thought is that synergies come about by attuning projects
Evert DELOOF-SYS
naCo-ordination/synchronisation of projects generates synergy/ies
jarry (X)
nagoed verlopende samenwerking
Marijke Mayer


  

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38 mins
The underlying idea/thought is that synergies come about by attuning projects


Explanation:
'Afstemmen' is indeed quite vague (and that's why so many people like using this word ;)).

A few examples:

- purchasing of products, services needed for several projects by the same purchaser
- using the same contractors for the different projects
- using the same trainers for training people involved in different yet similar projects
- project A supplies products to project B, while project B takes care of the maintenance of project A
- Rotterdam 2001 ('(European)Cultural Capital of the Year' cooperates with Bruges 2002 by exchanging artists, ideas, etc
- When 2 companies are being merged, one needs to attune both companies (e.g. see to it that integration takes place, same logo's are being used, same software, etc);

in short, the projects (very general indeed) need to be aligned, attuned,... so that synergies may arise, come about etc.

If not clear yet, I'll try again:)

HTH

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 04:50
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in pair: 1278
Grading comment
2 more questions: how can I ever thank you enough? and how am I supposed to pick a winner?
You wereboth extremely helpful and accurate.

Many many thanks!
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49 mins
Co-ordination/synchronisation of projects generates synergy/ies


Explanation:
Synergy: Benefits from combining different businesses. For example, if company A has a large stock of good ideas ripe for development but few production facilities or funds, and company B has a large fund of accumulated reserves and factories whose products face declining markets, the two can both benefit by combining. Benefits from synergy are normally claimed by the promoters of mergers, sometimes with little justification.


    Oxford Dictionary of Economics.ISBN 0-19-280018-3
jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 04:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 3855
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3 days 4 hrs
goed verlopende samenwerking


Explanation:
it just hit on me that this feels correct, soory I'm a little late with this.

Marijke Mayer
Netherlands
Local time: 04:50
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 525
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