vertical integration strategy

vertical integration strategy
vertical integration strategy UK US noun [C or U] ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT
a plan by a company to buy companies that are its suppliers and customers, taking over more stages of an industrial or commercial process: »

Each company must match its vertical integration strategy to its competitive conditions.

Compare HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION STRATEGY(Cf. ↑horizontal integration strategy)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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