Vertical integration refers to the common ownership of participants in the same supply chain. An example would be a steel mill that acquires a mine that supplied the mill with iron ore. Integration may be forwards or backwards. The steel mill acquiring the mine is an example of backwards integration; if the steel mill acquired a steel distributor it would be an example of forward integration. See also Integration, Backward.
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