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Vertical integration is the control of multiple levels of a productâs supply chain. In a three-tier model â manufacture, wholesale and retail â vertical integration occurs if a firm controls two or more levels. There are numerous benefits to vertical integration.
Merger of companies at different stages of production and/or distribution in the same industry. When a company acquires its input supplier it is called backward integration. When it acquires companies in its distribution chain it is called forward integration. For example, a vertically integrated oil company may end up owning oilfields, refineries, tankers, trucks, and gas (petrol) filling stations. Also called vertical merger. See also horizontal integration.