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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.
A strategy as risky as vertical integration can only succeed when it is chosen for the right reasons. Vertical integration is a risky strategyâcomplex, expensive, and hard to reverse. Yet some companies jump into it without an adequate analysis of the risks. This article develops a framework to help managers decide when it is useful to vertically integrate and when it is not. It examines four common reasons to integrate and warns managers against a number of other, spurious reasons.