Successful businesses are always looking for ways to expand and increase their power in the marketplace, and one strategy that will help you get there is vertical integration. When a company is ...

Lincoln Watase, CEO and President of Yum Yum Donut Shops, lists the different ways that vertical integration helps a business maximize their profit opportunities, control the quality of the supplies, ...

Explore how vertical integration can serve as a strategic moat in defense manufacturing, enhancing competitiveness and ...

Vertical integration makes sense as a strategy, as it allows a company to reduce costs across various parts of production, ...

The success of your production activities depends on internal and external supply chain activities. These factors link your internal and external supplies and distribution processes to ensure a smooth ...

Roland Bent was in the U.S. recently to announce expansion of manufacturing capacity and a new distribution center at the company's Middletown, Pa., facilities. MD: You have strong feelings about ...

In the last 4 years, the three biggest pharmacy benefit managers have consolidated influence in the U.S. health care marketplace through vertical integration with insurance carriers. These ...

Should real estate investment trusts manage their own properties? There are several real estate investment trusts (REITs) that don't just own properties. Some manage their properties, and others have ...

Since its modest beginnings in a California garage in 1976, Apple Inc. has aimed to “Think Different” not only about its products but about something equally important: its supply chain. While ...

Several insurance companies, such as Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.70%) (BRK.B 0.68%) and Markel (MKL 1.11%), have both insurance and reinsurance operations. Here's what it means and why it can help ...