Decision Support Tool Overview

3.4. Vertical Integration

The ongoing popularity of collaboration and horizontal forms of integration aside, there nonetheless remains a place for vertical integration. Vertical integration refers to processes that bring large portions of the supply chain not only under a common ownership (e.g. through consortia), but also into one corporation (e.g. through amalgamation or mergers). It may be that after completing this tool you find that the models do not meet all of your organisation’s requirements or reasons for collaboration. If so it may be worth exploring the possibilities offered through vertical integration.