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Supply Chain Management Vs Vertical Integration

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Vertical Integration and how it is different from Supply Chain Management
Vertical Integration is where a company owns all aspects of their supply chain from suppliers, manufacturing, wholesalers/distribution and retailing. In other words, the vertical flow can be either an up or down system. If the flow is upward or upstream the company is able to closer relationship with customers whereas the downward or downstream flow makes the company the supplier of their resources or raw materials. This type of strategy allows a company to have control of their costs that relates to production, operations and distribution of goods and services along the supply chain. There is no outsourcing or offshoring of the company processes as a result they are
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