backward integration definition

backward integration

Type of vertical integration in which a consumer of raw materials acquires its suppliers, or sets up its own facilities to ensure a more reliable or cost-effective supply of inputs.

backward integration is in the Entrepreneurship, Management, & Leadership and Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subjects.

backward integration appears in the definitions of the following terms: vertical integration and vertical market system (VMS)

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