Buyers may also decide to increase their bargaining power through backward integration, when a company moves into manufacturing the products or services it previously bought from its suppliers.

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Backward integration is a strategy where a company expands its role to fulfill tasks formerly completed by businesses up the supply chain, thus moving into manufacturing products or services it used to purchase from suppliers, thereby increasing its bargaining power.

Buyers May Also Decide to Increase Their Bargaining Power Through