Vertical Integration Strategies

Vertical integration strategies

A) extend a company's competitive and operating scope because its operations extend across more parts of the total industry value chain.
B) are one of the best strategic options for helping companies win the race for global market leadership.
C) are a cost-effective means of expanding a company's lineup of products and services.
D) are particularly effective in boosting a company's ability to expand into additional geographic markets,particularly the markets of foreign countries.
E) are a good strategy option for improving a company's supply chain management capabilities,pursuing efforts to remodel a company's value chain,achieving direct control over the costs of performing value chain activities,and gaining access to buyers.