Explore the advantages and challenges of backward integration for businesses, and learn how this strategy can enhance supply chain control and efficiency.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Delp is NY-based, covering retail, fashion, and home products. When retailers start buying their suppliers, it's usually a ...

For decades, vertical integration meant ownership. According to Michael E. Porter's seminal work Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance, companies sought to reduce costs, ...