vertical disintegration
noun[U]
ECONOMICS,MANAGEMENTukusasituationwhere differentpartsof anindustrialorcommercialprocessare given to differentcompaniesto do, where before they were done by only one:
Thestrategyofverticaldisintegrationcan be used torestorecompetitiveadvantageasspecializedsuppliersarebetterplacedtorespondtomarketneeds.
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