Adoption of efficient operations structures enhances the competitive profile of your business. Vertical integration and outsourcing are some of the viable approaches for advancing your competitive ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered ...

Mission Produce, Inc.’s AVO vertically integrated model has long been central to its strategy, but its importance becomes ...

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 ...

Employing versatile strategies is critical for your business to remain profitable and competitive in the poultry industry. The ability to produce and market high volumes of poultry products at lower ...

The phrase, “Past performance is not an indicator of future outcomes,” can be found in the fine print of most investment literature. As the healthcare industry is trying to find efficiencies and ...

Can vertical integration in healthcare fix the profit-driven model? Explore the economics of patient care, data sovereignty, ...

When startups launch, growth goals often center on customer acquisition. The logic is that once you’ve made your product or service indispensable to people’s lives, you’ll have breathing room to ...

Before COVID-19 turned the aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturing and aftermarket worlds on their heads, a key issue clouding suppliers’ outlooks was how much encroachment to expect from Airbus, ...

Once upon a time, there were three big truck engine makers in the U.S.: Caterpillar, Cummins, and Detroit. A couple of truck makers, like Mack and Volvo, offered their own engines. You ordered a truck ...

In recent years direct ownership of physician practices by hospitals and health systems (that is, vertical integration) has become a prominent feature of the US health care system. One unexplored ...