vertical integration

English Thesaurus

1. absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution (noun.act)

hypernym	:	consolidation, integration,
definition	:	the act of combining into an integral whole (noun.act)

derivation	:	vertical,
definition	:	relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution (adj.pert)

derivation	:	vertical,
definition	:	relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution (adj.pert)