vertical integration
The combination in one firm of two or more stages of production usually operated by separate firms. Vertical integration may be beneficial for firms if it assists in coordination over the quality and reliability of intermediate goods which one independent firm would have sold to the other. On the other hand, it may inhibit entry to and competition in an industry.... ...
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