the.com/verticalintegration
Owning every link in the chain so no one else can charge you tolls.
means A business strategy where one company controls multiple stages of its supply chain, from raw materials to final sale.
from From Latin vertex (highest point) and integrare (to make whole); the imagery is a company stacking its supply chain top to bottom into one structure.
Carnegie classicHe owned the mines, ships, railroads, and steel mills.
Apple flexDesigns chips, software, and stores under one roof.
Opposite moveHorizontal integration buys competitors, not suppliers.
Hidden riskOne weak link drags the whole empire down.