For a Company Concentrating on Final Assembly, Adding Retail and Distribution

question 10

Multiple Choice

For a company concentrating on final assembly, adding retail and distribution into its value chain will require:

• A) backward integration.
• B) forward integration.
• C) taper integration.
• D) related diversification.
• E) unrelated diversification.

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