What Makes Vertical Integration Attractive as a Strategic Decision in the Design

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Essay

What makes vertical integration attractive as a strategic decision in the design of a firm's supply chain and what does forward and backward integration in the supply chain mean?

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Definitions:

Application Software

Programs or group of programs designed for end-users to perform specific tasks, such as word processing, web browsing, or gaming.

Registry

A central Windows database file that holds hardware and software configuration information.

UEFI

Stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, a modern type of firmware interface for computers, providing a more secure and faster boot process compared to BIOS.

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System, firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process, and to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs.