Manufacturing Systems Avoid Linkages to Reduce Inventory Costs

question 93

True/False

Manufacturing systems avoid linkages to reduce inventory costs.

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Definitions:

Consolidation

The process of combining multiple financial statements or businesses into a single entity for reporting purposes.

Vertical Integration

A strategy where a company expands its business operations into different steps on the same production path, such as when a manufacturer owns its supplier and/or distributor.

Horizontal Integration

A strategy where a company acquires, merges with, or becomes partners with other companies in the same industry at the same stage of production.

Legal Status

Pertains to the lawful recognition of an entity's existence by government authority, determining its ability to enter into agreements, sue, or be sued.