https://padlet.com/20roupt/m27wp40qtgf0 Economics en-us 2020-02-28 18:15:50 UTC 2026-01-23 01:53:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/26f1.png 20roupt https://padlet.com/20roupt/m27wp40qtgf0/wish/452145762 A combining of business firms engaged in different phases of the manufacture and distribution of a product into an interacting whole.
ADVANTAGES:
~Reduce Transportation
~Improvement in supply chains
~More opportunities
DISADVANTAGES:
~Not able to increase product variety
~Decrease in flexibility.
EXAMPLE:
McDonald's and Apple = ZARA]]> 2020-02-28 18:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/20roupt/m27wp40qtgf0/wish/452145762 20roupt https://padlet.com/20roupt/m27wp40qtgf0/wish/452146009 When two or more companies involved in the same stage of the production or distribution process of a particular product join together.
ADVANTAGES:
~Benefit economic sales
~increase efficiency
DISADVANTAGES:
~Increase in size
~More problems
~Harder to handle the company
EXAMPLE:
VW Sharan and Ford Galaxy]]> 2020-02-28 18:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/20roupt/m27wp40qtgf0/wish/452146009 20roupt https://padlet.com/20roupt/m27wp40qtgf0/wish/452146080 When two companies with unrelated business activities or in diverse geographical areas come together to form a larger company.
ADVANTAGES:
~Diversity
~Gain Synergies
~Utilization of human resources
~Customer Base
~Economies of Scale
DISADVANTAGES:
~No past experience
~Shift in focus
~Complication
~Governance Issue
EXAMPLE:
Nestle and Wonka = Nerds]]> 2020-02-28 18:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/20roupt/m27wp40qtgf0/wish/452146080