Given a manufacturing company that is NOT vertically integrated. What advantage and disadvantage could there be for adding 1 additional level into vertical integration? (such as part of the supply chain or part of distribution) Please give 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage. Again here, consider how Information Systems could help.

Explanation:

vertical integration is type of expansion in business buy acquiring supplier or buyer in a supply chain. there are two types of integration

1.backward means entering into customers market by buying any customer business

2.forward means entering into suppliers market

Advantage of vertical integration

The manufacturing company will be able to control on its supply and will not face the problem of shortage of supply.

Disadvantage of vertical integration

The quality of goods might be poor and management may be inefficient because they are sure that their products will be purchased by its associated entity in supply chain.

answer; the correct answer is (direct foreign investment);

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henry is an economist and wants to understand the relationship between inflation and consumer spending habits. for his research, he needs the consumer price index for 2014 and the inflation rate. based on the prices of goods given, what will he find to be the cpi and inflation rate for 2014? assume that a consumer’s basket for three consecutive years consists of the following:

you dont privide answer choices.

answer - 15% of a inflatation rate is 15% less in cpi