Since its modest beginnings in a California garage in 1976, Apple Inc. has aimed to “Think Different” not only about its products but about something equally important: its supply chain. While ...

Vertical integration in healthcare, or direct ownership of physician practices by hospitals and health systems, has become increasingly popular. But this type of merger and acquisition is leading to ...

Before COVID-19 turned the aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturing and aftermarket worlds on their heads, a key issue clouding suppliers’ outlooks was how much encroachment to expect from Airbus, ...

In recent years direct ownership of physician practices by hospitals and health systems (that is, vertical integration) has become a prominent feature of the US health care system. One unexplored ...

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Once upon a time, there were three big truck engine makers in the U.S.: Caterpillar, Cummins, and Detroit. A couple of truck makers, like Mack and Volvo, offered their own engines. You ordered a truck ...

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You don’t hear many companies bragging about their vertically integrated operations. In fact, the concept has fallen out of favor, as evidenced by firms rushing to outsource all but their core ...

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