A company decides to buy out one of its suppliers.
This is a strategic move to be more what?
A . Kanban Integrated
B . Horizontally integrated
C . JIT Integrated
D . Vertically integrated
Answer: D
Explanation:
Buying out a supplier would be a strategic move to be more vertically integrated. Vertically integrated because the company has decided to directly produce more value adding stages from raw materials to the point of sale of the product to the customer.