Discover how Apple Inc. and Carnegie Steel Co. leveraged backward integration to control supply chains and enhance efficiency ...

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Backward integration is a form of vertical integration in which a business owns or buys a supplier in its supply chain. A company might buy its inventory or raw material supplier, for example.