纵向合并就是把不同的生产、分配、销售或其他经济过程在单独一家公司的范围内加以结合,它表示一个企业利用内部的或行政管理的手段而不是市场交易来达到各种经济目的。例如,一家缺乏销售力量的厂商可以通过市场与一家独立的销售组织签订合同,由对方向其提供所需的销售服务(这称之为前向合并或前向一体化);同样,一家厂商可将开采 Vertical merger is the integration of different production, distribution, sales or other economic processes within the scope of a single company. It means that a company uses internal or administrative management methods rather than market transactions to achieve various economic purposes. For example, a company that lacks sales force can enter into a contract with an independent sales organization through the market, and provide it with the necessary sales service (this is referred to as forward integration or forward integration); similarly, a manufacturer can Will mine