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DOWNSTREAM INTEGRATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-04-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- Marketing
- Management Operations (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forward integration
1, record 1, English, forward%20integration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- forward vertical integration 2, record 1, English, forward%20vertical%20integration
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to a firm whose activities extend over more than one subsequent stage of the production process of transforming raw materials into final goods. 3, record 1, English, - forward%20integration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vertical integration can be partitioned into two types: backward integration, where a firm extends itself into a previous stage of the production process and forward integration, where a firm moves into a succeeding stage of activity. 4, record 1, English, - forward%20integration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to "backward integration". 5, record 1, English, - forward%20integration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- downstream integration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Commercialisation
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- intégration en aval
1, record 1, French, int%C3%A9gration%20en%20aval
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- intégration verticale descendante 1, record 1, French, int%C3%A9gration%20verticale%20descendante
correct, feminine noun
- intégration descendante 1, record 1, French, int%C3%A9gration%20descendante
correct, feminine noun
- concentration verticale en aval 2, record 1, French, concentration%20verticale%20en%20aval
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expansion que prend l'entreprise dans une activité qui se rapproche du consommateur ultime de ses produits par rapport à son activité d'origine, par exemple un fabricant qui ouvre un magasin de détail. 1, record 1, French, - int%C3%A9gration%20en%20aval
Record 1, Key term(s)
- intégration verticale en aval
- concentration en aval
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía empresarial
- Comercialización
- Operaciones de la gestión (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- integración progresiva
1, record 1, Spanish, integraci%C3%B3n%20progresiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
- Industrial Establishments
- Oil Refining
- Commercial Utilization (Oil and Natural Gas)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- overseas downstream integration 1, record 2, English, overseas%20downstream%20integration
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Buying up refineries and petrol stations abroad. 1, record 2, English, - overseas%20downstream%20integration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Taken from The Economist of May 14, 1988. 1, record 2, English, - overseas%20downstream%20integration
Record 2, Key term(s)
- overseas forward integration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
- Établissements industriels
- Raffinage du pétrole
- Exploitation commerciale (Pétrole et gaz naturel)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intégration aval outre-mer
1, record 2, French, int%C3%A9gration%20aval%20outre%2Dmer
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- intégration verticale outre-mer 1, record 2, French, int%C3%A9gration%20verticale%20outre%2Dmer
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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