Integration

Integration

1) In business operations, the strategy of controlling the sources of supply such as vendors and components (backward integration) or the methods of distribution (forward integration). 2) In systems design, the process that allows separate functions to use a common technology and database, pass data and information without requiring translation, reformatting or duplicate entry, and enable cross-functional views and management.

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