Vertical integration in service industries: an exploratory study at the healthcare industry in São Paulo Integração vertical nas operadoras de assistência médica privada: um estudo exploratório na região de São Paulo

Different production arrangements have been experienced in several economic fields. It is possible to observe integration cycles, when a company becomes responsible for consecutive stages in the production chain of goods and services. This process, known as vertical integration, generates many impli...

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Main Authors: Gustavo M. de Albuquerque, Maria Tereza Leme Fleury, André Leme Fleury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção (ABEPRO) 2011-03-01
Series:Production
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-65132011000100005
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