Scorpion gulch & western railway is preparing to build a new line through rolling mountains. they have hired you to do some calculations for tunnels and bridges needed on the line. you set up a cartesian coordinate system with

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration