Vertical marketing systems are ways that companies work together to streamline marketing for an entire distribution chain. These types of processes typically reduce costs and increase profit, while ...

A vertical marketing system (VMS) is one in which the main members of a distribution channel—producer, wholesaler, and retailer—work together as a unified group in order to meet consumer needs. In ...

Before a product reaches a consumer, it makes a journey. Raw goods flow to a producer, which transforms the materials into products that move on to retailers, often passing through wholesalers first.

Goods produced in factories and/or commodities produced in agriculture must reach consumers. The systems by means of which goods reach the consumer are known as distribution channels. These are ...

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FORT WORTH, Texas, July 5, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Vertical Computer Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:VCSY) announced today its Brazilian subsidiary, Vertical do Brasil Sistemas de Computacao ("Vertical Brazil"), has ...