unification of economic entities, deepening of their interaction, development of relations between them; the level of cooperation between parts of the organization, which allows to achieve strategic goals under certain external requirements

an important tool for strategic analysis of the cost structure and their level in each type of main and ancillary activities of the enterprise

process aimed at providing an advantage over competitors (creation of competitive advantages) in various functional areas of the firm

integration of suppliers, distributors, logistics operators and consumers