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  2. Chain conveyor - Wikipedia

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    Chain conveyors use an endless chain both to transmit power and to propel material through a trough, either pushed directly by the chain or by attachments to the chain. The chain runs over sprockets at either end of the trough. Chain conveyors are used to move material up to 90 metres (300 ft), and typically under 30 metres (98 ft). [1]: 271

  3. Vertical integration - Wikipedia

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    A monopoly produced through vertical integration is called a vertical monopoly: vertical in a supply chain measures a firm's distance from the final consumers; for example, a firm that sells directly to the consumers has a vertical position of 0, a firm that supplies to this firm has a vertical position of 1, and so on. [2]

  4. Vertical disintegration - Wikipedia

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    Vertical disintegration refers to a specific organizational form of industrial production. As opposed to vertical integration, in which production occurs within a singular organization, vertical disintegration means that various diseconomies of scale or scope have broken a production process into separate companies, each performing a limited subset of activities required to create a finished ...

  5. Supply chain - Wikipedia

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    A chain is actually a complex and dynamic supply and demand network. [9] A typical supply chain can be divided into two stages namely, production and distribution stages. In the production stage, components and semi-finished parts are produced in manufacturing centres. The components are then put together in an assembly plant.

  6. Vertical conveyor - Wikipedia

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    A bigger distance over a smaller floor area can be bridged using a product lift or a vertical conveyor. A continuous conveyor or a discontinuous conveyor can be chosen as a vertical conveyor. Continuous conveyors can take the form of a spiral conveyor, an L-shaped conveyor, a platform lift, or a product lift fitted with a fork.

  7. Is vertical farming the future of food production? - AOL

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    The system uses artificial light to grow crops in biosecure units instead of out on open fields. Is vertical farming the future of food production? Skip to main content

  8. Fragmentation (economics) - Wikipedia

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    Their challenge is to "climb upwards" on the transnational production chain. Production chains are often vertical hierarchies in which big multinational companies may be those who sell final products and set production standards for "lesser" producers. This kind of fragmentation is an important part of contemporary globalisation.

  9. 12 Cute Duck Breeds You Need To See To Believe - AOL

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    Mallard. When you think of ducks, the bird you picture is most likely a Mallard. This is because these ducks are seemingly everywhere, with populations spanning from South Africa to North America.