Information Technology has Made Business Integration Strategies Easier to Implement

Dr. Vidya Hattangadi

Abstract: Business integration is a strategy which is used to synchronize information technology (IT) to achieve immediate goals and objectives aligning with business culture. Business integration reflects how IT is being riveted as a function of business. Business integration helps growth of companies; any company which wants to grow needs healthy practices in terms of adding new vibrant functions which are easy and practical to implement. Information technology (IT) plays a fundamental role in automating complex problems by introducing user friendly solutions.

Keywords: Information Technology, Business Integration, Value Chain, Productivity, Horizontal Integration, Vertical Integration, Forward integration, Backward Integration