Question

Workers employed by Andrew Carnegie mined iron ore in Ohio. The ore was transported across the Great Lakes on ships owned by Carnegie and then transported to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Carnegie's railroad. Finally, workers in Carnegie's mills turned the iron ore into steel.

This information best describes which business innovation from
the industrial era?

A. Mail-order catalog
B. Assembly line
C. Vertical integration
D. Department store

Answer 1

Vertical Integration

Step-by-step explanation:

Definition: the combination in one company of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate companies.