vertical silo
other.— «Integrating related functions to break down artificial department walls and overcome the “vertical silo” syndrome.» —“Motorola’s Long March To The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award” by Keki R. Bhote National Productivity Review Sept. 22, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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