„Consolidation“

1. In transportation, the combining of smaller shipments into a single shipment that is sent to a destination point.

2.The reorganization of corporations to combine two or more into a successor corporation.

Source:

1. Ballou, Ronald H. “Business Logistics Management.” Prentice Hall, 1992.

2. Sherman, Andrew J. “Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z.” AMACOM, 1998.