Outsourcing And Offshoring Flashcards

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1
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Outside suppliers

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Subcontractors

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Activities that are not a part or the organization’s core competencies

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Non-core activities

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3
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Synonym of subcontract

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To Farm out

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4
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Activity which helps determine whether an activity would be cheaper to outsource

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Transaction cost analaysis

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5
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Skills and knowledge

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Expertise

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6
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Outscourcing some administrative tasks

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Business process outsourcing (BPO)

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7
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Outsourcing computer-based tasks

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Information Technology (IT) outsourcing

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Outsourcing of all the transportation and the Warehousing

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Logistics outsourcing

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9
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Outsourcing that is important for company’s long-term goals

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Strategic outsourcing

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10
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Outsourcing to companies abroad

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Offshoring

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11
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Outsourcing related to tasks such as research and development

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Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO)

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12
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High qualified employees

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Knowledge workers

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13
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When organizations pay Subcontractors to do work that was previously carried out in-house

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Outsourcing

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