outsource
Hire external vendors
Outsource means to contract work to an external provider rather than handling it internally.
A company might outsource its customer service to a call center or outsource manufacturing to overseas factories.
The practice became widespread as businesses sought to reduce costs: We outsource our IT support to a firm in India.
The word often carries connotations of job displacement or declining quality.
One who sells goods
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- providerOne who furnishes things
- subcontractHire another for assigned work
- procurementObtaining goods externally
tender · bid · engagement · deliverables · scope · terms · negotiation · renewal
Give as responsibility
- entrustCommit to another's care
- hand-offTransfer between people
- transferMove between locations
- deputizeAppoint as stand-in
commission · offload · relinquish · devolve · cede · redirect · allocate · shift
Hired construction professional
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
- agencyPower to act
- temporaryLimited in duration
contingent · consultant · specialist · talent · headcount · payroll · hire · white-label
In foreign countries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- nearshoreClose to the coastline
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- foreignFrom another nation
global · multinational · India · Philippines · time-zone · currency · tariff · trade
Reducing expenditure
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- leanLacking fat; incline
focus · specialization · flexibility · bandwidth · capacity · turnaround
vendor
One who sells goods
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- providerOne who furnishes things
- subcontractHire another for assigned work
procurement · tender · bid · engagement · deliverables · scope · terms · negotiation · renewal · termination
assign
Give as responsibility
deputize · commission · offload · relinquish · devolve · cede · redirect · allocate · shift · distribute
contractor
Hired construction professional
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
- agencyPower to act
temporary · contingent · consultant · specialist · talent · headcount · payroll · hire · white-label · co-employment
overseas
In foreign countries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- nearshoreClose to the coastline
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
foreign · global · multinational · India · Philippines · time-zone · currency · tariff · trade · BPO
cost-saving
Reducing expenditure
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
lean · focus · specialization · flexibility · bandwidth · capacity · turnaround
- work verbswork, hire, fire, quit, resign
- Business Strategiesexpand, diversify, merge, restructure, innovate
- outsourcingoffshore, offshoring, nearshoring, onshoring, reshoring
- delegation phrasesdelegate, pass the buck, hand off, farm out, assign
- businesscompany, corporation, firm, enterprise, commerce
- business jargonacronym, scalability, buzzword, drill down, low-hanging fruit
outsourceinsource
Perform internally, not externally
internalize · reshore · onshore · backshore · nearshore
outsourceinsource
Perform internally, not externally
internalize · retain · consolidate · centralize · absorb
- outsourced supportAssistance provided by external vendors
outsourcing, outsourced, outsources, outsourcer, outsourcers, outsourcings