outsourcer
Contracts work externally
An outsourcer is a company or entity that contracts work to external providers rather than handling it in-house.
The term can also refer to a company that receives outsourced work from others—the firm you hire when you outsource: The outsourcer handles all our customer service calls from their facility in Manila.
Self-employed service provider
- subcontractorHired by the hirer
- vendorOne who sells goods
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- consultantProfessional advice provider
agency · specialist · temp · bidding · tender · procurement · contractual · engagement
Moving work overseas
- nearshoringRelocating work to neighboring countries
- reshoringRelocating production domestically
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
multinational · trade · time-zone · India · Philippines · APAC
Giving someone work
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- talentInborn aptitude
- HREmployee management department
payroll · onboarding · training · retention · co-employment · headcount · attrition · transition
Allocating work to someone
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- handoffDirect physical exchange
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
supervision · entrusting · commissioning · subcontracting · offloading · deputizing · allocating · accountability
Reducing expenditure
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- automationSelf-operating system design
productivity · lean · benchmarking · metrics · performance · agility · flexibility · capacity
Contracting work externally
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
- partnershipShared business arrangement
operations · logistics · procurement · Accenture · Infosys · Cognizant
freelancer
Self-employed service provider
- subcontractorHired by the hirer
- vendorOne who sells goods
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
consultant · agency · specialist · temp · bidding · tender · procurement · contractual · engagement · offshoring
offshoring
Moving work overseas
- nearshoringRelocating work to neighboring countries
- reshoringRelocating production domestically
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
international · multinational · trade · time-zone · India · Philippines · APAC
hiring
Giving someone work
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- talentInborn aptitude
HR · payroll · onboarding · training · retention · co-employment · headcount · attrition · transition · ramp-up
tasking
Allocating work to someone
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- handoffDirect physical exchange
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
coordination · supervision · entrusting · commissioning · subcontracting · offloading · deputizing · allocating · accountability · deliverables
cost-saving
Reducing expenditure
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
automation · productivity · lean · benchmarking · metrics · performance · agility · flexibility · capacity
BPO
Contracting work externally
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
partnership · operations · logistics · procurement · Accenture · Infosys · Cognizant
- intermediariesmiddleman, middlemen, go-between, go-betweens, broker
- outsourced supportAssistance provided by external vendors
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