outsourcers
External labor users
Outsourcers are companies or individuals that contract work to external providers rather than handling it internally.
The term usually refers to businesses that send operations—customer service, manufacturing, IT support—to third parties, often abroad where labor costs less.
Tech companies are among the biggest outsourcers of software development.
Less commonly, outsourcers means the external providers themselves.
Those who sell goods
- providersThose who furnish
- BPOContracting work externally
- subcontractingHiring others for portions
- offshoringMoving work overseas
procurement · third-party · consultants · partnerships · services · agreements · solutions · expertise
Self-employed contract workers
- subcontractorsThird parties doing delegated work
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
- specialistsFocused field authorities
- developersThose who create software
Moving work overseas
- nearshoringRelocating work to neighboring countries
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- overseasIn foreign countries
India · Philippines · globalization · foreign · international · time-zones · distributed · remote
Reducing expenditures deliberately
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- overheadsIndirect business expenses
- profitabilityCapacity to generate gain
competition · margins · budgets · ROI · capital · savings · pricing · value
All available workers
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- payrollStaff wages collectively
- manpowerAvailable labor force
employment · turnover · training · wages · headcount · HR · attrition · onboarding
vendors
Those who sell goods
- providersThose who furnish
- BPOContracting work externally
- subcontractingHiring others for portions
offshoring · procurement · third-party · consultants · partnerships · services · agreements · solutions · expertise · management
freelancers
Self-employed contract workers
- subcontractorsThird parties doing delegated work
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
- specialistsFocused field authorities
developers · agencies · temps
offshoring
Moving work overseas
- nearshoringRelocating work to neighboring countries
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
overseas · India · Philippines · globalization · foreign · international · time-zones · distributed · remote · multilingual
cost-cutting
Reducing expenditures deliberately
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- overheadsIndirect business expenses
profitability · competition · margins · budgets · ROI · capital · savings · pricing · value · productivity
workforce
All available workers
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- payrollStaff wages collectively
manpower · employment · turnover · training · wages · headcount · HR · attrition · onboarding
- intermediariesmiddleman, middlemen, go-between, go-betweens, broker
- Taskersfreelancers, gig workers, contractors, temps, helpers
- outsourced supportAssistance provided by external vendors