subcontracting
Hiring secondary contractors
Subcontracting is hiring another party to perform work you've been contracted to do.
A construction company might subcontract electrical work to specialists.
The practice allows businesses to take on large projects without maintaining all necessary expertise in-house: They're subcontracting the software development to a firm in Austin.
The hired party is a subcontractor.
Shared position between parties
specifications · terms · invoice · payment · liability · negotiation · completion · deliverables
Allocating work to someone
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
- handoverTransfer of control
allocation · commissioning · entrusting · parceling · carve-out · spin-off · third-party · specialization
One who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- specialistExpert in one field
- tradespersonSkilled manual laborer
- principalChief school administrator
Organized cooperative movement
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- integrationCombining into a whole
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
supply-chain · liaison · alignment · interoperability · handoff · scheduling · sequencing · dependencies
Process of building something
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- defenseProtection against harm
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
pharmaceuticals · electronics · textiles · shipbuilding · infrastructure · telecommunications · energy · logistics
Concentrated expertise in one field
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
time-saving · just-in-time · workflow · turnaround · focus · bandwidth
agreement
Shared position between parties
scope · specifications · terms · invoice · payment · liability · negotiation · completion · deliverables · milestones
tasking
Allocating work to someone
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
handover · allocation · commissioning · entrusting · parceling · carve-out · spin-off · third-party · specialization · freelancing
vendor
One who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- specialistExpert in one field
- tradespersonSkilled manual laborer
coordination
Organized cooperative movement
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- integrationCombining into a whole
- partnershipShared business arrangement
consortium · supply-chain · liaison · alignment · interoperability · handoff · scheduling · sequencing · dependencies · interfaces
construction
Process of building something
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- defenseProtection against harm
automotive · pharmaceuticals · electronics · textiles · shipbuilding · infrastructure · telecommunications · energy · logistics · engineering
specialization
Concentrated expertise in one field
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- capacityMaximum amount containable
expertise · time-saving · just-in-time · workflow · turnaround · focus · bandwidth
- contractingbid, estimate, estimates, crew, foreman
- side workside job, side jobs, side hustle, side gigs, side hustles
- supply chainsupply, supplier, delivering, suppliers, vendor
- agency workclient meetings, client relations, client work, briefs, pitches
- contract termsagreement, terms, conditions, condition, clause
- labor contractsbargaining, clause, seniority, grievance, dues
subcontractingdirect labor
Workers directly making products
insourcing · vertical integration · DIY · internalization · self-supply
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