Outsourcing is the use of outside vendors to produce goods or fulfill services and functions that were previously handled in-house or in-country.

Outsourcing

Outsourcing is the practice of hiring third-party service providers to handle certain business functions or operations outside the company to save costs and focus on core competencies.

Outside Vendors

External organizations or individuals that supply goods or services to a company, often in areas not core to the company’s main business.

In-house

Activities or operations performed within an organization by its own members or employees, rather than by external parties.