Outsourcing transfers some of what are traditional internal activities and resources of a firm to outside vendors. The vendor performing the outsourced service is an expert in that particular specialty. Having decided what to outsource, managers have six sourcing strategies to consider.

Choose any one particular item or service that your term project company may be outsourcing.

Name the sourcing strategy they may be using.

DO NOT make these sourcing strategies up.

Find them in the text and choose one.

Explain why this sourcing strategy is applicable in this case.