Teal Motors Inc., an automobile company, outsources the manufacturing of most of the automobile parts to several other companies that specialize in making parts such as ignition boxes, coil wires, and grills. Teal Motors makes sure to get these parts manufactured at a much lesser rate than it would if it manufactures its own parts. In this scenario, Teal Motors Inc. is effectively avoiding a _________.

a	loss of focus
b	loss of identity
c	loss of frequency
d	loss of facility