Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce.
Examples of outsource
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It also has allowed Stata to outsource more work, such as engineering, to India.
From the businessweek.com
This is so even if you outsource your payroll responsibilities to a third party.
From the forbes.com
If you don't want to outsource the social and environmental cost, buy Fairtrade.
From the guardian.co.uk
The government is also under pressure to outsource some work done by Hello Work.
From the economist.com
Toshiba said in December that it would outsource production of some logic chips.
From the economist.com
He said it would take time to analyze which jobs the city can legally outsource.
From the ocregister.com
They are smart enough not to outsource their high end to China or anywhere else.
From the nation.time.com
For these reasons, it is usually a relatively easy decision to outsource hosting.
From the btob.co.nz
Companies are insisting that their lawyers outsource basic or repetitive tasks.
From the economist.com
More examples
Obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out; "Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce"
Outsourcing or sub-servicing often refers to the process of contracting to a third-party. While outsourcing may be viewed as a component to the growing division of labor encompassing all societies, the term did not enter the English-speaking lexicon until the 1980s. ...
Outsourced is a modern day comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance film, directed by John Jeffcoat, released in 2006.
(Outsourced (TV series)) Outsourced is an upcoming American sitcom that is set in an Indian workplace, based on the John Jeffcoat movie and adapted by Ken Kwapis (In Cahoots Productions) and Universal Media Studios for NBC. It is an adaptation of the feature film of the same name. ...
To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of an entire business function to a third-party service provider
(outsourced) Obtained by outsourcing; Having ones employment transferred to a third party
(OUTSOURCED) refers to food which is produced by a commercial food manufacturer and is shipped in either a frozen or chilled state to the end-user who portions, garnishes and rethermalizes for service.
(Outsourced) Services or goods that are subcontracted to a firm outside of an organization - most frequently to reduce the overall cost of providing the service or good.
(Outsourcing) Using an outside service rather than performing the work in-house.