Sourcing, Contracting and Coordination Assessment
Module 4 • 10 Questions
Question 1 of 10
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Apple states it outsources manufacturing, final assembly, and testing to third-party partners. Under the definitions in the notes, when would this also count as offshoring?
A
Never, because outsourcing and offshoring are mutually exclusive.
B
Always, because all third-party manufacturing is offshore by definition.
C
Only if Apple owns the factories in question.
D
Only if the third-party facilities are physically located in another country: outsourcing concerns who performs the activity (an external firm), while offshoring concerns where it is performed.