Outsourcing & offshoring

Outsourcing & offshoring

The process of contracting a business function to a third party, or to a supplier outside the home nation of the original business.

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cost of living adjustment (COLA)

Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)

Refers to the yearly adjustment in wages based on the changes in the cost of living index.

patch

Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)

A quick-repair job for the problems in a piece of programming, often available for download through the software maker's Web site.

application program

Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)

A program designed to perform a specific function directly for the user or, in some cases, for another application program.

gantt chart

Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)

A horizontal bar chart frequently used in project management that provides a graphical illustration of a schedule that helps to plan, coordinate, and track specific tasks in a ...

advice

Outsourcing & offshoring; Business process outsourcing (BPO)

Report to employees whose pay is direct deposited showing gross pay, reductions, deductions, contributions, net pay, selected year-to-date totals and bank account number.