Talk:Insourcing

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[edit] Insourcing is a neologism

Vertical integration is a management and economics term that describes the phenomenon known as "the opposite of outsourcing." The term has multiple independent attestations in scholarly journals as opposed to a pop book and a few scattered articles.

I have two problems with the term insourcing: 1. it's a neologism rarely used in scholarship 2. it is limiting

Vertical Integration, on the other hand, is a large concept that doesn't involve just "contracting" - there are a zillions of ways of increasing value to a firm or industry by bringing in other firms'/industries' capabilities. --66.69.211.12 19:22, 18 December 2006 (UTC)Behemoth101

1. I dont see something NECESSARILY wrong with neologisms.

2. Neither do I see something wrong with a term that has a limited - but easy to grasp - meaning, as "insourcing".

The implicit assumption that insourcing is an alternative word for vertical integration appears to be misplaced.

193.203.232.5 14:54, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

To my mind, although the "insourcing" might be the part of "vertical integration", it deserves to have a separate entry in Wiki. This term is specific and being more and more popular nowadays. 05.03.07. Sergely city, RUz —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.174.65.18 (talk • contribs) 15:05, March 5, 2007 (UTC)

Hello, what is the diffrence between Insourcing and Selfsourcing? It's not quite clear. Thanks.

The article should explain the limited scope of "insourcing" and how it is different from "vertical integration". I oppose the merge. Locarno

Roughly speaking, Selfsourcing is the process by which those which have detailed knowledge of the problem domain, but not neccesarily the solution domain will produce the solution themselves; Insourcing generally involves knowledge transfer from problem-domain experts to solution-domain experts. As an example, if a financial trading organisation requires a new software system. With self-sourcing, the traders (experts in the problem domain, i.e. trading) would implement the system themselves; with insourcing, the software developers (experts in the solution domain, i.e. software development) would implement the system based on information provided to them by the traders.

Clearly, there is some level of overlap between selfsourcing and insourcing. Over time, problem domain experts become knowledgable in the solution domain, and (more commonly, I suspect) solution domain experts become knowledgable in the problem domain. 87.194.60.87 09:42, 2 August 2007 (UTC)