ReviewUnit1Outsourcingisoftenviewedasinvolvingthecontractingoutofabusinessfunction-commonlyonepreviouslyperformedin-house-toanexternalprovider.CostsavingsFocusonCoreBusinessCostrestructuringImprovequalityOperationalexpertiseAccesstotalent-Capacitymanagement-CatalystforchangeEnhancecapacityforinnovationRiskmanagementVentureCapital-Creatingleisuretimeoutsource交外办理;外购;外包term条款,术语;学期inconsistently不一致地intellectual知识分子;智力的;理智的;有理解力的expertise专门技术或知识,专家鉴定,专长catalyst催化剂,促使事情发展的因素outsourcer发包商contractors(建筑、监造中的)承包人;承包单位,承包商;接包商agent代理人,承销人,作用剂commodification商品化start-up创业者,新成立的企业,开车,启动Scalability可扩展性,可伸缩性,可扩充性temporary临时的,暂时的,短时间的;无常的;短暂的;临时工;临时雇员optimize使最优化,优选优化arbitrage<商>套购;套利;套汇restructuring重建;改组;调整agreeupon/on同意,赞成;就⋯⋯取得一致意见;就⋯达成协议决定contractout包出去;给人承包;批给外界承办;招商承办;外发包办;退出合同laborarbitrage劳动套利fixedcosts固定成本,固定费用variablecosts可变成本,可变费用operatingleverage经营杠杆VentureCapital风险投资,风险资本,投机资本Unit2Offshoringdescribestherelocationbyacompanyofabusinessprocessfromonecountrytoanother--typicallyanoperationalprocess,suchasmanufacturing,orsupportingprocesses,suchasaccounting.Evenstategovernmentsemployoffshoring.Offshoringisdefinedasthemovementofabusinessprocessdoneatacompanyinonecountrytothesameoranothercompanyinanother,differentcountry.Offshoringissometimescontrastedwithoutsourcingoroffshoreoutsourcing.Productionoffshoringalsoknownasphysicalrestructuringofestablishedproductsinvolvesrelocationofphysicalmanufacturingprocessestoalower-costdestination.ThegrowthofITservicesoffshoringislinkedtotheavailabilityoflargeamountsofreliableandaffordablecommunicationinfrastructurefollowingthetelecommunicationandInternetexpansionofthelate1990s.Distinct不同的,显著的;独特的;清楚的;与其他不同的,有区别的[(+from)]Import(vt.)进口,输入;引进[(+from)];含有...意思,意味着;(n.)进口,输入;进口商品;意义,含义;重要性,重大Operational形容词a.操作上的;经营上的,运营上的;作战上的subsidiary形容词a.辅助的,附带的,次要的;隶属的,附设的名词n.[C]辅助者,辅助物;子公司restructuring名词n.重建,重构,改组,调整relocation改变位置,改换所在地;迁徙,迁移;重定位置geographical地理学的,地理的;区域的,地理的proximity名词n.接近,邻近,附近;亲近[U][(+to/of)]destination目的地,终点,目的站;目标,目的downturn(经济)衰退,下降;低迷时期patentn.[C]专利,专利权;专利证书,专利品;vt.给予...专利权,取得...的专利权形容词a.专利的,获得专利的,有专利权的;公开的,显然的,明白的lax形容词(a.)轻松的,松弛的;不严格的,马马虎虎的;散漫的,放纵的manpower人力,劳动力,人力资源layoff(n.)解雇,临时解雇;停工,停止活动robust强健的,茁壮的,健全的;结实的,坚固耐用的;需要很强体力的;(酒)醇厚的,(味)浓的;粗鲁的,粗野的,喧闹的;精力充沛的nascent幼稚的,初生的,发展初期的perseverance坚定不移;坚持不懈,锲而不舍;坚忍不拔credit信誉[U];信用,信赖[U];荣誉,赞扬,功劳;贷方;赊帐,赊欠[U]transparent透明的,明显的,坦率的;清澈的;显而易见的;一目了然的[+that];明晰的;【物】可穿透的availability有效;有益;可(利)用性;可得到的东西;可获得性/供货能力talentpool人才库gothrough经历,详细检查,完成;通过,审查,完成;遭受,经历;检查,审查inviewof鉴于,考虑到;...