Outsourcing means that :
a. activities that were performed in a manufacturing facility are now performed at a facility in a different geographic location in a foreign country owned by the same company.
b. activities that were performed in a manufacturing facility own by a company are now performed by another company (a supplier) either in the same country or abroad.
c. activities that were performed in a manufacturing facility are not performed any longer as a result of a manufacturing technology innovation.
d. activities that were performed in a manufacturing facility are now performed at a facility in a different geographic location in the same country owned by the same company