When a firm outsources to a supplier located in a different country, it is called _____.
A) dual sourcing
B) domestic outsourcing
C) border outsourcing
D) offshoring
E) insourcing

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Offshoring specifically refers to outsourcing to a supplier located in a different country. Dual sourcing refers to using multiple suppliers for the same product, domestic outsourcing refers to outsourcing within the same country, border outsourcing is not a commonly used term, and insourcing refers to bringing a function or process back in-house.

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