A company needs a new information system to manage increasing customer orders and changing demands.The company's five-member information system (IS)team is competent and capable of developing a new system,but decides against developing a system in-house.Which of the following,if true,would most weaken the company's decision?
A) The company's preferred vendor is willing to provide a basic information system at a reduced rate.
B) The company's IS team is short-staffed, and is finding it difficult to cope with increased work.
C) The costs of outsourcing systems development are greater than those of adapting an off-the-shelf system.
D) The company's IS department has the qualifications to develop the new system.
E) The company's requirements for the new system are very specialized.

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The fact that the company's requirements for the new system are very specialized weakens the decision to not develop the system in-house, as specialized requirements might be better met by a custom-developed system by the in-house team who understands the company's unique needs.

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