English Chinese translation samples-outsourcing overview1

（By freelance Chinese translator li – based in Harbin，China – English to Chinese translation or Chinese to English translation services - website localization）

Outsourcing involves the transfer of the management and/or day-to-day execution of an entire business function（业务功能、商业功能） to an external service provider. The client organization and the supplier enter into a contractual agreement（合同） that defines the transferred services. Under the agreement the supplier acquires the means of production in the form of a transfer of people, assets and other resources from the client（can also acquire those from markets）. The client agrees to procure the services(获得服务) from the supplier for the term of the contract. Business segments（业务部门） typically outsourced include information technology, human resources, facilities（设备维护）, real estate management（不动产管理，如物业）, and accounting. Many companies also outsource customer support and call center functions like telemarketing（电话营销）, customer service, market research, manufacturing, designing, web development, content writing（稿件撰写）, ghostwriting（代笔）and engineering.

Outsourcing（业务外包） and offshoring（离岸业务，海外业务） are used interchangeably（可相互代替） in public discourse（谈话，谈论） despite important technical differences. Outsourcing involves contracting with a supplier, which may or may not involve some degree of offshoring. Offshoring is the transfer of an organizational function（组织职能） to another country, regardless of whether the work is outsourced or stays within the same corporation/company.