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Insourcing is a neologism
Vertical integration is a management and economics term that describes the phenomenon known as "the opposite of outsourcing." The term has multiple independent attestations in scholarly journals as opposed to a pop book and a few scattered articles.

I have two problems with the term insourcing: 1. it's a neologism rarely used in scholarship 2. it is limiting

Vertical Integration, on the other hand, is a large concept that doesn't involve just "contracting" - there are a zillions of ways of increasing value to a firm or industry by bringing in other firms'/industries' capabilities. --19:22, 18 December 2006 (UTC)Behemoth101


 * 1. I dont see something NECESSARILY wrong with neologisms.
 * 2. Neither do I see something wrong with a term that has a limited - but easy to grasp - meaning, as "insourcing".


 * The implicit assumption that insourcing is an alternative word for vertical integration appears to be misplaced.

--14:54, 10 January 2007 (UTC)Behemoth101


 * To my mind, although the "insourcing" might be the part of "vertical integration", it deserves to have a separate entry in Wiki. This term is specific and being more and more popular nowadays. 05.03.07. Sergely city, RUz —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.174.65.18 (talk • contribs) 15:05, March 5, 2007 (UTC)


 * Hello, what is the diffrence between Insourcing and Selfsourcing? It's not quite clear. Thanks.


 * The article should explain the limited scope of "insourcing" and how it is different from "vertical integration". I oppose the merge.  Locarno


 * Roughly speaking, Selfsourcing is the process by which those which have detailed knowledge of the problem domain, but not neccesarily the solution domain will produce the solution themselves; Insourcing generally involves knowledge transfer from problem-domain experts to solution-domain experts. As an example, if a financial trading organisation requires a new software system. With self-sourcing, the traders (experts in the problem domain, i.e. trading) would implement the system themselves; with insourcing, the software developers (experts in the solution domain, i.e. software development) would implement the system based on information provided to them by the traders.


 * Clearly, there is some level of overlap between selfsourcing and insourcing. Over time, problem domain experts become knowledgable in the solution domain, and (more commonly, I suspect) solution domain experts become knowledgable in the problem domain. 87.194.60.87 09:42, 2 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Clarification request - I'm accustomed to the word 'contracting' to cover work done by employees other than those of the principal company. If the work is performed overseas, then I understand that to be 'outsourced'. I'd like to understand the relationship between 'contracting', 'insourcing', and 'outsourcing'. Regards (Ben - San Antonio) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.191.13.239 (talk) 15:58, 23 February 2010 (UTC)