verb
- to bring work or production back in-house after it has been outsourced; to perform a task or function internally rather than contracting it to an external company
Usage: business term; opposite of outsource
Examples
- The company decided to insource its customer service department to improve quality control.
- After years of outsourcing manufacturing, the firm chose to insource production to reduce costs.
- We insourced our IT support to have better oversight of our systems.
- The management team voted to insource the marketing function rather than rely on external agencies.
- By insourcing design work, the company gained more creative control over its products.