An organization wishes to acquire a service from a supplier in a different country but with similar working hours. Which sourcing model should they use?

Question

Options

• AOnshoring
• BInsourcing
• COffshoring
• DNearshoring

• A
  7% (1)
• B
  7% (1)
• D
  87% (13)

Explanation

Nearshoring (D) is correct because it specifically describes acquiring services from a supplier in a different but geographically close country - proximity that naturally results in similar time zones and overlapping working hours, which is the defining detail in this question.

Why the others are wrong:

• A. Onshoring - the supplier is in the same country, not a different one.
• B. Insourcing - the work stays internal to the organization itself, with no external supplier involved.
• C. Offshoring - services come from a distant country, typically with a significant time zone difference, making working-hour overlap unlikely.

Memory tip: Think of the prefix - near means close by. If the question mentions similar time zones or working hours with a foreign supplier, that closeness is the nearshoring signal. Offshoring = far, nearshoring = near.

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