# An op-ed by Prof. Natalia Levina on the risks and benefits of "multisourcing"

1 Faculty News October 4, 2012 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_037926.gif?itok=y--GjajN)>

Excerpt from [Outsource Magazine](http://www.outsourcemagazine.co.uk/articles/item/4780-optimising-your-supplier-portfolio) -- "In today’s global services outsourcing arena, increasing numbers of companies adopt “multisourcing”; that is, they select and combine information technology (IT) and business services from multiple providers. The decrease in deal size, well-documented by the Global TPI Index, is one indicator that buyers are dividing their business among multiple providers."

[Read more](http://www.outsourcemagazine.co.uk/articles/item/4780-optimising-your-supplier-portfolio)