问答题 When proprietary information is a concern, remember that nondisclosure agreements may be a part of one's specifications, and that firms may be evaluated based on their compliance. While vital technologies and product development plans must be protected, foreign sourcing partners must have adequate information to enable them to perform to specifications. If the information is simply too sensitive to share, that may be an argument for making the " make" decision rather than " buy" in considering outsourcing at the outset.