Hybrid: Intermediate-level service provider. Hybrid provide items of moderate ate level of service. They are those suppliers that importance that are somewhat integrated into the organization's operations. They may have responsibility for a whole subsystem or process rather than one clearly defined piece, as do limited-scope providers. They offer standard solutions and may even run some of the company's internal provide processes with their own people. As such, the between the and the firm may to because it is not always clear where th sup plier's scope of responsibility ends. Ongoing communication is critical, as any changes made by either party ma significantly affect the other. There is definitely a higher degree of ongoing reliance on this type of provider, they are more difficult and expensive to replace than limited-scope providers because they are more integral to the company. Yet they are not impossible to replace, because the nature of what they supply is not unique or strategic. Suppliers in this category provide goods and services on an