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The purchasing department needs to work with hourly employees and other departments in order to
Ensure that all employees have the tools and products needed to do their jobs.
Purchasers can assure that vendors will provide specified quality by
Checking incoming products in the receiving process and returning those that do not meet standards.
The purchaser must make sure there is storage room for the large amount of product before agreeing to receive which service from a vendor?
Quantity discount
A preservation method that helps maintain the taste, texture, and nutrient values of fish or fruit is called
Individually quick frozen (IQF).
A product that is returned because the receiving temperature is unacceptable has undergone an abuse of which type of specification?
Temperature Control
Which type of product typically requires maintenance and repair?
Cooking equipment
Value perception is defined as a
Customer’s opinion of a product’s value.
Some examples of differential pricing are
Ladies’ night, senior discounts, and children’s menus.
A national buying group is useful for which type of operation?
Large chain
Maintaining quality standards for purchasing can be achieved by
Meeting the operation’s standards for each item or service when purchasing.
Manufacturers use rebates as a selling point in order to introduce new products and
Enhance awareness of existing products.
If the forecast number of customers for next week is 350 and about 8% of customers usually order the steak entrée, about how many steak entrées should be purchased next week?
28
Which information should be included in a vendor’s handbook?
Policies and procedures that must be followed when purchasing decisions are made
In the restaurant and foodservice industry, the price of which item is subject to government price control?
Alcoholic beverages
If 130 customers order chicken, 100 order fish and chips, and 120 order burgers, what is the popularity index of the burgers?
0.34
An agreement made between two or more parties is called a
Contract.
In a free market situation, the parties who determine the prices for products are the
Vendor and the Buyer
A qualified buyer is best defined as a
Individual with purchasing authority.
When purchasing products, the order point or reorder point is the
Number of units that should be on hand when placing an order.
Some operations combine concerns and policies about purchasing ethics into a
Statement of business conduct.
The required characteristics of a particular product or service are known as
Product Specifications
A Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan is
A system that can be used to control risks and hazards throughout the food supply process.
Hastening the delivery of products that have been ordered but NOT yet received is known as
Expediting.
Money or other gifts received by an individual in return for purchasing from a specific vendor are called
Kickback
Which is a benefit of using alternative purchasing sources?
Reduced per-unit costs are often available with increased purchase volume.