IV B Procurement, production, distribution and service Flashcards
profit center (purchasing department)
assigned both expense and revenue responsibilities (cafeteria)
procurement
function of acquiring material for production
cost center
manage expenses, but do not generate revenue (patient)
can-cutting**
request SAMPLES from vendors, OPEN CANS, COMPARE QUALITIES
purchasing: informal, open-market***
SMALL AMOUNT is needed QUICKLY (buyer gets quote, contact made, place order after considering price/quality/delivery)
purchasing: bid buying is AKA***
formal, competitive buying
purchasing: bid buying***
WRITTEN SPECIFICATIONS to vendors who submit a price; PLACE ORDER WITH LOWEST BID (PRICE)
a bid is aka**
contract! (BID….contract)
purchasing: future contracts
purchase goods at a specific price to be shipped later
purchasing: prime vending
use SINGLE vendor for MAJORITY of purchases
purchasing: centralized purchasing*****
personnel in ONE OFFICE (ONE hospital) DOES ALL PURCHASING for ALL UNITS in that organization
purchasing: group or co-op purchasing***
UNION OF SEPARATE UNITS (ex: multiple hospitals) for LARGE VOLUME purchasing! (save $$$)
just-in-time (JIT) purchasing***
purchase AS NEEDED for IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION, NOT STORING OR RECORDING IN INVENTORY (ex: use products from the morning to serve for lunch)
in JIT purchasing, do you place it in the inventory for a short period of time before use?***
NO - DO NOT PUT IN INVENTORY
purchase order or requisition
written record of items ordered with quantities
standing orders
no need to call in weekly or daily orders (???)
free-on-board (FOB)
products delivered with all transport charges paid
TECHNICAL product specifications**
TEST RESULTS, also GRADED FOOD PRODUCTS
APPROVED BRAND product specifications**
BRAND NAME or label
PERFORMANCE product specifications**
FUNCTIONING CHARACTERISTICS of the product (ex: pH level of detergents)
formularies***
descriptions of APPROVED PRODUCTS that an ORGANIZATION would like ALL PERSONNEL TO USE (ex: CC TF formulary is all Nestle products)
benefits of formularies?***
1) get VOLUME DISCOUNTS
2) STANDARDIZES usage
what is collusion?***
DECLINE GIFTS & FAVORS that would compromise ability to make OBJECTIVE PURCHASING DECISIONS
can you keep an item from a vendor with the intention to use it as an employee prize?***
NO - DO NOT TAKE OR KEEP THE ITEM
who is a food broker?***
does NOT own products; CONNECTS BUYERS WITH SELLERS
EP***
portion size x # servings
AP formula***
AP = EP / yield (decimal)
yield = ? **
100 - shrinkage
shrinkage is AKA***
waste = loss = shrinkage
how to determine EP portions***
1) % shrinkage X AP = amount lost in cooking
2) AP - amount lost in cooking = EP
3) EP / portion size = # portions able to be served
when determining EP portions through an equation, you should: **
A) round up
B) round down
C) round up if .5 or more, down if <.5
EP portions - ALWAYS ROUND DOWN! (can’t make more than you have, can’t serve a 1/2 portion to someone)
economic order quantity (EOQ)***
approach to ordering staple or regularly stocked items
purpose of EOQ**
find quantity that MINIMIZES PURCHASING & INVENTORY COSTS, determines ORDER SIZE THAT IS MOST ECONOMICAL