Module 9 Part 1 Flashcards
What is food production?
The transformation of raw or processed foods into an acceptable finished product.
Food production involves what type of activities?
Interrelated activities.
What is forecasting in food production?
A guide to future demands.
What is production planning?
The process of planning when to produce foods, how much, where, when, and where it will be needed.
What is a cost control measure in kitchen production?
Use of leftover food.
What is a recipe?
A form of communicating what materials are needed, what and how it will be done.
What does a production schedule involve?
Scheduling of actual cooking of the menu items.
What is portion control?
Delivering accurate nutrition and control of cost.
What is ingredient substitution?
A cost control strategy to maximize available resources.
Enumerate the 7 tools and strategies for food production management.
- Forecasting
- Production Planning
- Use of Left Over Food
- Recipes
- Production Schedule
- Portion Control
- Ingredient Substitution
What factors influence forecasting in food service?
Gut feel, interpretation of recorded events, utilization, anticipated events.
True or False: Forecasting in food service is an exact science that requires no interpretation.
FALSE! Forecasting in food service is NOT an exact science.
Complete the statement: Forecasting: A ______ of food _____ for a _____ or other specific period of time.
prediction; needs; day.
What are 3 reasons why operations need forecasting?
- Aid to purchasing
- Aids production planning
- Avoids the cost of overproduction and underproduction.
What data is used in forecasting?
- Historical data (weather, events, amount sold in the past)
- Popularity index
- Food eating trends
- Some food services: normal, attendance, airline reservations, patient census, occupancy projections.
What does attendance refer to in forecasting?
Data in forecasting: usual count (i.e. events, ticks in commercial restaurants).
What does airline reservations refer to in forecasting?
Data in forecasting: From bookings, more objective.
What does patient census refer to in forecasting?
Data in forecasting: for the hospital, short-stay or long-term stay.
What does occupancy projections refer to in forecasting?
Data in forecasting: for lodging.
What are the components of production planning?
The process of planning when to produce foods, how much, when, and where it will be needed.
What are the 5 general considerations in production planning?
- Decide what to be produced and when
- Check if materials for production are on hand
- Plan on the proper time for the production of different food items
- Adequacy of labor (number and skills) and equipment
- Consider service of produced food.
Enumerate the 3 types of production planning.
- Laissez Faire Method
- Production Sheet Method
- Ingredient Room Method.
What is the Laissez Faire Method in production planning?
Management gives the guidelines, and the employees do the actual production planning.
What is the Production Sheet Method in production planning?
Management plans production and communicates it through the food production sheet.