procurement1

Question 1

systemic exchange between seller and buyer to obtain goods/services, includes determining types products needed, making purchase, receiving/storing shipment, administering purchase contracts

Answer 1

procurement

Question 2

activity concerned with acquisition of products, food and nonfood

Answer 2

purchasing

Question 3

purchaser’s responsibilities?

Answer 3

assure products/services available when needed, keep supplier relationships good, using purchasing practices that yield best value, develop policies/procedures

Question 4

skillls of purchasing managers?

Answer 4

interpersonal, customer focus, decision making, negotiation, analytical, managing change, conflict resolution, prob solve, influence/persuasion, computer literacy

Question 5

this type of purchasing department expects manager to manage expenses while creating profit, assigned both revenue and expense responsibilities

Answer 5

profit centre

Question 6

purchasing department expect manager manage expenses but not gen. profit

Answer 6

cost centre

Question 7

examples of cost centre?

Answer 7

school, hospital

Question 8

medium thru which transfer of ownership of product occurs from producer to consumer

Answer 8

market

Question 9

food processing and distribution system beginning with grower of raw products, ending at consumption

Answer 9

marketing channel

Question 10

examples of wholesalers/brokers?

Answer 10

Costco, superstore

Question 11

examples when distributors not needed?

Answer 11

manufacturer rep instead, like President’s Choice

Question 12

examples of suppliers?

Answer 12

SYSCO

Question 13

what are trends influencing purchasing decisions?

Answer 13

continuous quality improvement, technology, distributors changing product line, increased use of prepared food (reverse now), local and sustainable, tapas

Question 14

what does Canadian federal or provincial inspection stamp signify?

Answer 14

doesn’t mean the product is Canadian, just mean it has been inspected and approved at Canadian plant

Question 15

product selection techniques?

Answer 15

value analysis, make or buy

Question 16

what is value analysis?

Answer 16

methodical investigation of all comps of an existing product or service w/ the goal of discovering and eliminating unnecessary costs without interfering with the effectiveness of the product or service

Question 17

___ relates to intended use of product or service

Answer 17

quality

Question 18

example of value analysis?

Answer 18

broccoli: look at product itself, reduce cost, maintain intended use (know other forms of product and compare)

Question 19

value analysis testing of food products?

Answer 19

canned food test to ensure best net weight obtained after liquid is drained (count, uniformity, quality), fruit veg test to ensure best wt/count received for money

Question 20

what is make or buy?

Answer 20

raw ingredients, purchase some ingredients then assemble, or purchase complete item?

Question 21

decision factors for make or buy?

Answer 21

quality, quantity, service, equipment, labour, time, inventory (storage space), cost

Question 22

detailed description of product or statment understood by buyers/suppliers of required quality of products including allowable limits of tolerance

Answer 22

specifications

Question 23

types of specs?

Answer 23

technical, approved brand, performance

Question 24

what are technical specs?

Answer 24

indicates quality by objective and impartial test results, food products purchased by onsite ops, GRADED foods for which standards exist, equipment measured by gauges, cleaning agents measured by chem tests

Question 25

what are approved brand?

Answer 25

indicates quality by specifying brand name/label; like Heinz, Pepsi (brand name, brand loyalty)

Question 26

approved brand specs used by:

Answer 26

smaller op where chef is responsible for purchasing

Question 27

what is performance spec?

Answer 27

indicates quality by functioning characteristics of product (equipment, disposable paper/plastic, detergents)

Question 28

example of performance specs for kitchen scale?

Answer 28

min/max tolerable weight

Question 29

ex. of performance specs for dishwasher?

Answer 29

dishes to be washed per minute

Question 30

specs need to be:

Answer 30

concise, realistic, easy to understnad

Question 31

specs need include:

Answer 31

name of product, grade/brand, capacity of container, unit on which price is quoted, count per container/approx. # per pound

Question 32

specs for frozen foods:

Answer 32

temp rqt, packaging

Question 33

specs for meat:

Answer 33

grade, weight