Management of Food Service Systems I (6) - Purchasing PDF

Managements of Food Service Systems I (6) Purchasing Food purchasing plays an essential role in meeting customers’ needs and ensuring the success of the health care food service operation. The purchasing agent (or buyer) should be knowledgeable about:- product availability, tre...

Managements of Food Service Systems I (6) Purchasing Food purchasing plays an essential role in meeting customers’ needs and ensuring the success of the health care food service operation. The purchasing agent (or buyer) should be knowledgeable about:- product availability, trends directing customer expectations, the purchasing process, market conditions, Production demand, and purchasing methods.  is used throughout this chapter to describe the individual primarily responsible for acquiring food products, equipment, and services for a The term health care food service department. Buyer Buyers and department directors will be able to adapt:- The model to suit their individual needs. The buyer’s responsibilities and optimum qualifications needed to perform the functions of procurement are delineated  Group purchasing organizations Just-in-time purchasing Power- Purchasing strategies One-stop purchasing Prime vendor agreements  How vendors are selected Issues The buyer–vendor examined relationship in-depth Ethical issues  Continuous quality improvement (CQI) Technology Trends Influencing Purchasing Distributors’ changing product lines Decisions Changing role of distributors’ sales representatives  Transporting is a vital link from farm to table Food Marketing and Horizontal integration Wholesaling Processing Vertical integration As shown in Figure 1, The structure of a typical food distribution system, The food wholesaler (who buys and assembles the needed products) is the central figure in the distribution process.  Make or Buy Value Analysis Food products can be V = QP Food purchased in V represents value, Wholesaler Ready-to-eat Q represents quality, and or P represents price Ready-to-bake Procurement The process depends on a complex decision-making process that includes Process = determining (quality and quantity) standards for the facility; =specifying and ordering foods that meet those standards; and receiving, storing, and controlling the food supply inventory (Figure 2) Figure: 2. Procurement Process Buyer’s Responsibilities Buyer’s Qualifications