What is Purchasing?

Question

Food Purchasing in a Hospitality Operation

Answer 1

buying thangs

Answer 2

Will come back to answer. More info please.

Most answers are correct. But.

Any way I will give it a try.

You mean Purchasing agent or Purchasing department.....

Large operation require, large amount of purchases, to keep it all on the par and keeping track of all the things is a big job and requires the help of lots of people. They are all part of the purchasing Department.

The people in purchasing have different functions and different responsibly.

The Purchasers are suppose to get best possible price for the same or equal or batter products.

In Hospitality operation within the purchasing there may be sub- sections,

Say Real Estate.

They acquire(purchase) raw land for developments.........

Food is very important in Hospitality Operation. Lots of money and items change hand over a short period of time every day.

Purchasing buys everything for 3 meals and lots of snacks for special happening thought the day and days after days.

They have to make sure every thing is delivered on time, so people do not starve.

Answer 3

Acquisition that is bought, as contrasted with an Exchange, Gift, or Inheritance. Generally the purchase price serves as the Original Cost Basis.

Answer 4

Purchasing - The activity of purchasing goods and services in exchange for money or the consideration of something of monetary value. Usually referred to in the sense of multiple transactions or the transaction processes of an organisational unit.

Answer 5

Purchasingh - buying: the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"

Answer 6

Buying things after making payments

Answer 7

buying the provision,perishble and non perishable iteamswhich come under the purshasing dept(store)

Answer 8

When you pay.