a ISBN 978-04-70290460-

a ISBN 0-470-290463-

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number TX911.3.P8

b Item number F45 2012

a Dewey Classification 647.95068/7

a Personal name Feinstein, Andrew Hale.

a Title Purchasing :

b Remainder of title selection and procurement for the hospitality industry /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Andrew Hale Feinstein and John M. Stefanelli.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Hoboken, N.J. :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Wiley,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc c2012.

a Extent xv, 688 p. :

b Other physical details ill. (some col.), col. map ;

c Dimensions 29 cm.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.

a Formatted contents note The concepts of selection and procurement -- Technology applications in purchasing -- Distribution systems -- Forces affecting the distribution system -- An overview of the purchasing function -- The organization and administration of purchasing -- The buyer's relations with other company personnel -- The purchase specification: an overall view -- The optimal amount -- The optimal price -- The optimal payment policy -- The optimal supplier -- Typical ordering procedures -- Typical receiving procedures -- Typical storage management procedures-- Security in the purchasing function -- Fresh produce -- Processed produce and other grocery items -- Dairy products-- Eggs -- Poultry -- Fish -- Meat -- Beverages -- Nonfood expense items -- Services -- Furniture, fixtures, and equipment.

a Summary, etc "Hospitality professionals will find that this eighth edition balances purchasing activities with product and information from a management perspective. Each chapter has been revised so that the most current concepts available are presented along with even more in-depth coverage of hospitality purchasing. Numerous examples, questions, and exercises are included to reinforce new concepts. In order to reflect changes in the field, technology applications in the purchasing function are discussed throughout. New, revised, and updated illustrations and photographs of concepts, companies, and products relating to the purchasing function have also been included to give hospitality professionals a better understanding of the field"--

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hospitality industry

a Personal name Stefanelli, John M.