Managing Inventory Control and Procurement

The Managing Procurement and Inventory Control Circle is Completed

As you read this chapter you may have thought, "I think I already learned something about this!", and you would be correct. The entire procurement process flows from one aspect of the foodservice operation to another and then back or around again. Inventory control underlies the entire process. The overall lesson is to understand that managing and controlling inventory, purchasing, buying, ordering, receiving, storage and everything in between is critical to controlling costs in any foodservice operation.