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Purchasing Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry

For more than a decade, Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry has set the standard for how the principles and practice of purchasing have been taught at universities, colleges, and culinary schools. Now, in its Fifth Edition, this cornerstone volume has been revised to address the latest technological tools used in the industry today.

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  • ""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"--"
  • "This book contains essential information from a manager's perspective - revised for today's industry. Within any hospitality business, the purchasing function underlies every aspect of the operation. Even if they are not purchasing agents, hospitality managers must have a firm grasp of purchasing principles in order to run a successful operation. "Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry, Seventh Edition" offers a revised and updated edition of the foundational resource for this crucial area.The Seventh Edition of this classic book features: In-depth coverage throughout of the latest purchasing technology applications; the most current standards and trends in all areas of purchasing: food, furniture, fixtures, and equipment; discussions and interviews with industry executives on how purchasing affects their business; and a new full-color interior design filled with vibrant color photographs Questions, problems, experiential exercises, glossary, Web site links, and other practical features. The Seventh Edition covers not only the latest purchasing techniques and practices, but also provides comprehensive coverage of the timeless principles of this essential topic. From the first steps of selection, to receiving, storing, and managing goods and services, "Purchasing, Seventh Edition" is essential reading for anyone starting or developing a career in hospitality management."
  • "For more than a decade, Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry has set the standard for how the principles and practice of purchasing have been taught at universities, colleges, and culinary schools. Now, in its Fifth Edition, this cornerstone volume has been revised to address the latest technological tools used in the industry today."@en
  • "Within any hospitality business, the purchasing function underlies every aspect of the operation. Even if they are not purchasing agents, hospitality managers must have a firm grasp of purchasing principles in order to run a successful operation. This work offers a foundational resource for this crucial area."@en
  • "Fully updated to keep pace with a rapidly changing technological environmentThe swift-moving technology revolution continues to transform the practices and procedures involved in purchasing for the hospitality industry, even as essential principles remain unchanged."@en

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