What is shrinkage?
It is when you have inventory but lose part of it due to theft, spoilage, breakage, waste, or errors.
What is invoice receiving?
The process of comparing the delivery invoice to the purchase order and the shipment to verify that the correct items, quantities, and prices were delivered.
What are the procedures that a receiving clerk should perform when receiving food?
Check the purchase order, inspect the delivery truck, examine product quantity and quality, verify temperatures, check for damage or contamination, sign the invoice only after verifying accuracy, and store items promptly.
What should a receiving clerk look for when checking food quality and safety?
On what foods should temperature checks be performed when receiving products?
What must be delivered with shellfish and how long should it be kept?
What is the FIFO method of storage?
At what temperature should TCS foods be stored?
What is the top-to-bottom order for ready-to-eat foods and raw protein foods?
TCS food must be marked with a use-by date that is no more than how many days?
Which fruits and vegetables do not need to be refrigerated?
Why is it important to keep inventory levels low?
What is physical inventory?
What is perpetual inventory?
Understand the ABC inventory method and the percentages of inventory and cost each category makes up.
Know how to calculate the cost of goods sold using beginning and ending inventory costs.
Know how to calculate the inventory turnover rate.
What is a requisition form and when is it used?
What is an ingredient room and what are the advantages?
What is Mise en place?
What is batch cooking?
What is forecasting?
What is the most important factor in sales forecasting?
Know how to calculate the 5-day moving average.
