NHM 373 Final Exam Study Guide
questions well answered 2025/2026
Market Form - correct answer ✔✔What relates to the alternative ways food products can be
purchased such as whole, diced, strips, nuggets, etc.?
Food Process Continuum - correct answer ✔✔Name the term for the forms of the food you are
purchasing either ingredients or ready to heat and serve.
Conventional, Centralized, Ready Prepared, Assembly Served - correct answer ✔✔What are the
types of foodservice systems?
When needs are determined. - correct answer ✔✔When does the purchasing process begin?
Value - correct answer ✔✔The relationship between the price paid and the quality of the
products.
Competitive Advantage - correct answer ✔✔A benefit an operation has that allows it to
generate greater revenues or retain more customers than its competition.
Decentralized purchasing - correct answer ✔✔Independent or single-unit operations, all or
most purchases are made by department heads or designated employee in the dept.
Centralized purchasing - correct answer ✔✔Large volume operations where most or all
purchases or made by a purchasing director.
, Technical, conceptual, interpersonal and other - correct answer ✔✔Skills required by a
purchasing agent.
Purchasing Process - correct answer ✔✔Identify product need, determine quality requirements,
determine quantity to purchase, identify vendor sources, select vendor for order, order
products, receive and store products, pay for product, evaluate purchasing process.
Distribution channel - correct answer ✔✔The organizations and individuals involved in the
process of making a product or service available to an organization.
Fresh produce, meat or fish - correct answer ✔✔What products are most difficult to establish
quality?
Conceptual - correct answer ✔✔What skill does a purchaser use most when determining how
to reduce costs without reducing quality?
Quality and cost - correct answer ✔✔What are the two main concerns for a make or buy menu
item?
It's intended use. - correct answer ✔✔What must purchasers know to determine the required
quality of a product?
Prevention cost, appraisal cost, internal failure and external failure cost. - correct answer
✔✔What are the 4 costs of quality?
Total Quality Management - correct answer ✔✔What is the pursuit of organization-wide
quality?
Quality Standards - correct answer ✔✔To identify and communicate the required product
characteristics and specifications to the operation's staff and vendors.
questions well answered 2025/2026
Market Form - correct answer ✔✔What relates to the alternative ways food products can be
purchased such as whole, diced, strips, nuggets, etc.?
Food Process Continuum - correct answer ✔✔Name the term for the forms of the food you are
purchasing either ingredients or ready to heat and serve.
Conventional, Centralized, Ready Prepared, Assembly Served - correct answer ✔✔What are the
types of foodservice systems?
When needs are determined. - correct answer ✔✔When does the purchasing process begin?
Value - correct answer ✔✔The relationship between the price paid and the quality of the
products.
Competitive Advantage - correct answer ✔✔A benefit an operation has that allows it to
generate greater revenues or retain more customers than its competition.
Decentralized purchasing - correct answer ✔✔Independent or single-unit operations, all or
most purchases are made by department heads or designated employee in the dept.
Centralized purchasing - correct answer ✔✔Large volume operations where most or all
purchases or made by a purchasing director.
, Technical, conceptual, interpersonal and other - correct answer ✔✔Skills required by a
purchasing agent.
Purchasing Process - correct answer ✔✔Identify product need, determine quality requirements,
determine quantity to purchase, identify vendor sources, select vendor for order, order
products, receive and store products, pay for product, evaluate purchasing process.
Distribution channel - correct answer ✔✔The organizations and individuals involved in the
process of making a product or service available to an organization.
Fresh produce, meat or fish - correct answer ✔✔What products are most difficult to establish
quality?
Conceptual - correct answer ✔✔What skill does a purchaser use most when determining how
to reduce costs without reducing quality?
Quality and cost - correct answer ✔✔What are the two main concerns for a make or buy menu
item?
It's intended use. - correct answer ✔✔What must purchasers know to determine the required
quality of a product?
Prevention cost, appraisal cost, internal failure and external failure cost. - correct answer
✔✔What are the 4 costs of quality?
Total Quality Management - correct answer ✔✔What is the pursuit of organization-wide
quality?
Quality Standards - correct answer ✔✔To identify and communicate the required product
characteristics and specifications to the operation's staff and vendors.
