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Chapter 2Technology Applications in Purchasing
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How Has Technology Changed the Way we
Select and Procure Products?
How do companies currently use technology to select and procure products?What are their interests in using technology to streamline purchasing?What are their concerns about this evolvement?
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Distributor Technology
Customer DatabasesOrdering SystemsGlobal Positioning Systems (GPS)Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
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Buyer TechnologyFax MachinePersonal ComputersComputerized Point-of-Sale Systems (POS)Bar Code ReaderComputer Software– Product Identification & Specification– Product Ordering– Inventory-Tracking & Storage Management
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Historical Perspective
Pencil and PaperFax MachinePersonal ComputerPoint of Sale SystemsBar Code ReaderEFREDIASP
The Web
The Internet Model
Every machine transparently connected to
every other
Outside World
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Uses of the Internet in Foodservice Purchasing
EmailNewsgroupsProprietary Networks
– VANs– On-line ordering systems
Web– E-marketplaces
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Examples of E-Marketplaces andE-Enablers used in Hospitality Operations
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Instructor: Add examples of current websites
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Copyright ©2008 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
