CULA133 — Storeroom/Purchasing Operation
The student will learn about the storeroom operations of purchasing, receiving, storage, requisitioning and record keeping. Through lecture, demonstration and hands-on experience in the lab the students will learn product identification, packaging, seasonality and availability, freshness and the quality factors of maturity and ripeness, appropriate culinary uses, taste, texture and other selection points. The student will also be involved with the developing of stock and inventory control. They will learn about different ordering methods: bidding, phone quotes and contracts. (Prerequisites: MATH-012 or MATH-015 or satisfactory completion of the College's foundational studies requirement in computation, READ-092 or READ-095 or satisfactory completion of the College's foundational studies requirement in reading)