2. 1 Chapter 2 Technology Applications in Purchasing

3. 2 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?

4. 3 Distributor Technology Customer Databases Ordering Systems Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

5. 4 Buyer Technology Fax Machine Personal Computers Computerized Point-of-Sale Systems (POS) Bar Code Reader Computer Software –Product Identification & Specification –Product Ordering –Inventory-Tracking & Storage Management

6. 5 Historical Perspective Pencil and Paper Fax Machine Personal Computer Point of Sale Systems Bar Code Reader EFR EDI ASP

7. The Web

8. The Internet Model Every machine transparently connected to every other Outside World

9. 8 Uses of the Internet in Foodservice Purchasing Email Newsgroups Proprietary Networks –VANs –On-line ordering systems Web –E-marketplaces

10. 9 Examples of E-Marketplaces and E-Enablers used in Hospitality Operations

11. 10 Instructor: Add examples of current websites

12. 11 Copyright ©2008 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.