Operator Toolbox: Cost Control
Operator Tools in the Cost Control Category:
- 10 Creative Ways to Reduce Costs
- 11 More ways to Reduce Costs
- 3 Ways to Build Better Partnerships with Your Distributors
- 5 Steps of Effective Receiving Procedures
- 7 Fundamentals for Fighting High Prices and Soaring Costs
- Add Them Up: Crunching Numbers Yields Industry Insight
- Key Target Numbers for Running a Successful Restaurant
- Let’s Get Fiscal: Looking at the Other Side of Profitability
- Quick Ways To Save Money in Your Restaurant
- The ABCs of Succeeding in a Downturn Economy
5 Steps of Effective Receiving Procedures
One missing case on your shipment can cost you dearly, here are a few ways to avoid costly receiving errors........
- Count the products, and then verify that the counts correspond to the quantities on the PO and invoice.
- Weigh products that are purchased by weight (maybe not every product but at least on a spot basis, many companies though weigh every product they buy by weight).
- Inspect for quality, condition and consistency with your specifications.
- Verify that the prices charged on the invoice agree with the prices quoted on the PO.
- Resolve any problems and discrepancies immediately and use a credit memo to make any adjustments.
Source: Food Cost Fitness by Jim Laube used by permission
