Title: Describe the importance of product specifications.
Course: Culinary Arts I (16052-I) > Section: Exploring the Purchasing and Receiving of Goods

Description should include

- a definition of product specifications--a detailed description of a product or service that an operation wants to buy
- the uses and importance of product specifications
- the reasons product specifications must be complete and clear.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What are the benefits of setting and following product specifications?
- What are the disadvantages of setting product specifications that are too rigid?

Communication

- Why are product specifications needed in a food service operation?
- What are the components of a product specification?
- How do food service operations communicate product specifications to purveyors?

Leadership

- How can problems with product specifications be detected?

Management

- How are product specifications developed?