It is the art and science of preparing, planning, cooking, and serving of quality meals in large quantities.

• Meal Planning
• Food Delivery
• Restaurant Management
• Food service

A system is an _____ of interdependent parts working together for a common goal. The interdependent parts of a system are known as subsystems. The three major subsystems are operation, management and information subsystems

• system
• network
• umbrella

• framework

It includes the raw material and energy from the environment that are transformed by the system.

• Outputs
• Inputs
• Processes
• Feedbacks

It refers to the processes used by the system to transform raw materials and/or energy from the environment into usable products or services.

• Resource allocation
• Input

• Output

• Throughput

It means the product or service that came from the system's throughput.

• Outcome
• Throughput
• Output
• Input

It is the information on the success and/or failure of aspects of data or energy processing. Such information is used for evaluation and monitoring of the system to guide it to more effective performance.

• Data analysis
• Feedback
• Performance metrics
• System architecture

This is the process of buying food supplies needed for the food service operation.

• Distribution
• Food Preparation
• Inventory Management
• Purchasing

This is a part of food service operation involving the inspection of the materials delivered or the items ordered. The receiving and inspection is usually done by the receiving clerk.

• Menu planning and design
• Quality control of kitchen staff
• Receiving

• Preparation of food items

This type has been used traditionally over the years. Food is prepared "in a kitchen in the same facility where the meals are served and held a short time, either hot or cold, until serving time"

• ready-prepared

• Frozen meal preparation
• commissary

• Conventional

This type is also known as the central production kitchen. This type "is described a large, central production kitchen with centralized food purchasing and delivery of prepared foods to service (satellite) units located in separate, remote areas for final preparation and service"

• Commissary

• Conventional

• Ready-prepared

• Catering service