Ch 9.2 - Receiving & Storage Equipment

invoice

a bill from a supplier for providing goods or services

receiving record

a numbered record of everything that was received at a business during one day

dolly

a small platform on wheels used for moving heavy objects

thermometer

a tool used to measure temperature

platform scale

device on a platform of a receiving area, used for weighing bulky and heavy packages.

purchase order

document asking supplier to ship food or supplies at a predetermined price

freezer

for long term storage at tems of 0 degrees or below

reach-in refrigerator

one, two or three door refrigerators with sliding shelves

walk-in refrigerator

refrigerated rooms that store food

Roll in refrigerator

refrigerators that have a rolling rack of sheet pans that can be rolled up into the unit

counter scale

scale that is placed on the counter to weigh boxes in the receiving area

lowboy refrigerator

shorter refrigerator for products used most often and top is used as counter space or service station

storage containers

small durable plastic containers for smaller quantities of food

storage bins

smaller plastic storage units that store dry goods, often on wheels

portion scale

type of spring scale used to determine the weight of food, such as grains or cuts of meat

shelving unit

used to store various dry goods that do not need to be kept cold