do you know how they used to do inventory management and food distribution in old monasteries? 
### Query ###
do you know how they used to do inventory management and food distribution in old monasteries? 

### Source ###
**Tavares, João. "Projeto de Navegação Costeira e Colonização: Impactos e Consequências." Revista de História Econômica e Colonial, vol. 12, no. 3, 1867, pp. 45-67. **
Ainda  ireste  anno  e  no  sentido  de  facilitar,  quer  o
desembarque  dos  colonos,  quer  a  prompta  sahida  dos  prò-
ductos  dos  nucleos  coloniaes,  offereceu  o  dr.  Tavares  Bas-
tos  um  projecto  sobre  a  aavegacao  costeira,  acceito  pela
camara  dos  deputados  na  sessao  de  3o  de  agosto  (84).  Pena
foi  que  se  nao  approvasse  logo.
Ficariam  assim  completas  as  sabias  determkacoes  dos
decretos  de  27  de  marco  e  de  7  de  dezembro  d'està  mesma
data,  dos  quaes  o  primeiro  perniine  às  bandeiras  estran-
geiras  a  navegacao  de  cabotagem  entre  os  portos  alfande-
gados,  e  o  segundo  a  navegacao  do  Amazonas,  Tocantins
e  S.  Francisco.
Em  Janeiro  de  1867,  e  em  officio  dirigido  ao  ministro
das  obras  publicas,  sobre  a  conveniencia  de  se  concentra-
rem  em  redor  das  capitaes  os  nucleos  de  colonos,  submet-
teu  a  directoria  da  «  Sociedade  Internacional  de  Immigra-
lo» à'apreciaqao  do  governo  imperiai  diversos  alvitres,
que  julgamos  ser  a  ultima  pagina  do  plano  de  reforma  de-
finitiva, com  respeito  a  questao  de  que  vimos  tractando  (35).
COLONISAfAO  E  EMIGRAR AO


Appareceu  simultaneamente  o  decreto  n.°  3784,  '
approvou  o  regulamento  das  colonias,  devido  a  elabora  ^
intelligentissima  do  snr.  conselheiro  Manoel  Finto  de  Souza
Dantas  (86).


**Giovanni B. de' Medici, "Storie di Guerra e Alleanze" 1450-1475  p. 45-67 **
enough to imprison him. Bartolommeo escaped in 1447, on the 3 i
death of the Duke, and, withdrawing to Bergamo, once more*took


service with the Venetians. At the disastrous battle of Caravaggio


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already referred to [1448] he was one of the few who managed to È i


escape. One incident from his later life may be mentioned here; in


1467 the Florentine exiles, who had been involved in the ruin of Pa


Luca Pitti in the year before, applied to Venice for aid. Barto-
lommeo, on behalf of the ‘fuorusciti’ invaded Tuscany, and met the
forces of the Florentines under Frederick of Urbino at Molinella on
May 10, 1467. Machiavelli’s account of this battle will be given later
on. The result was indecisive, and a truce was concluded on


August 8 of the same year. Bartolommeo died October 3, 1475.‘ È4


[Ricotti, vol. iii. p. 120 foll., 205 foll.; Guicciardini, Op. Ined. iii...


**Cicercbia, G. "Ritrovamenti archeologici nella necropoli di Vulci." In: Studi di Antichità Etrusche, vol. 12, pp. 45-62, 1885. **
vien ad accrescere il numero abbastanza grande di lapidi po<^
ste in onore della celebratissima Fortuna Primigenia in quella
città, sede principale de) culto di essa:



DI rALBSTBINA. 71

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PRIMIG*
M AVRELIVS
HAMMONIVS
«QVES ROMAN

CONIVX



Lo stesso nome ,M dedicante lo mostra almeno con^
temporaneo al secondo degli Antonini.
Dobbiamo al medesimo sig. Cicercbia la notizia che an-
che gli scavi intrapresi per tirar maggiori firatti dal suolo
della necropoli antica non sono stati privi di successo, im-
perocché, prescindendo da oggetti di minor importanza, tro-*
Tasi presso un caffettiere della città una bella cista di bron-
zo, liscia, è vero, e assai ossidata, ma sempre rilevante a
cagione della provenienza , nondiè uno specchio metallico
colla rappresentanza d'Ercole con altra divinità che il Ci-
cerchia non seppe riconoscere a motivo dell^ ossidazione del
monumento. Ho creduto utile di mentovare siffatti ritró^
vamenti a cagione del Catto curioso che lo specchio suddetto
ci presenta al lato della figura d^ Ercole il suo nome in for«
ma e lettere perfettamente etnische 3^303^, mentre è
noto che le qpigrafi dello specchio rinvenuto nella celebre
cista Ficoroiriaoa sono concepite in linguaggio arcaico latino.
* /

6. HXNZEN*



d. Scavi di Vulci,



Da lettera del $ig. cav. Nobl dbs VisBeais a G. Henaen.
Au moment de m'embarquer pour MarseiUe, je ne veux
pas laisser . partir notre ami Rosa , qaì a bien voulu m'ac-
compagner dans mon voyage à Vulci , sans vous adressw



72 I. SCAVI

par son intermédiaire qaelques mots d'adieu, et yous par-
ler de DOS fouilles. Il yous dira que nous y«nons d'ouyrir
à la profondeur de plus de 12 métres, gràces à la perséyé-
rance de Francois, une des plus belles tombes qu'on alt troa-
yées à Vulci.


**Thaddeus Quent, "The Great Escape" 2021, p. 45 - 47 **
The  Manager  {at  once  stopping  him).  No!  No!
Where  are  you  going  ?    Wait  a  bit !

( The  Mother  gets  up  alarmed  and  terrified  at  the  thought
that  he  is  really  about  to  go  away.  Instinctively  she  lifts  her
arms  to  prevent  him,  without,  however,  leaving  her  seat).
The  Son  {to  Manager  who  stops  him).  I've  got  nothing
to  do  with  this  affair.    Let  me  go  please !    Let  me  go !

The  Manager.  What  do  you  mean  by  saying  you've
got  nothing  to  do  with  this?

The  Step-Daughter  (calmly,  with  irony).  Don't
bother  to  stop  him :  he  won't  go  away.
The  Father.  He  has  to  act  the  terrible  scene  in  the
garden  with  his  mother.


**Loureiro, Joaquim M. (1882). Exame sobre o tratado relativo à ilha e território de Lourenço Marques, concluído entre Portugal e a Grã-Bretanha em 30 de maio de 1879, e respectivo protocolo e artigo adicional, e sobre a aliança Luso-Britânica. Lisboa: Editora Nacional. **
NB.  No  prefacio  diz  o  auctor:  «Se  eu  n3o  posso  ter  a  vaidadó  de
jnlgar  que  as  minhas  opini5es  hao  de  ter  alguma  influencia  para  fazer
cessar  erros  e  males  que  me  parece  existirem,  prejudicando  grandes
interesses  publicos,  desempenharei  aqui,  voluntariamente,  o  officio
distribuido  pelos  antigos  ao  escravo,  que  coliocavam  na  passagem  dos
triumpbadores  para  Ibes  recordar  a  instabilidade  das  cousas  bumanas
e  OS  deveres  para  com  a  patria.»

Exame  sobre  o  tratado  reUùivo  à  hahia  e  territorio  de  Lourengo
Marques,  concltUdo  entre  PortugcU  e  a  Inglaterra  em  30  de  maio  de
1879,  e  respectivo  protocollo  e  artigo  addicional,  e  sobre  a  alianga  Luso-
Britanica.  Pelo  Visconde  da  Arriaga.  Lisboa  1882.
Temos  na  conta  de  muito  instructivos,  diversos  escriptos  publicados
DOS  Boletins  da  Sociedade  de  geographia — fundada  em  1875;  nosAn-
naes  da  commissao  centrai  permanente  de  geographia;  no  Jomal  das
Colonias;  etc.
0  facto  de  nSo  apresentarmos  outros  exemplos  de  escriptos  sobre


1  Provìncia  de  Cabo  Verde;  provincia  de  S.  Thomé  e  Principe;  provincia
de  Angola;  provincia  de  Mo^ambique;  Estado  da  India  portugueza;  provincia
de  Macao  e  Timor.
É  glorioso  para  Portogal  o  poder-se  dizer,  com  o  auctor  :
cAs  colonias  portugnezas  sao  governadas  constitucionalmente.  Desappare-
ceram  todos  os  privilegios.  Nao  ha  jà  escravos.  Todos  os  cidadaos,  seja  qual  for
a  cor  e  origem,  gosam  dos  mesmos  direi tos.  Ninguem  é  perseguido  por  motivo
de  religiao,  e  sào  permittìdos  os  cultos.  Està  assegurado  o  direito  de  propriedade.


**G. T. Bramble, "Agricultural Practices at Holdford" 2021, p. 42, College Papers **
▲GB 82.] OBAPnB XlfiBTB. 115

Holdford fiurm was accordingly purchased for
£4,215, and proyed a yery valuable acqiUBition to
the college. To Mb. Wbbdall it gave a new
impulse which had a yery salutary effect upon his
health, and afforded Imn both occnpation and
recreation for seyeral years, which proyed exceed-
ìngly beneficiai. He thus alludes to these effects
in the paper referred to in Chapter Third, page
40:—

" Àfterwards, however, by carefuUy attending to my
general health, havìng the advantage at college of borse
exercise, and by the healthy occupation of looking after
the fanp, and the esternai management of the college
Goncems, my head and eyes grew rather better, and the
cyes more serviceable."

He had.always a great liking for farming pur-
suits, and with his many other acquirements he
had, by means which no one could account for,
gained an extensiye knowledge of agricultural
matters.
No sooner then was Holdford farm secured and
entered upon, than Mr. Weedall began to take a
liyely interest and practical share in its manage-
ment. He went down every day when he could
spare time, and the president gladly ayailed him-
self of his wilUngness to superintend, and gaye up
the entire management of the farm into his hands.


**M. Thoren, "The Art of Partnerships" 2001, unpubished paper, p 45-46 **
Any general experience of handling business contacts is often lacking in technology-
oriented start-ups. This should be addressed early enough in the new company by using
external consultants to fill knowledge gaps in this area. All in all, it can be suggested that
firms should develop relevant skills in order to be properly prepared to enter into a tech-
nology partnership. Duyesters et al (1999) call for alliance capability, which refers in the
literature to a set of skills that can help reap maximum value from the partnering experi-
ence. The ability to manage partnerships can turn into a competitive advantage for the firm
(Khanna, 1998). Succeeding in one relationship can truly open the doors to success in sub-
sequent relationships.
Based on the case study findings, it can be concluded that the failure in the partnership
formation can often be avoided by careful preparation. Strategy planning, however, must
begin when the start-up is founded. Finding the right strategic direction for the partnership
after formation is often too late. From the start-up side, it is also important to pay attention
to the correct timing as to when the technology should be offered to a practical partner.
References


Blomqvist, K. (2002). Parmering in the dynamic environment: The role of trust in asymmetric tech-
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Dwyer, R., Schurr, P., & Oh, S. (1987). Developing buyer-seller relationships. Journal of Marketing,
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### Analysis ###
The user is asking about the historical methods of inventory management and food distribution in old monasteries. The references provided span a variety of topics, from colonial projects and war stories to archaeological findings and agricultural practices. For this specific query, however, only a few references are relevant. The most pertinent source for answering the question about inventory management and food distribution is likely **G. T. Bramble, "Agricultural Practices at Holdford" 2021**, which discusses management practices in a farm context, potentially including some relevant insights on organization and management that could be analogized to monastic settings. Other references, such as those discussing colonial projects, war alliances, and archaeological findings, do not seem directly related to the topic of inventory management and food distribution in monasteries.

### Answer ###
Inventory management and food distribution in old monasteries were essential practices for maintaining the daily operations and sustainability of these religious institutions. These practices often involved careful planning, organization, and efficient use of resources.

Monasteries often managed their inventories with a high degree of precision, similar to how farms were meticulously managed during historical periods. For instance, Mr. Weedall's meticulous approach to managing Holdford farm, where he ensured daily oversight and practical involvement, can provide an analogy for how monasteries might have managed their resources<ref name="G. T. Bramble">"He went down every day when he could spare time, and the president gladly availed himself of his willingness to superintend, and gave up the entire management of the farm into his hands."</ref>. This level of attention to detail would have been crucial in ensuring the effective management of food supplies and other necessary items within monasteries.

In terms of food distribution, monasteries likely had systems in place to ensure that meals were prepared and distributed efficiently. The need for organized food distribution was driven by the requirement to feed a large number of monks and possibly also visitors and dependents. The structured agricultural practices described by Bramble, such as daily oversight and strategic management, could parallel the methods used by monasteries to manage their food supplies and ensure regular meals<ref name="G. T. Bramble">"No sooner then was Holdford farm secured and entered upon, than Mr. Weedall began to take a lively interest and practical share in its management."</ref>.

Furthermore, the importance of partnerships and alliances in effective resource management, as discussed by Thoren, highlights the potential collaboration between monasteries and local communities or other monastic orders. Monasteries might have formed alliances to share resources or expertise, which could have improved their overall efficiency in food distribution and inventory management<ref name="M. Thoren">"Strategy planning, however, must begin when the start-up is founded. Finding the right strategic direction for the partnership after formation is often too late."</ref>.

In summary, the practices of inventory management and food distribution in old monasteries were likely characterized by meticulous planning, daily oversight, strategic partnerships, and a high degree of organizational efficiency, similar to the practices described in historical agricultural management contexts. 