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How Can Software Help Fresh Produce Sellers and Buyers?

Robust and reliable software can help fresh produce sellers and buyers improve communications, effectively manage buyer expectations, improve operational performance, and increase profitability – all at the same time! Fresh Produce Software That Does It All! Software systems like PICS that track the date packed, best before and expiry date of a lot of fresh … Read more

How Can PICS Software Improve My Fresh Produce Business?

Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software helps fresh produce businesses deal with the complexities people simply don’t have time for any more. For example, keeping track of where every lot of produce came from and where it goes (aka track and trace) takes a lot of effort if it’s being recorded manually. This gets even … Read more

Can PICS Handle Prepaid/Advance Payments or Fees?

Yes, PICS can! In the event that you ‘Prepaid’ and/or sent an Advance dollar amount to a supplier, you will want to record this in PICS. Here is a typical scenario: You’ve ordered product from a supplier and they request an advance of monies prior to them shipping the product. In our example below, we … Read more

How Do I Set Up and Maintain Prices in PICS?

PICS has 20 standard price levels and a multitude of screens/routines to set up and maintain prices throughout the system. Prices can be set at the stock item level, customer level, and/or customer/stock item level. Further, the changing of prices can be done through routines within PICS; thereby reducing the amount of data entry tremendously. The set … Read more

We’ve Added a NEW! Lot Chooser Option in PICS

Ever wish you could speed up the process for allocating lots? Check out our new Lot Chooser option for your Sales Orders. This new feature allows your users to enter a Sales Order AND select the lot(s) they wish to ship at the same time. One of the benefits of enabling this feature is decreased … Read more

Are You Spending Too Much Time on Accounts Receivable Collections?

There’s a solution for that! The AR Collections CodeRunner script in PICS can send an EmFx email or fax for AR Vouchers which are either (a) approaching the due date or (b) past the due date. How great is that! This routine compares the AR Voucher’s Due Date with the system date when it runs. … Read more

PICS in a Box Security

Sadly, in the past 2-3 years we have had far too many opportunities to help customers recover from Ransomware and other nasty problems due to Internet usage. Most of our customers feel that the PICS in a Box appliance is one of the most important “pieces of equipment” their business uses. They want it to … Read more

Can PICS Help My Business Manage Exchange Rates?

There is a CodeRunner script that can automatically update the exchange rate in PICS. This feature will help you manage the affects of fluctuating exchange rates, i.e. due to COVID-19. You can learn more by pressing F1 in PICS and searching for “Exchange Rates” or contacting us. We’re here to help!

How Can I Achieve Lot Control in PICS?

Lot Control with Automatic Traceability is Possible with PICS… Step 1: Watch this PICS Video. It shows what running lot control – complete with work orders – is all about. Step 2: Implement Lot Control. This involves switching on a flag in the Stock Items you plan to track (likely all of them). Press F1 … Read more

How Can I Manage Paperwork in PICS?

Using the Attachments feature in our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software is an efficient way to streamline your operation and minimize disruptions. “Attach” Food Safety and/or NAFTA/USMCA certifications to Vendors, as well as all kinds of other documents to A/P Vouchers, A/R Receipts, Grower’s Pay, Sales Orders and Purchase Orders and more. Further, you … Read more

What 3rd Party Software Does WaudWare Use?

3rd Party Software We Use and Recommend We’re often asked for recommendations on 3rd party software. Over the next few months we’ll be blogging about our favourites and the software we use at WaudWare and recommend. Adobe Acrobat Reader – https://get.adobe.com/reader/ Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software is the free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, … Read more

How To Make PICS Screens Larger and Easier to Read!

Every once in a while, we’re asked how to make Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software larger and easier to read. The new version of PICS will be larger by default, and will be stretchable, so it can get really big. However it is not quite finished. In the meantime, for the existing version of … Read more

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