Legendary management guru, Kaoru Ishikawa, revolutionized operational efficiency with his famous Fishbone Diagram illustrating how business owners can easily identify and resolve complex business problems. Sounds fishy, right? Business owners have their heads down right now, focusing on day-to-day operations. We get it. No one has hours to spend reading up on how to identify … Read more
Last month we added a new Outbound Load Sales Order calculation program called _OBHED11 to our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software. This program scans through the lines of the Sales Order specified. For each line, it determines if the item is a Misc. Stock item. For those which are not Misc., it multiplies the … Read more
Shout Out to Shawn Brenn of Brenn-B Farms On February 14, 2025, CBC News published, “Tariffs, Greenbelt and food security: Farmers share what’s important to them as Ontario election nears” featuring Shawn Brenn, owner of Brenn-B Farms and chair of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. In the article, Shawn expresses fears produce prices … Read more
Yes it can! We’ve been testing this new PICS function for several months and we are pleased to report PICS now has the ability to integrate with iTrade for sales to Loblaw, Sobeys, Sysco and other retailers. PICS can automatically import the sales (EDI 850), and allows the sending of acknowledgements (EDI 855), Advanced Ship … Read more
PICS is the ONLY fresh produce specific software created, sold and supported in Canada. Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) is a powerful and complete software package that keeps up with changes in the fresh produce industry AND your business. We care about your business. February’s PICS Software for Fresh Produce Improvements: If you’re new to … Read more
You bet! (Pardon the pun) The PICS 3.0 “wildcard” search feature allows a user to search for a specific word within the contents of text in a field. Using the following scenario, here are the steps. We want to obtain a list of all stock items that have the word ‘salad’ in their description: Bring … Read more
GrubMarket Doing Its Part to Help Support California After Catastrophic Wildfires “GrubMarket, an artificial intelligence-powered technology enabler that seeks to digitally transform the American food supply chain, has announced its Sustainable California initiative will support the Los Angeles area with environmental restoration from the recent catastrophic wildfires and help California farmers improve the efficiency and … Read more
The First Way Technology Can Make Your Fresh Produce Business More Successful: Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software can help you streamline business functions, improve profitability, reduce errors, and increase user happiness. Request your free business consultation and demo with F. Charles Waud, General Manager of WaudWare to discover how PICS can help you do … Read more
The Technology Adoption Life Cycle (aka the Innovation Adoption Curve) illustrates how new ideas, technologies, or products are adopted by people in their professional and personal lives. Visualized as a bell curve, it’s divided into five categories: Innovators represent 2.5%: are known for being risk-takers, tech enthusiasts, and visionaries who are the first to adopt … Read more
Bill C-280 Has Passed Third Reading Great news! On Tuesday, December 10th, Bill C-280, Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act was passed at Third Reading in the Senate and is now waiting Royal Assent to become law. As you know, Bill C-280 establishes a critical financial protection mechanism, a deemed trust, for … Read more
Have you heard the term “enterprise resource planning” software? Enterprise Resource Planning software, like Produce Inventory Control System (PICS), refers to software solutions designed to handle the complex needs of organizations large and small, established or just starting out. Where do you fit in? Managing traceability, accounting, and inventory in one software application like PICS, … Read more
Holiday Hours at WaudWare For Christmas 2024, we will be closing at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 24th and re-opening at 8:00 am on Friday, December 27th. For New Year’s Eve/Day, we will be closing at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 31st and re-opening at 8:00 am on Thursday, January 2, 2025. As always, we … Read more
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Book Your Free DemoWaudWare is continually working to ensure PICS meets the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) created by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) latest Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) regulations which demand importers of food maintain accurate traceability and third party/auditor certification information.
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