In the July 2016 issue of Produce Business magazine, the reality that “mobile technology and hand-held devices will bring transactions and traceability into real-time” was reported on by Bob Johnson. WaudWare president, F. Charles Waud contributed to the article and offered these comments: “Software can help produce companies obtain accurate information on what has been … Read more
In its final report, The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) said, “Many countries are trying to sort out how to ensure the future economic growth of their food systems while addressing climate change and responding to a litany of evolving consumer concerns. Such consumer issues include health, nutrition, food safety, sustainability, ethics, food security and … Read more
Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software effectively handles all the detailed day to day inventory needs of companies who sell or would like to sell more fresh fruits and vegetables locally and abroad. We are continually working to ensure PICS software meets the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) created by the U.S. … Read more
Published and Promoted by The Ontario Produce Marketing Association on August 9, 2016. Please help spread the word: Ontario Food Banks are always in need of food products, especially perishable items such as fresh produce. In support of our national mandate to increase produce consumption in Canada by 20% by the year 2020, growers should … Read more
On August 16, 2016, Challenge Advisory announced a project partnership with WaudWare Incorporated, a software development company specialising in business software for the fresh produce and distribution industries, as they confirmed their attendance at Sustainable Intensification 2016 in Rio de Janeiro 25-26th October 2016. Commenting on WaudWare’s involvement, head of Challenge Advisory’s Agri-Business, Dr. Aubrey Longmore noted: “Having discussed … Read more
There is a lot of hacking activity going on out there. We see examples of it quite often. If you allow outsiders to connect to your systems via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which many do, we’d recommend you set up rules in your firewall to only allow RDP connections from specific IP addresses. Further, if … Read more
Fresh Produce Helping Friends It’s been more than a year since we started a helping hands program with Mike & Mike’s Organics to have a “long lasting” produce order delivered to Ste. Louise Outreach Centre of Peel. We are thrilled to see the program expand thanks to Wesley Jackson Professional Corporation, System Lifeline Inc. and … Read more
Strengthening Canada’s Food Safety System The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is committed to strengthening Canada’s world-class food safety system. This includes fully bringing into force the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) through new regulations—the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. The Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) became law in November 2012. Since then, … Read more
WaudWare’s Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Helps Produce Businesses Improve Performance! Does your current software package help you deal with the real world complexities of managing fresh produce? If you’re a Wholesaler, Jobber, Distributor, Broker, Grower/Farmer, Shipper, Packer, in the business of distributing fruits and vegetables, herbs and spices, nuts and seeds, you should be … Read more
Despite tremendous progress, there is still much work to do. “Four years after the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) target date set by the Produce Marketing Association, United Fresh Produce Association, Canadian Produce Marketing Association and other industry leaders, the industry is still not close to 100 percent compliance when it comes to universal case labeling.” … Read more
Browse the latest updates and enhancements to WaudWare’s all in one – inventory, traceability and so much more – software written especially for the fresh produce industry. Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Software delivers complete inventory control, along with traceability, buying, selling, growing, production, brokerage, security and management information and optional components and plug-ins. Reliable … Read more
Yes! Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software provides the ability to “attach” electronic documents of various types to their PICS counterpart. For example, a scanned signature copy of a delivery document can be attached to the Sales Order and/or Invoice. We currently support A/P Vouchers, A/R Receipts, Grower’s Pay, Sales Orders and Purchase Orders (Header … Read more
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