Produce Inventory Control System Blog

Is There a Simple Solution to the Milestone 7 Problem?

PTI Milestones include assigning GTIN numbers, providing GTIN information to buyers, showing human readable information on cases, encoding information in a barcode, reading/storing information on inbound cases, and reading/storing information on outbound bases. This last step is PTI Milestone 7. Large distribution centres may be challenged to scan each barcode label on each inbound and/or … Read more

Scam Alert!

Beware of this recent scam! Should you receive an email saying there’s a voice mail message waiting for you, and you can play it by clicking on the attachment – DON’T CLICK. This is a scam. If you open the voicemail.zip attachment you run the risk of installing software that will cause harm, spy on you, … Read more

Vendor Stock Table Improvements

Produce Inventory Control System software now included an added default label, vendor gtin and default qty on SU to the Vendor Stock table. These can now be set up and then brought forward when entering purchase order lines in PICS. Complete traceability software, productivity and profitability improvements, from the experts in innovation… WaudWare! Contact us … Read more

New Security Measures in Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Software

Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software for the fresh produce industry now includes enhancements to Purchase Order screens such that if the user doesn’t have security to see cost, the actual cost fields and the charges buttons will not be shown. There are lots of security measures built in to our PICS software system. When … Read more

Update on the Safe Food for Canadians Act

We continue to follow developments for the Safe Food for Canadians Act. “The Safe Food for Canadians Act focuses on three important areas: (1) Improved food safety oversight to better protect consumers; (2) Streamlined and strengthened legislative authorities, and (3) Enhanced international market opportunities for Canadian industry. 1. Improved food safety oversight to better protect … Read more

How’s the Java Rewrite Going for PICS?

That’s the question we’ve been asked a lot lately… thank you! Here’s an update on the Java rewrite for our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software that handles produce traceability from beginning (the field) to end (consumption). The Help file is complete. Let us know if you would like us to install it for you. … Read more

Should We Run PICS in the “Cloud”?

If you are considering running a produce traceability system, such as WaudWare’s Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software – or any software in the cloud – keep in mind the most often overlooked but critically important detail. We refer to it as “the weakest link in the chain”: your connection to the internet Software … Read more

OPMA’s 7th Annual Produce Industry Curling Bonspiel

With a crisp hint of winter in the air and the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials underway in Winnipeg for the 2014 Winter Olympics, OPMA is now looking for curlers for this year’s Bonspiel. This is the 7th Annual, and the event is shaping up to be another fun-filled day out on the ice! Come join … Read more

Reminder: 2013 Holiday Hours at WaudWare

All of us at WaudWare wish you the best, and hope you and your loved ones enjoy safe, happy and healthy Holidays …. For Christmas 2013, we will be closing at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, December 24th and re-opening at 8:00 am on Friday, December 27th. For New Years, we will be closing at 3:00 … Read more

Default Cost Charge for Vendors added to PICS

We have added the ability to have default costing charge(s) for vendors in Produce Inventory Control System software. This means, if you have a vendor that always has costing charges, you can set them up to be done in an automated fashion now. Note that at the present time this only works for PO Header … Read more

Costing Charge System Enhancements in PICS

We have enhanced the costing charge system in Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software, such that default amounts or percentages can be set up in the costing charges. So if you have the same charge or percentage for a costing charge every time, you can set it up here and then it will not need … Read more

OPMA Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony

We’d like to take a moment to offer our congratulations to the OPMA for another memorable Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony and all the 2013 OPMA Award Winners announced November 8th: OPMA Fresh Award: Ben Alviano, Mann Packing Outstanding Achievement Award: Nature Fresh Farms Cory Clack-Streef Produce Person of the Year: Noel Brigido, Freshline Foods … Read more

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