Produce Inventory Control System Blog

Prevent deletions on Brokerage Purchaser Items screen

We have added code to the Brokerage Purchaser Items screen to prevent users from deleting a record if it has been used for a brokerage order. If one of these records is no longer needed, it should be made inactive.

Weight now displayed on Load Costing Details Report

We have added the display of weight to the load costing details report in Produce Inventory Control System software.

Smarter Sales Order System for Future Prices

We have enhanced the Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) sales order system such that if you use future prices, then the system will look ahead to see if there is a future price for an item when entering a sales order. It uses the date portion of the batch number to do this.

Moving Toward Farm-to-Table Transparency

From PMA Smart Brief… The Food and Drug Administration is working toward a more efficient food traceability system that would help identify contaminated ingredients sooner. “If you work quickly, you can save lives,” said Jennifer McEntire, lead author of a study on improving traceability. Read the Food Safety News article at: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/the-challenges-and-advantages-of-farm-to-fork-traceability/#.UaePkpyLYZA

The OPMA’s The New Fast Food™ Posters Have Arrived!

In keeping with the OPMA’s mandate to promote the consumption of fruits and vegetables, they have recently designed and printed The New Fast Food™ posters to add to the collection of promotional materials. The New Fast Food™ campaign is designed around the five fruit and vegetable colour groups with the focus on getting children excited … Read more

Enhancements to Growing Module

In the Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Growing Module, we have added the ability to set up re-entry and harvest intervals in the stock items (these would be used for chemicals). The Grower Work order now displays the earliest date/time you can re-enter the Grow Area, and the earliest date/time you can harvest the item.

Produce Made Simple with Celebrity Chef Kary Osmond

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association recently announced the launch of their new promotional campaign, “Produce Made Simple” with celebrity chef Kary Osmond, former host of CBC’s Best Recipes Ever cooking show. The campaign’s “back to basics” approach provides easy to understand information, through a blog-style website, how-to videos and social media on how to pick, … Read more

What is eManifest and How Can the Produce Industry Prepare For It?

Canada Border Services Agency is launching eManifest – “Making the Border Smarter and More Secure”. When fully implemented, Canada Border Services Agency eManifest will require carriers, freight forwarders and importers in all modes of transportation (air, marine, highway and rail) to electronically transmit cargo, conveyance, house bill / supplementary cargo and importer data to the … Read more

Welsh Bros. Newest Buyer of Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software

Welsh Bros. of Scotland, Ontario have been farming in Southwestern Ontario since 1855. They have a long standing tradition of growing premium sweet corn, asparagus and most recently organic farming and experimenting with Jamaican pumpkins. Learn the history of Welsh Bros. and welcome them to the WaudWare collective of productive produce customers using our Produce … Read more

New Autofill of Information in Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Software

We have enhanced the Create Purchase Order from Sales Order in our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software such that if you fill in the Shipper on the Sales Order, it will autofill the vendor on the Create Purchase Order (PO) from Sales Order (SO) screen using that vendor, thereby saving time reducing the risk … Read more

Added Abilities to Touch Screen Version of Produce Inventory Control System software

VPICS is an add-on to WaudWare’s Produce Inventory Control System software. VPICS allows the user to perform inventory transactions on touch screens. We have modules for buying and receiving, work orders and selling. We have added the ability to create Purchase Orders, as well as receive them. We have added the ability to enter Notes … Read more

Stock Label Printing Screen Made Wider

We modified the stock label printing screen slightly wider in our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software, as it was cutting off a little of the quantity (qty) column. We also relocated the print button to the bottom right for ease of access. It’s the little improvements like this that make all the difference.

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