Produce Inventory Control System Blog

Print Sales Order Labels for Storage Unit Controlled Items

We have added the ability to print sales order labels for storage unit controlled items in Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software. This is in addition to items by Tracked Unit and by Alternate Unit which we already handled.

Welcome Carolina Fascia to WaudWare

Please welcome our new contract employee, Carolina Fascia, who started on May 28, 2013 replacing Sherry Clute. Carolina will be working with us in a bookkeeping capacity. Email Carolina at carolina@waudware.com

New Customer’s Tracked Unit field

We have added a Customer’s Tracked Unit field to the customer prices table and screen in Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software. This can be used when importing sales orders (via EDI or other methods) when the customer’s unit is different than the unit set up in PICS. It can also be used when exporting/reporting … Read more

Region of Export now displayed in Produce Inventory Control System software

We have added the Region of Export to the Vendor, and Purchase Order Ship From Screens in Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software. You can now set up your confirmation of sale form to show the city and region of export in box 5b.

Change Customer Currency

We have enhanced the customer screen such that you can change the currency of a customer as long as there are no Sales Orders, A/R Vouchers and/or Brokerage Orders in the PICS system for them

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

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