The recent Cyclospora (cyclosporiasis) outbreak is a powerful reminder that traceability isn’t just a regulatory requirement—it’s a critical food safety tool that protects everyone from the field to the family table.
We all know how quickly things move in the fresh produce industry to begin with. But when there’s a problem, the faster a product can be traced through the supply chain, the faster contaminated products can be removed, reducing illnesses and protecting the reputation of everyone else in the industry.
Should you really be managing two software packages for inventory and traceability when there’s even the slightest chance of a product recall? Short answer, no. Traceability should be built into your everyday inventory entries, not a second task. Book your free and easy business consultation and demo of PICS.
Reliable, dependable PICS delivers everything you need:
- Total traceability. Track every lot, pallet, and case with full PTI compliance. Be recall-ready in seconds and stay aligned with CFIA, FDA, and FSMA requirements.
- Real-time inventory you can trust. See exactly what you have, where it is, and how fast it’s moving. Handle multiple units of measure, catch weights, repacks, shrink, and mixed pallets with ease.
- Buy, sell & price with confidence. Support for buy/sell, consignments, commission sales, brokerage, and contract pricing — all fully integrated with your accounting tools.
- Streamlined operations & logistics. Build loads, manage routes, generate bills of lading, and keep your customers updated every step of the way. Reduce errors, speed up shipping, and improve margin per load.
- Intelligent reporting & forecasting. Know your margins, track aging inventory, monitor performance, and make data-driven decisions that boost productivity and profitability.
- The best technical support in the fresh produce industry. But don’t take our word for it. When we conducted a Customer Survey to determine what customers “like most about working with WaudWare”- 100% of customers said it’s our service they like the most! We heard comments such as, friendly, helpful staff, ease of access, response time, industry specific knowledge, attention to customer needs. How kind is that?
You can count on PICS software for continuous improvements
We are also committed to the continuous improvement of PICS software. Here are the improvements we made last month:
- Made the attachments screen wider to accommodate long file names.
- Completely rewritten the synchronization program used to send data to, and receive sales orders from WebPICS SB (Shopping Basket). It is now built into PICS, uses the standard sales order import code and is much faster than the old one.
- Added the default charge vendor to the list of charges. This makes it easier to choose the right charge.
- Added a new “Selling/Set ‘Storage Units During Shipping’ on for each SO” system control. When creating new Sales Orders via duplication, if the ‘Allow Storage Units During Shipping’ system control is enabled, and the “Set ‘Storage Units During Shipping’ on for each SO” system control is enabled, and the ‘Create Storage Units Upon Shipping’ flag for the customer is set to Y, then the Create SU flag for the new Sales Order will be set to Y.
ICYMI: Recent PICS software improvements we’ve made
We’ve added two optional enhancements to PICS software that make posting customer payments faster and easier.
- Automatic Posted Deposits: PICS can now automatically create a posted deposit when you save customer payments.
- Automatic Payment Amount: When there’s only one outstanding invoice, PICS will automatically fill in the payment amount for you.
Fewer keystrokes. Less manual entry. Faster payment processing. What’s not to love about that! If you do a lot of one-off receipts or deposits, we suggest you enable both options. Have questions? We’re here to help!
More PICS enhancements we made in June:
- Enhanced Sales Order Label printing such that you can have custom layouts by customer, and you can set up the layout in the customer record, so PICS will automatically print the correct one.
- Enhanced Variety screen such that you can now change the category a variety belongs to. Also enhanced the variety list to show the category description.
Want to browse more PICS enhancements? They’re here!
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