Inventory control and warehouse operations
Control, track, and manage your resources
Having full control of inventory is critical to the health of any distribution business. Our system facilitates efficient, accurate management of assets, whether you invest in the latest and greatest RF and voice-directed technology or feel most confident with worksheets and clipboards.
The system includes many configurable, adaptable reports that help you accurately and efficiently manage your inventory, including:
- Powerful stock status "snapshots"
- Product rotation, usage analysis
- Product shelf life reporting
Receiving: Easy, accurate processing
You can access the receiving functions in several places in the system, and by different means. Whatever type of inbound vessel your stock arrives on — a truck, a train, or some other vessel — your staff can quickly and efficiently let the system know that it has been received. If there are no problems, they can receive an entire order or even an entire inbound load at once.
The system can also help you prepare early for inbound shipments. For example, if you use receiving labels or worksheets, the system can print them ahead of time.
At the receiving stage you can also put additional charges or costs onto any goods that you bring in, and allocate them however you see fit.
Effective communication
Produce Pro facilitates meaningful, time-saving communication between members of your staff. For example, the system can send automatic e-mail notifications to buyers when different types of events occur in Receiving, such as when a received item or quantity differs from what was actually ordered.
Accurate, real-time information at your fingertips
Produce Pro's powerful inventory inquiry tools can be accessed from anywhere in the system, and can help staff throughout your company make well-informed decisions. Fast, intuitive drill-down inquiries give them access to transaction histories and accurate, up-to-the-minute counts.
Traceability has been built into our software — and our philosophy — since day one. Everything that happens to every item is tracked, from procurement throughout storage, processing, repacking, sales, and shipping. From the moment you order a product until it leaves your warehouse, you'll always know exactly what you've got, where you got it, where it's going, and what it's worth.
Powerful and flexible enough to support any business need
- You can buy and sell in any unit of measure, including catch-weights.
- The system easily handles splits and broken items, and can even be set to automate them to suit sales order volume.
- The system automatically assigns lot information and maintains complete traceability from day one. You can trace product details with on-screen inquiries or in reports, any way you prefer to view it.
- At various points in the product lifecycle, you can either select specific lots or use the system's automatic FIFO (first-in, first-out) capabilities.
Support for processing operations of any size
The system's tools for repacks and processing maintain the same detailed standard of traceability throughout the operation, no matter what happens to each product.
- Our programs make it easy to manage an operation of any size, from quick repacks and quality sorts to long, open-ended processing operations that take several days.
- You can account for any and all materials, as well as actual or generalized labor costs, which ensures that your cost analyses are complete and accurate.
- Detailed reporting provides accurate operational and financial data on demand.
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