In the past year there have been more food recalls than every before. Many of the products that were recalled took days and even weeks to track as many of the Manufacturers/Processors, and Distributors do not have the means to track products. In the past year, President Obama signed a new Modernization Act that gives more power to the FDA to enforce companies manufacturing and distributing food (supply chain) to maintain a food traceability and food recall plan. From what we have heard, Canada and the CFIA are also cracking down. Thousands of food companies have viewed and downloaded the Recall Plan Templates that we have provided on our website as they do not have software that can manage traceability.

Additional Benefits

• Generate a report in minutes that tells you exactly how a product with specific Lot Numbers was used/shipped.
• Know what Customers to contact and their information
• Conform to regulating agencies to be able to manage traceability
• Piece of mind that you know exactly how and where each Lot Controlled product is used or shipped to

WinFDS has this functionality built-in for your convenience in the event that you you are contacted by your supplier or a government agency asking to recall a product you distribute or manufacture.

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From time to time a Customer may contact you and ask to see a list of products and prices. Depending on the type of Customer they are (i.e. pizzeria) you may want to provide them a specific product list with a specific price level. Setting up specific Price Books and assigning products to these books will allow you to provide the Customer with those products they would purchase with the correct price level.

Below we will discuss how to create a price book, assign products to them, and then generate a Price List for the Customer.

Creating a Price Book

Open MF16 - Price Book Master FileEnter a Price Book Code (red arrow below)If the code has not been used previously, you will be asked if you want to create a new code. Answer 'Yes'.Enter the Description of the price book you have created (green arrow below).Press the Update to save the new Price Book.

Note: If you have the Web Order Entry Module that allows your Customers to place orders online, you can include this Price Book in the Web Order Entry Module. Check the Include? checkbox (magenta arrow below) if you want this Price Book to be visible in Web Order Entry Module.

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