Released on: June 26, 2008, 12:45 pm

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Baking & Snack Magazine Profiles WCS by QC Software

Press Release Body: Jerry List, vice-president of QC Software (www.qcsoftware.com),
which provides warehouse control systems for several sectors including food
distribution, suggested that, "A bakery warehouse without a WCS operates as separate
islands of automation, with each system working independently. Without a WCS, the
conveyor system may decide where to route a carton with no information from the
other systems. The decision to divert a carton (or not) to a specific zone will
depend on whether the carton has a "1" or "0" in the barcode. Another approach would
be to load a routing table into the programmable logic controller. However, this
fixed table does not allow flexibility. Both of these techniques are very basic and
give little or no control." The entire feature can be read at
http://qcsoftware.com/theBakingSnackJun08.pdf.


Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, profiles the "Quality, Compliance, and
the Bottom-line" in the current issue of Baking & Snack magazine. According to
Cutler, "Warehouse management systems (WMS) are often insufficient for baking
production and supply chain efficiency. The batch data often used by a WMS in the
baking industry falls short of the real-time data needed to meet the strict Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) requirements. And the real-time
pick-and-pack requirements for bakeries on the plant and warehouse distribution
floor are rigorous because the Bioterrorism Act necessitates near immediate
responses for possible contamination. Increasingly, warehouse control systems (WCS)
are being used to overcome these mandates."


QC Software is the leading provider of Tier 1 warehouse control systems to the
warehousing and distribution industries. Since 1996, QC Software, utilizing state
of the art technology combined with extensive research, development, and rigorous
testing, has developed the QC Enterprise suite of products. Designed to be modular
in nature, easily configurable, and platform independent, this highly scalable
solution satisfies the needs of any size warehouse.


QC Software, Inc.
www.qcsoftware.com
Jerry List
JerryList@qcsoftware.com
(513) 469-1424


Web Site: http://www.qcsoftware.com

Contact Details: QC Software
11800 Conrey Rd.
Suite 150
Cincinnati, OH 45249
513-469-1424