GrubMarket, the enabler and digital transformer of the American food supply chain industry, has officially announced the launch of new Catchweight Management features for its cutting-edge and proprietary WholesaleWare platform.
According to certain reports, the stated assortment of features arrives on the scene with an ability to rethink the way food distributors and wholesalers manage variable-weight products such as seafood, proteins, cheeses, deli meats, and certain types of produce. This it does by offering unparalleled inventory precision, traceability, and operational efficiency through a uniquely customizable SaaS platform.
To understand the significance of such a development, we must take into account how “catchweight” products, otherwise known as variable-weight, have historically shown to pose unique challenges for food wholesalers and distributors. You see, these products, which range from ribeye steaks to whole fish and watermelon, happen to vary a great deal in weight and size, something which significantly complicates inventory management and operational workflows.
The ERP systems currently deployed across the board also haven’t displayed the required efficacy for tracking and managing catchweight products effectively. Like you can guess, such a limitation eventually goes on to cause cumbersome workflows, inaccurate inventory valuations, and high customization costs associated with developing bespoke apps that can be potentially used to accommodate this use case.
Fortunately enough, GrubMarket’s Catchweight Management addresses that problem with a unique brand of transparency and flexibility.
“Catchweight products are notoriously difficult to manage in traditional systems, often leading to inefficiencies and inaccuracies in inventory tracking,” said Mike Xu, CEO of GrubMarket. “WholesaleWare’s Catchweight Management capabilities are a game-changer for distributors and wholesalers who work with variable-weight products. By launching these Catchweight Management features, GrubMarket continues to lead the charge in delivering tailored solutions that address the challenges and complexities faced by food supply chain operations.”
Talk about the whole value proposition on a slightly deeper level, we begin from its very promise to let users track inventory in a precise manner. In fact, you can monitor inventory not only by pounds and cases but also by individual pieces (e.g., ribeye steaks, salmon sides) so to gain a more granular understanding of your stock levels.
Next up, we must dig into how GrubMarket’s Catchweight Management system can help you streamline operations. This includes simplifying warehouse processes with bulk receiving capabilities and automatic inventory updates as cases are sold or processed in manufacturing work orders.
Then, there is the prospect of enhanced traceability. Basically, users can come expecting to enhance their traceability down to the unit level, which is an essential capability for maintaining compliance with food safety and quality control standards. You can also customize labels by designing and printing custom unit, pallet, and lot labels, with information tailored to your specific business needs.
Hold on, we still have a couple of bits left to unpack, considering we haven’t yet touched upon the solution’s universal barcode scanning facility. Leveraging the same, you can scan existing manufacturer-printed barcodes to receive, pick, manufacture, and ship processes, all for the purpose of eliminating the time-consuming and costly process of printing unit labels.
Rounding up highlights would be the option to adopt flexibility units measure (UOMs). Here, you can configure multiple variable units of measure (UOMs) for each product to suit diverse operational requirement.
“With these features, WholesaleWare has become the most advanced platform for businesses seeking to optimize their handling of catchweight products. These features underscore our commitment to empowering food distributors and wholesalers with the tools they need to optimize operations, ensure traceability, and ultimately enhance profitability,” said Xu.
The stated assortment of features builds upon WholesaleWare’s existing pledge to provide food industry wholesalers and distributors with seamless financial management, powerful sales support, online ordering, precise inventory management, lot traceability, grower accounting, as well as automated routing and logistics, among other features.
Founded in 2014, GrubMarket’s rise up the ranks stems from putting the American food supply chain industry through a comprehensive digital transformation. The company’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider it has been named on the prestigious CNBC Disruptor 50 list for two consecutive years.
