Now that warehouses no longer have to worry about the tremendous task of printing and sorting warehouse receipts, eCotton has focused on the other problems at hand – receiving information from the gins via file, reconciling your physical warehouse inventory with Electronic Receipt Providers data, receiving and processing shipping orders and scheduling pickups. eCotton’s Cotton Warehouse System is computer software that greatly simplifies the handling of information associated with cotton warehousing.

The eCotton Warehouse System...

- allows you to Customize the program to meet your specific system requirements via system parameters. These parameters identify acceptable ranges for data items, calculation methods & default values used throughout the system.
- allows the WH to create receipts either by paper or electronically, individually or by block. Creates files to send to the Electronic Receipt Provider with selection of one menu item.
- supports a wide range of tariff types for billing of WH charges. Multiple effective dates and rates can be entered.
- updates and keeps track of CCC payments & storage charges. It interfaces with the USDA COPS system to use the bale paid file to update bale records with paid through information.
- allows printing of invoices for bale shipments, sample orders, and Block shipments. All relevant charges are calculated automatically.
- eases load on WH personnel by providing Picking Lists that help locate bales for outgoing orders.
- provides a choice of individual and batch entry in most options. Batch entry allows WHs with higher volume to enter Batches of data more quickly.
- provides a wide range of reports including those used for insurance purposes, determination of all accrued charges, shipment scheduling, and CCC payment reports.
- allows for transfer of data to/from the eCotton Cotton Gin System, and other cotton data systems. A file can also be created to send to the eCotton AgManagement System for accounting purposes.
- features easy access to an on-line help system by simply pressing a key. An explanation of the current option will then appear. You can also select a specific help screen from an index of help Topics.
- allows WHs to request a reconciliation report from their EWR provider. When the file is received and read in, it compares the status of the bale in your WH software with the status of the bale on the electronic receipt and reports the discrepancies to you.
- allows for automatic processing of shipping orders received from the electronic WH provider system.
- offers restrictive use of program actions to prevent unauthorized users from running the program and altering sensitive data. Very finite levels of restriction can be applied to user names or IDs.
- supports multiple sets of WH data. This allows you to maintain data for more than one WH with the same program.
- allows for reading of file generated from eCotton’s WH Dock Entry program for easy bale entry.
- allows for extensive use of custom reports feature and inbound/outbound file creation.
- can be run on a network and accessed from more than one computer at a time.
- …and much more. Maybe you need something else to make your WH run more efficiently. eCotton is always open to ideas that make their programs better for the industry.