Waste and shrinkage analytics

Purpose

1.1. Automate real-time waste and shrinkage detection, data collection, and reporting across inventory, supply chain, and sales for condiments suppliers.
1.2. Automates aggregation of point-of-sale, warehouse, and delivery logs to identify discrepancies.
1.3. Automatedly delivers actionable insights for minimizing loss, optimizing stock, and reducing wastage at every step in the wholesale condiments supply chain.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Inventory count mismatch events detected in ERP or WMS logs.
2.2. Sales/order processing completion triggering reconciliation against inventory records.
2.3. Scheduled time-based triggers (e.g., daily/weekly audits).
2.4. Automated data import or sync from integrated supply, POS, or warehouse systems.

Platform Variants

3.1. SAP Business One
• Function: Inventory Transactions API — configure to feed inventory and goods movement events into analytics automator.
3.2. Microsoft Power BI
• Feature: Data Gateway automated refresh — ingests wastage and shrinkage data for dashboarding.
3.3. Snowflake
• Function: External Functions — automate querying, transformation, and sending alerts on threshold breaches.
3.4. Oracle NetSuite
• API Setting: InventoryAdjustment — automate creation/updates for loss events.
3.5. Google BigQuery
• Function: Scheduled Queries — automate periodical analytics for wastage trends.
3.6. AWS Lambda
• Trigger: Event-based automation on new stock/transaction detection.
3.7. Azure Logic Apps
• Workflow: Automate multi-source data ingestion and anomaly flagging.
3.8. MuleSoft
• Connector: Automatable ERP/POS connectors for streaming inventory data.
3.9. Tableau
• Feature: Automated Data Extract Refresh — deliver always-on wastage KPIs.
3.10. Zoho Inventory
• API: Item Adjustments — automate shrinkage logging post-stock audits.
3.11. Slack
• API: Send automated notifications for shrinkage alerts in relevant channels.
3.12. Trello
• Power-Up: Auto-create cards for each waste incident logged from back-office tools.
3.13. Monday.com
• Integration: Automated workflow for loss/reduction items into tracking board.
3.14. QuickBooks
• API: Automated inventory update and reconciliation triggers for loss detection.
3.15. Google Sheets
• Script: Automated ingest and update of wastage logs for quick view analytics.
3.16. Looker
• Scheduler: Automated reporting for waste and shrinkage patterns.
3.17. ServiceNow
• Workflow: Automated incident creation for repeat shrinkage sources.
3.18. IBM Watson Analytics
• Dataset Automation: Auto-import from ERP systems for root cause analysis.
3.19. Klipfolio
• Data Source: Automate connection and real-time sync for wastage KPIs dashboard.
3.20. Power Automate
• Flow: Event-driven automated processing for wastage reports from connected apps.

Benefits

4.1. Automatedly reduces manual tracking errors and increases analytics accuracy for shrinkage and wastage.
4.2. Automates early identification of costly inventory issues, shrinking loss windows.
4.3. Streamlines compliance and reporting processes through persistent automated analytics.
4.4. Automates notifications and escalations, ensuring prompt response to anomalies in the supply chain.
4.5. Elevates data visibility for management, automating insights to action steps to improve efficiency and margins.