CNG Kit Inventory and Supply Chain ManagementPurpose
1.2 Achieve transparent supply chain management, proactively flagging missed deliveries, partial shipments, or excess stock situations using an automated approach to increase operational efficiency, reduce manual errors, and enable automated alerts and escalation.
Trigger Conditions
2.2 Automated discrepancy automator runs post inventory update via barcode/RFID scan.
2.3 Automated alert if customer invoicing mismatches inventory movement or dispatch documentation.
2.4 Automated scheduled daily audits comparing open orders to delivery confirmation logs.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Automate comparison flows with SharePoint List, “If new file detected” + Excel table difference action, send Teams alert.
3.2 Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automates “Inventory Updated” in Google Sheets; use Filter + Paths to notify managers of discrepancies by Gmail.
3.3 Make (formerly Integromat)
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled data fetch from ERP API, compare with order list, automate Slack/Telegram warnings.
3.4 Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Use “Send SMS” API for automated notifications to warehouse leads on detected mismatch events.
3.5 SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Trigger automatable email workflow with “Send Email” API upon failure event in order records.
3.6 Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate sending discrepancy alert to #inventory channel via Slack Incoming Webhook for collaborative review.
3.7 Google Workspace (Sheets, Gmail, Apps Script)
• Feature/Setting: Automating Google Apps Script to compare inventory and dispatch sheets, auto-send discrepancy reports by Gmail.
3.8 Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Use SuiteScripts to automate discrepancy audits between Sales Orders and Inventory Fulfillment records.
3.9 SAP S/4HANA
• Feature/Setting: Automate background jobs for discrepancy checks via ABAP, triggering automated report and alert workflows.
3.10 Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate discrepancy detection using Scheduled Flow/Process Builder to compare objects and automatedly email stakeholders.
3.11 Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Use automations to alert on mismatch between two Board columns (e.g., “Ordered vs Delivered”).
3.12 QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Automate webhooks for inventory adjustment logs, triggering alert emails on mismatch event.
3.13 HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow automator to compare deal shipment status and trigger ticket for ops team on dispute.
3.14 Trello
• Feature/Setting: Butler automation monitors card checklist completion and automatedly notifies when incomplete/delayed.
3.15 Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Ticket automation rule for “order fulfillment discrepancy” type, assigns to supply chain specialist.
3.16 Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Automation rule alerts on unfulfilled or overfilled CNG kit order detected in module update.
3.17 Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automate Airtable Script in automations to compare linked order and inventory tables, automatedly post status.
3.18 Amazon SNS
• Feature/Setting: Automator process to push discrepancy event notifications to subscribers, including SMS/mobile.
3.19 Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Triggers webhook for automated check when ordered product not fulfilled within SLA, sends email.
3.20 Jira
• Feature/Setting: Automation rule creates ticket in “Supply Chain” project when order/inventory data mismatches detected by API hook.
Benefits
4.2 Automated alerts promote faster interventions, maintaining high trust in supply chain performance.
4.3 Supply, inventory, and order data become automatable, reducing human error and administrative workload.
4.4 Automation enables scalable, repeatable compliance processes, streamlining audits and automated reporting.
4.5 Automated escalation keeps all stakeholders aligned, preventing losses or delays due to unnoticed mismatches.