Expiry compliance checks for stock

Purpose

1.1. Automate expiry compliance checks for barrels in stock, ensuring all packaging materials are current with legal and company standards.
1.2. Automates tracking of barrel batch expiry, aligning compliance reporting with supplier and wholesale regulations for the packaging industry.
1.3. Standardizes documentation updates, alerts, audits, and proactive removal of expired barrels, supporting risk management and traceable supply chain workflows.
1.4. Enables automated alerting and notifications to relevant stakeholders on impending or failed expiry compliance, ensuring continuous operation readiness and audit preparedness.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Scheduled automation (daily/weekly batch compliance sweeps).
2.2. Inventory updates (incoming/new batch logs, stock removals, edits).
2.3. External regulatory body compliance update feeds.
2.4. Manual override trigger from compliance managers.

Platform Variants

3.1. Microsoft Power Automate
- Feature: Scheduled Flows—Configure Recurring Trigger for expiry date checks in SharePoint/Excel.
3.2. Zapier
- Feature: Scheduled Zap—Automate parsing of Google Sheets or Airtable inventory for expiry fields.
3.3. UiPath
- Feature: Robotic Process Automation—Monitor ERP/CRM systems for batch expiry dates.
3.4. Make (Integromat)
- Feature: Scenario Scheduling—Automating batch checks in SQL/Google Sheets.
3.5. Salesforce Flow
- Feature: Platform Event Trigger—Automates compliance reminders based on custom expiry fields.
3.6. ServiceNow Workflow
- Feature: Scheduled Compliance Workflow—Automated auditing of inventory objects with expiry dates.
3.7. Google Apps Script
- Feature: Time-driven Triggers— Script to scan Sheets inventory for expiry flags.
3.8. AWS Lambda
- Function: Scheduled Lambda—Automate query and logic to identify expired stock in DynamoDB.
3.9. Azure Logic Apps
- Feature: Recurrence Trigger—Scan SQL/Azure Table Storage for expiring inventory.
3.10. SAP Business Technology Platform
- Feature: Scheduled Workflow—Automate expiry review for material master data.
3.11. Oracle Integration Cloud
- Feature: Scheduled Orchestration—Automate compliance sweep of inventory objects.
3.12. Google Cloud Functions
- Function: Scheduler Trigger—Automating expiry checking on Firestore/BigQuery tables.
3.13. Smartsheet Automation
- Feature: Date-based Workflow—Automate notifications for rows where expiry date falls within threshold.
3.14. monday.com Automations
- Feature: Date arrives Trigger—Automates compliance alert when barrel expiry is due.
3.15. Trello Automation (Butler)
- Feature: Due Date Command—Automate compliance card creation when expiry is near.
3.16. Notion API + Automation tool
- Feature: Cron workflow—Automate API check for expiry in database tables.
3.17. Pipedream
- Feature: Schedule Source—Automates expiry compliance check and triggers downstream workflow.
3.18. Airtable Automations
- Feature: Scheduled Automation—Automate checks and flag expired records.
3.19. Slack Workflow Builder
- Feature: Scheduled Reminder—Automated expiry alert posted to compliance channels.
3.20. Twilio
- API: Messaging API—Automated SMS to compliance teams on upcoming/failed expiry status.
3.21. SendGrid
- API: Transactional Email—Automated email delivery of compliance breach/existing status.
3.22. Jira Automation
- Feature: Scheduled Issue Creation—Automate expiry action item ticket creation.
3.23. DocuSign
- Feature: Workflow—Automated request for compliance signatures if inventory breaches policy.

Benefits

4.1. Automates compliance checks, saving staff hours and reducing manual errors.
4.2. Automated reminders limit non-compliance risk and fines for expired stock.
4.3. Streamlines regulatory reporting via continuous, automated documentation logging.
4.4. Boosts traceability and strengthens audit trails with central, automated records.
4.5. Supports scalable compliance as inventory or regulation complexity grows, through fully automatable, automated, and flexible workflows.