Inventory level alerts for critical items

Purpose

1.1. Automated, real-time alerts to stakeholders when inventory of critical aquaculture items (e.g., feed, medicine, equipment) drops below predefined thresholds.
1.2. Reduces stockouts, costly emergency purchases, and operational downtime by notifying purchasing, management, or logistics instantly.
1.3. Ensures uninterrupted production, compliance with farming standards, and optimizes financial planning.
1.4. Integrates seamlessly with existing ERP, IoT, and inventory tracking solutions for precise, actionable notifications.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Inventory of critical item reaches or falls below a specified threshold value.
2.2. Scheduled inventory reconciliation reports detect anomalies or shortages.
2.3. Unexpected rapid decline in stock due to unplanned consumption or spoilage.
2.4. Supplier delivery delays exceed buffer inventory period.

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Messaging API—configure trigger to send SMS to responsible staff using predefined message body and contact list.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Send Mail API—automate email alerts to supplier and warehouse manager on low stock.
3.3. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook—post actionable alerts to dedicated Teams channel for rapid team visibility.
3.4. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks—push instant low-inventory notifications to relevant Slack channels or users.
3.5. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Management API—set up event triggers on critical items to send alerts via email or ERP dashboard.
3.6. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Saved Search and Workflow—configure automated alerts for inventory thresholds with direct messaging to stakeholders.
3.7. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Webhooks—custom trigger on item low status sends notification to external communication platform.
3.8. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Levels API—monitor critical SKUs, trigger webhook for below-threshold events.
3.9. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automations—schedule recurring checks on inventory levels, email or SMS alert if conditions met.
3.10. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Apps Script Automation— script scans inventory rows, sends email or mobile push if level condition is true.
3.11. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Trigger-action automation—connect inventory data source with multiple alerting channels.
3.12. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Ticket Automations—open ticket and alert support when critical item stock falls short.
3.13. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automation—move card or send email when “Inventory” list entry matches threshold logic.
3.14. Intercom
• Feature/Setting: Custom Bot—configure bot to escalate messages regarding inventory shortages to operations team.
3.15. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Events API—generate an incident to key personnel on critical inventory events.
3.16. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Flow Designer—automate task creation and notifications for supply deficits.
3.17. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Prebuilt flows—monitor database or spreadsheet, launch alert cascade when condition met.
3.18. AWS SNS
• Feature/Setting: Simple Notification Service—publish low inventory messages to email, SMS, or AWS Lambda targets.
3.19. Google Cloud Pub/Sub
• Feature/Setting: Topic Publish—notify subscriber endpoints on threshold breaches for advanced orchestration.
3.20. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Tracking webhook—trigger external notification on item threshold breach.

Benefits

4.1. Eliminates manual monitoring—alerts are data-driven and continuous.
4.2. Minimizes stockouts and operational delays through proactive notification.
4.3. Enhances transparency; management remains informed on real-time inventory health.
4.4. Supports cost management by optimizing purchase cycles and reducing emergency procurement.
4.5. Scalable to multiple locations and customizable per item or staff role.