Inventory and Stock ManagementPurpose
1.2. Automatedly send notifications to responsible staff before expiry to prevent loss or legal violations.
1.3. Automate removal and reordering workflows for expired or soon-to-expire items, and ensure healthy inventory turnover.
1.4. Automate updating inventory records and alert management for compliance and operational efficiency in pet supplies retail.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Inventory update/automation when new stock is added or existing stock status changes.
2.3. Manual override option for adjusted expiring dates (if supplier correction occurs).
2.4. Recurring automated checks daily/weekly for updated expirations.
Platform Variants
3.1. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled flow; use “Schedule – Recurrence” to automate checks, “Outlook – Send an Email” for alerts.
3.2. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Scheduler + Email/SMS/Slack; automate expiration monitoring and alerting via multi-step Zaps.
3.3. Make (Integromat)
• Feature/Setting: “Watch records” (Airtable/Sheets) + “Send email/SMS”; automate alerts and inventory status updates.
3.4. Google Apps Script
• Feature/Setting: Time-driven trigger; automate checks on Google Sheets, send email alert via Gmail API.
3.5. Twilio
• Feature/Setting: Programmable Messaging API; automate SMS alerts to on-duty staff with item details.
3.6. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Email API; automate templated email notifications for expiring items.
3.7. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; automate Slack channel alerts tagging responsible team members.
3.8. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automation with "When record matches conditions"; automate status field trigger and notifications.
3.9. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automated card creation via API on expiring items, moving cards to 'Review' or 'Remove' list.
3.10. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Webhooks; automate detection of expiration data changes & integrate with alert automators.
3.11. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Rules; automate alerts for products needing action based on custom fields.
3.12. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automations; trigger notifications when a “expiration date” column reaches a set threshold.
3.13. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Rules automation; assign tasks to staff for items expiring within specific timeframe.
3.14. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Databases with automatable reminders for “Expiration” property.
3.15. AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled invocation; automate script runs for expiry checks and alert dispatching.
3.16. Azure Logic Apps
• Feature/Setting: Recurrence trigger+Email connector; automate scheduled checks and mail alerts.
3.17. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Ticket automation rules; automate creation of tickets for expiring items.
3.18. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow automation; notify contacts/teams as stock approaches expiration.
3.19. Google Chat
• Feature/Setting: Webhook bots; automate notification bots post expiring stock updates.
3.20. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Inventory reports+email scheduling; automate sending low/expiring stock reports.
3.21. Pipedream
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled workflows; automate code-triggered expiration tracking and any notification integration.
Benefits
4.2. Ensures compliance with safety and industry standards in the pet supplies sector.
4.3. Enhances customer satisfaction via proper inventory rotation and always-fresh products.
4.4. Reduces manual work and human error through reliably automated alerts and processes.
4.5. Automates data updates and reporting for better inventory forecasting and process optimization.