Notification of delayed supplier shipments

Purpose

1.1. Automate real-time notification for delayed supplier shipments to ensure neon sign production schedules are maintained.
1.2. Minimizes manual monitoring and escalates supplier issues for faster resolution.
1.3. Notifies inventory managers, procurement teams, and store owners the moment shipment deviations occur.
1.4. Integrates with inventory management, supply chain, and communication systems for hands-free, consistent alerting.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automated trigger when expected delivery date/time passes without item receipt update in supplier portal.
2.2. Triggered if shipment status is marked as "Delayed," "Exception," or moves to a rescheduled state in API responses.
2.3. Automated check for discrepancies between purchase order ETA and shipment tracking API.
2.4. Manual override triggers notification if warehouse staff flags supplier order as delayed in ERP.

Platform Variants

3.1. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Configure automated "Scheduled cloud flow" checking SharePoint inventory data and Outlook incoming shipment emails for delays.

3.2. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automate delay detection with Google Sheets “New or Updated Spreadsheet Row” + Gmail/Slack notifications.

3.3. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automated send SMS alerts using “Programmable Messaging” API with delayed shipment triggers.

3.4. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automate transactional email with SendGrid “Mail Send” API for late shipment alerts to stakeholders.

3.5. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Use Slack “Incoming Webhooks” or “Chat.postMessage API” to automatedly post notifications in inventory channels.

3.6. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automate notifications via Teams “Send message in a chat or channel” action configured for inventory team group.

3.7. Google Chat
• Feature/Setting: Automated message via “Google Chat API” to alert channels about shipment issues.

3.8. Gmail
• Feature/Setting: Automate “Send Email” API or Gmail SMTP to notify procurement when delays are detected.

3.9. Outlook
• Feature/Setting: Office 365 connector automates delay emails with specific templates to predefined teams.

3.10. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Create automated “Card” using Trello API for each delayed supplier shipment, tracking action to improve resolution.

3.11. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Automate “Task creation” via Asana API for procurement follow-up on delayed orders.

3.12. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Automatedly generate “Issue” via Jira “Create Issue” API with shipment information and escalation tags.

3.13. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Use “Create Item” API to automate items on delayed shipments board.

3.14. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Automatedly create timeline events or send notification email using Workflows for supply chain delays.

3.15. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate creation of “Case” or “Task” in Service Cloud via REST API for delayed supplier issues.

3.16. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Use Apps Script or Sheets API to automatedly add flagged rows for each late supplier shipment.

3.17. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Use “Order API” webhooks to automate tagging of backordered or delayed supplier items in admin dashboard.

3.18. QuickBooks
• Feature/Setting: Automate “Create Expense” or add notes using QuickBooks API when supplier delivery requires financial follow-up.

3.19. Magento
• Feature/Setting: Automatedly update order status to “Delayed” using Magento API and trigger admin alerts.

3.20. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Use SuiteTalk API to automate creation of “Case” or notification when inventory shipment status shows exception.

3.21. SAP
• Feature/Setting: Automate sending alert notifications using SAP Business Workflow or via integration APIs when delivery data is overdue.

3.22. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Use Mailgun’s “Send Message” API to automatedly email warehouse or management of delays.

3.23. Amazon SNS
• Feature/Setting: Configure automated topic and subscriptions for SMS/email alerts on shipment status changes.

3.24. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Automate incident creation and escalation chains using REST API on supplier shipping delay triggers.

Benefits

4.1. Automated notification avoids costly downtime and production delays in neon sign fulfillment.
4.2. Automates escalation and accountability for supplier performance.
4.3. Customizable and automatable routing for supply chain communications reduces errors.
4.4. Improves transparency and traceability by automating shipment status tracking.
4.5. Enhances customer experience by enabling proactive delay management through automation.
4.6. Streamlines operations using automator workflows integrated across diverse business platforms.