Inventory and Supply Chain AutomationPurpose
1. Enable real-time tracking of adult product inventory across POS, warehouse, and online channels.
2. Automatically alert staff or suppliers when stock levels hit reorder thresholds or anomalies occur.
3. Minimize stock-outs, overstocking, and manual checking; support compliance for regulated items.
4. Integrate with sales, purchasing, and reporting systems for unified data accuracy.
Trigger Conditions
1. Inventory quantity for a SKU drops below predefined threshold (min/max).
2. Product stock-in or stock-out registered via POS, warehouse, or eCommerce transaction.
3. Receipt of new item deliveries or returned goods.
4. Scheduled syncs or scheduled audits revealing variances.
5. Manual update by staff.
6. Low-stock SKU detected during daily business operations.
7. API/webhook signals from integrated third-party sales channels.
Platform Variants
1. Shopify
- Feature: Webhooks — Configure 'Inventory Level Update' webhook to fire on stock changes.
2. Square POS
- API: Inventory API — Pull real-time data using GET /v2/inventory/count endpoint.
3. Lightspeed Retail
- API: Inventory Levels Endpoint — Sync and monitor via GET /inventory_levels.
4. QuickBooks Commerce
- API: Inventory Adjustment — Use POST /product/adjustInventory for automated change.
5. WooCommerce
- API: webhooks — Fire ‘product.update’ webhook on stock alteration.
6. Vend (by Lightspeed)
- API: Inventory API — Use GET/PUT /inventory endpoint for status checks and updates.
7. Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Feature: Power Automate — Configure inventory threshold triggers and Stock Alert Flows.
8. Zoho Inventory
- Feature: Automation Rule — Trigger webhook/email when item stock gets low.
9. NetSuite
- API: SuiteTalk Inventory API — Monitor stock with getInventoryBalance.
10. SAP Business One
- API: Service Layer — Automate GET/ItemWarehouseInfoCollections for levels.
11. BigCommerce
- API: Products Inventory — GET /v3/catalog/products/inventory.
12. Fishbowl Inventory
- API: Inventory Export — Configure scheduled queries for SKU quantity tracking.
13. Oracle Netsuite
- API: REST Inventory Balance — Use GET /inventoryBalance endpoint.
14. Cin7
- API: Inventory Levels — Real-time via GET /inventory/levels call.
15. Finale Inventory
- Feature: Stock Alert Emails — Automated threshold alert configuration.
16. Brightpearl
- API: Stock Update Webhook — Auto fire on dimensional change.
17. DEAR Systems (now Cin7 Core)
- API: Stock On Hand Report — Schedule report triggers using GET /stockonhand.
18. TradeGecko (now QuickBooks Commerce)
- Feature: Inventory Threshold Alerts — Route notifications to staff.
19. Twilio
- Function: Programmable SMS — Script auto-SMS on threshold webhook event.
20. Microsoft Teams
- Feature: Incoming Webhook — Send real-time stock alert messages to specific channels.
21. Slack
- Feature: Incoming Webhook — Post low-stock alerts in designated inventory channels.
22. PagerDuty
- API: Events API — Fire incident on threshold event for urgent inventory needs.
23. SendGrid
- API: Mail Send — Dispatch notification via POST /mail/send on inventory change.
24. Google Sheets
- API: Sheets API — Auto-update dynamic stock sheet and alert on values below minimum.
25. Amazon SNS
- Feature: Topic Notification — Subscribe internal teams to low-inventory topics.
26. Zapier
- Feature: Inventory Trigger — Connect to many inventory platforms and route alerts.
27. Trello
- API: Cards Creation — Add “Restock Now” card on board when out-of-stock detected.
28. Airtable
- API: Update Inventory Table — Create automation for record update/alert on low stock.
Benefits
1. Immediate notifications prevent lost sales and overstock risk.
2. Reduction of manual intervention in counting and ordering process.
3. Systematic compliance with sensitive/adult product regulations.
4. Enhanced sales planning and customer service via accurate availability.
5. Simplified supplier collaboration and automated reordering processes.
6. Eliminates human error; enhances audit trail and accountability.