Purpose
1.2. Prevents stockouts, overselling, or missed sales opportunities by activating pre-set thresholds and ensuring prompt supply chain, procurement, and sales actions.
1.3. Maintains optimal inventory by integrating with DMS (Dealer Management System), CRM, or external inventory tracking solutions to monitor and signal for replenishment or commercial response.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Sales trend analysis shows a model’s turnover exceeds a high-demand threshold over a set period (e.g. 3+ sales/week).
2.3. Inventory receives an update or sync, and new data matches watchlist conditions for low or high-demand models.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Send SMS "Low stock: [Model] – just [Count] units left." via Programmable Messaging API.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Trigger transactional email on threshold via Dynamic Templates API: "Inventory alert for [Model]."
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Post to designated #abarth-inventory channel using Incoming Webhooks API.
3.4. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Send proactive message to Inventory group using Microsoft Graph Create ChatMessage API.
3.5. Pushover
• Feature/Setting: Push mobile alert using Pushover Message API with custom priority for urgent inventory events.
3.6. WhatsApp for Business
• Feature/Setting: Message dealer group chat with sendMessage endpoint in Cloud API.
3.7. Telegram
• Feature/Setting: Bot sends alert to chat/channel using sendMessage Bot API.
3.8. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Notify inventory or management server on stock trigger via Webhook API.
3.9. Google Chat
• Feature/Setting: Post adaptive card to room via Chat API "Low/High Demand Inventory."
3.10. Outlook/Office 365 Email
• Feature/Setting: Auto-send custom email upon trigger using Microsoft Graph SendMail API.
3.11. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Create or escalate incident via Events API for urgent inventory depletion.
3.12. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Open internal ticket for purchasing with Create Ticket API method.
3.13. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Create task/alert for inventory manager via REST API and Process Builder.
3.14. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Trigger inventory management board update via API v2 mutation.
3.15. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Create @mention notification task to responsible team via Add Task API.
3.16. Basecamp
• Feature/Setting: Ping team with automated Check-in post using Write-ups API.
3.17. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Generate alert ticket for supply action via Tickets API.
3.18. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Append inventory alert to database with Insert API call; push notification using @-mentions.
3.19. Google Workspace (Gmail/Calendar)
• Feature/Setting: Send templated email or auto-create schedule event using Gmail or Calendar API.
3.20. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Create issue in Inventory project with alert label via REST API.
3.21. Intercom
• Feature/Setting: Push auto-alert to internal team chat with Messages API.
3.22. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Send transactional notification emails to staff using Send Message API.
3.23. Webex
• Feature/Setting: Bot posts notification in “Abarth Inventory ” space using Webhooks API.
Benefits
4.2. Multichannel coverage maximizes accountability and response speed.
4.3. Reduces lost revenue from stockouts and enhances strategic decision-making.
4.4. Automates cross-department alignment between sales, purchasing, and management.