Inventory Management & ProcurementPurpose
1.2 Automatedly centralize vendor KPIs for real-time evaluation.
1.3 Automate proactive notification to purchasing on underperforming suppliers.
1.4 Automated report generation for periodic review meetings.
1.5 Automates compliance monitoring with contract terms and procurement policies.
1.6 Supports automating decision-making on supplier retention or replacement based on objective data.
1.7 Enables automator-driven continuous improvement in supply chain reliability, costs, and product quality.
Trigger Conditions
2.2 New delivery or batch received triggers real-time analytics automation.
2.3 Supplier invoice/cost data uploaded in ERP.
2.4 Automated threshold breach (e.g., delayed delivery or defect count).
2.5 Category manager automated review request.
2.6 Procurement team manual initiation via dashboard automation.
2.7 API webhook from PO management system indicating completed transaction.
Platform Variants (Software Diversity, 20 Examples)
• Feature/Setting: Automated data refresh and scheduled reports; configure Data Source API, Schedule Time.
3.2 Tableau
• Feature/Setting: Automate Supplier Performance Dashboard using REST API for scheduled extracts.
3.3 Google Data Studio
• Feature/Setting: Automate report generation with BigQuery API integration, auto-update connectors.
3.4 SAP Ariba
• Feature/Setting: Supplier Performance Management, automate KPI extract using SAP Ariba API.
3.5 Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: SuiteAnalytics Workbook automation, schedule performance queries via Saved Searches API.
3.6 Zoho Analytics
• Feature/Setting: Automator for report workflows utilizing Zoho Analytics API.
3.7 Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Automate data collection using Smartsheet Data Shuttle and scheduled reports.
3.8 Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automate importing supplier data using Airtable API and scheduled Automations.
3.9 Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier analytics dashboards via Monday API and Automation Recipes.
3.10 Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate outlier notifications using Slack Incoming Webhooks, integrate custom bots.
3.11 Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automate reporting cards creation for underperforming suppliers via Trello API.
3.12 Asana
• Feature/Setting: Automated task creation for follow-up with suppliers through Asana API triggers.
3.13 Jira
• Feature/Setting: Automate analytics issue creation for procurement review, using Jira REST API.
3.14 Excel Online (Office 365)
• Feature/Setting: Automate data import from ERP, Power Automate flow, configure Refresh Data.
3.15 Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automate API-import and Google Apps Script for scheduled analysis runs.
3.16 Quickbooks
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier bill data export via QuickBooks Online API for analytics integration.
3.17 Xero
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier performance data extraction, Xero API to BI platform.
3.18 HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier communication logging using HubSpot Workflow and API.
3.19 Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier object analytics using Scheduled Apex Jobs.
3.20 Workato
• Feature/Setting: Automate end-to-end workflow between ERP, BI and communications with Recipe logic.
Benefits
4.2 Enables fast, automated decision-making by procurement.
4.3 Drives higher supplier accountability automatedly.
4.4 Automator reduces risk of stock-outs and supply chain delays.
4.5 Automated notification improves responsiveness to supply issues.
4.6 Ensures automatable compliance with procurement policies.
4.7 Enhances visibility for management through automation-enabled analytics.
4.8 Supports automating supplier scorecards with up-to-date information.
4.9 Drives data-driven negotiations with automated performance evidence.
4.10 Improves supplier quality/cost optimization using automator workflows.