Stock ageing and slow-moving items reporting

Purpose

   1.1. Identify arcade machine parts and products with slow turnover or excess stock for improved purchasing decisions.
   1.2. Reduce cash tied up in inventory; prompt action on items at risk of obsolescence.
   1.3. Provide detailed, actionable reports for management, warehousing, and procurement teams.
   1.4. Automatically notify users via preferred channels when slow-moving or aged stock exceeds defined thresholds.

Trigger Conditions

   2.1. Scheduled time-based triggers: daily, weekly, or monthly stock checks.
   2.2. Inventory changes: product received, sold, or transferred.
   2.3. Custom thresholds: items unsold for X days or below Y turnover rate.
   2.4. Items flagged for review from management modules.

Platform Variants

   3.1. Microsoft Dynamics 365
       • Feature/Setting: “Inventory Management” API; configure periodic stock aging queries using Power Automate integration.
   3.2. SAP Business One
       • Feature/Setting: “Inventory Aging Report” endpoint; schedule report export and automatic alert scripts.
   3.3. Oracle NetSuite
       • Feature/Setting: SuiteAnalytics Workbook; configure filters for days in stock, schedule automated report delivery.
   3.4. Zoho Inventory
       • Feature/Setting: “Inventory Aging Summary API”; set custom webhook for slow-moving notifications.
   3.5. QuickBooks Commerce
       • Feature/Setting: “Inventory Summary” endpoint with automated age-calculation triggered by inventory update.
   3.6. Xero
       • Feature/Setting: Inventory Tracking API; scheduled queries for slow-moving SKUs with notification integration.
   3.7. Shopify
       • Feature/Setting: Inventory API; set up liquid scripts for slow-moving triggers and App Bridge for notifications.
   3.8. Odoo
       • Feature/Setting: “Stock Aging Report” action on Odoo ERP with scheduled server actions for alerts.
   3.9. Fishbowl Inventory
       • Feature/Setting: “Inventory Aging” report automated export and trigger workflows in response to flagged products.
   3.10. Cin7
       • Feature/Setting: “Product Ageing Report” API; configure recurring extraction and alert configuration.
   3.11. TradeGecko
       • Feature/Setting: Inventory endpoint; webhooks to flag low-velocity items and send routine summary reports.
   3.12. Unleashed
       • Feature/Setting: Reporting API; set filters by last sold date, automate email delivery to stakeholders.
   3.13. Brightpearl
       • Feature/Setting: “Reports API” with custom filter for product age and batch notifications using automation rules.
   3.14. SAGE Intacct
       • Feature/Setting: Inventory Analytics endpoints; create scheduled exports of aging and slow-mover lists.
   3.15. Google Sheets
       • Feature/Setting: App Script automation; connect inventory data source, compute aging, trigger alerts.
   3.16. Airtable
       • Feature/Setting: Scheduled automation scripts; formula fields for ‘days in stock’, Slack/email alert when threshold breached.
   3.17. Slack
       • Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; auto-push slow-moving stock lists to dedicated channel via trigger.
   3.18. Gmail
       • Feature/Setting: Automated email using Apps Script or API, subject line filtering for inventory alerts.
   3.19. SendGrid
       • Feature/Setting: Email API integration for batched stock reports based on business rules.
   3.20. Power BI
       • Feature/Setting: Dataflow with scheduled stock-age computations and dashboard alerts.
   3.21. Tableau
       • Feature/Setting: Data extract refresh for inventory source; trigger visual aging indicators and subscription notifications.

Benefits

   4.1. Reduces working capital locked in slow-moving/obsolete stock.
   4.2. Accelerates inventory turnover by systematic alerts and actionable reporting.
   4.3. Decreases manual overhead and risk of missed items; supports lean inventory practice.
   4.4. Enables targeted marketing or discounting campaigns for slow items, improving cash flow.
   4.5. Provides data-backed interventions, aligning purchasing with real-time movement patterns.