Inventory & Supply Chain AutomationPurpose
1.2. Ensure accurate, timely tracking to prevent ingredient shortages, inform purchasing decisions, optimize stock levels, and comply with F&B auditing standards.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Manual trigger by manager via mobile app/web dashboard.
2.3. Inventory threshold breach (e.g., any item dips below reorder point).
2.4. Upon successful purchase order confirmation or goods receipt update.
Platform Variants
• Feature: Apps Script-based timed triggers for report generation and mail integration.
• Setting: Configure Apps Script `Time-driven trigger`, worksheet read, and email via `MailApp.sendEmail()`.
3.2. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature: Scheduled cloud flows with Excel Online (Business).
• Setting: Recurrence trigger, “List rows present in a table”, “Send an email (V2)”.
3.3. Zapier
• Feature: Scheduled zaps connecting POS/inventory tools to email and Drive/Sheets.
• Setting: “Schedule by Zapier” trigger, “Formatter”, “Gmail/Drive” actions.
3.4. Airtable
• Feature: Automations; scripting blocks.
• Setting: “At a scheduled time” trigger, script block to aggregate inventory, email/send to Google Drive.
3.5. Slack
• Feature: Workflow builder for scheduled notifications.
• Setting: “Scheduled date & time” trigger, “Send a message” with report summary, file upload.
3.6. Dropbox
• Feature: API for file creation/upload.
• Setting: Create/upload report file via `/files/upload`, scheduled script.
3.7. Email SMTP (e.g., Outlook, Gmail)
• Feature: Programmable batch emails.
• Setting: Use SMTP server creds, automate via code (Python `smtplib`, Node.js `nodemailer`).
3.8. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature: Media message with inventory report PDF/CSV.
• Setting: Use `/v1/messages`, programmatic trigger , upload file/media.
3.9. MongoDB Atlas Triggers
• Feature: Scheduled triggers executing aggregation and emailing.
• Setting: Scheduled function to query inventory, format report, send via AWS SES.
3.10. Amazon S3
• Feature: Triggered Lambda upload of reports.
• Setting: Lambda scheduled event, write to S3 bucket.
3.11. Monday.com
• Feature: Automation recipes and integrations.
• Setting: Scheduled notification/export via integration, summary e-mail.
3.12. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature: Saved search scheduled export via SuiteScript.
• Setting: Schedule suitelet/saved search, generate CSV/XLS, auto-e-mail.
3.13. SAP Business One
• Feature: Reporting module with job scheduling.
• Setting: Scheduled report, configure export format (CSV, Excel), email to recipients.
3.14. QuickBooks Online
• Feature: Scheduled reports in Inventory module.
• Setting: Memorized reports scheduled for delivery, recipient by email.
3.15. Smartsheet
• Feature: Data workflow automation.
• Setting: Schedule workflow to summarize daily/monthly, email attachment.
3.16. Trello
• Feature: Butler automation scheduled report cards.
• Setting: Rule to export board/list, email summary/report.
3.17. Freshdesk
• Feature: Supervisor rules to trigger exports.
• Setting: Scheduled exports using custom widget/API integration.
3.18. Notion
• Feature: Integration API for data extraction/reporting.
• Setting: API script scheduled pull/export, mail via webhook.
3.19. ClickUp
• Feature: Automation for recurring export.
• Setting: Recurring task trigger; integration scripts to export and mail.
3.20. HubSpot
• Feature: Scheduled workflow notifications.
• Setting: Workflow with scheduled triggers, export inventory properties, send via mail.
3.21. Zoho Inventory
• Feature: Custom schedule and alert workflows.
• Setting: Schedule reports with webhook for export, auto-send via mail.
Benefits
4.2. Timely insights minimize ingredient stockouts and wastage.
4.3. Facilitates compliance—supports audit/compliance needs.
4.4. Frees up staff for core restaurant operations.
4.5. Enables faster, data-driven procurement and planning for Andhra cuisine menus.