Inventory & Supply Chain AutomationPurpose
1.2. Instantly notify staff or suppliers when critical items (e.g., cat treats, specialty coffees, pet-safe detergents) reach predefined low-stock thresholds.
1.3. Streamline procurement by integrating alerts with purchase order generation or supplier notifications.
1.4. Maintain compliance with food safety and animal welfare by ensuring essential products are always on hand.
1.5. Enable data-driven reordering patterns and prevent waste due to overstocking.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Scheduled inventory reconciling detects discrepancies or unexpected low quantities.
2.3. Arrival of sales orders or reservations impacting forecasted inventory buffers.
2.4. Manual staff update in inventory management software.
2.5. Integration event from connected hardware (e.g., IoT smart shelf sensor reports low weight).
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Level Webhooks — configure webhook for product/update event with location tracking.
3.2. Square
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Count API — set up periodic GET requests to track item.quantity.
3.3. Lightspeed Retail
• Feature/Setting: Low Stock Report endpoint — automate extraction and alert when critical threshold is crossed.
3.4. Toast POS
• Feature/Setting: Menu Item Alerts — establish menu item depletion notifications via backend API.
3.5. Vend (now Lightspeed X Series)
• Feature/Setting: Inventory API — subscribe to product.quantity_changed events.
3.6. Clover
• Feature/Setting: Inventory REST API — read inventory-level and trigger alert on minimumStockLevel breach.
3.7. Odoo
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Adjustment Rules — create scheduled action with automated email/SMS alerts.
3.8. DEAR Systems
• Feature/Setting: Stock Reorder Level alerts — use API to trigger when stock_below_min is true.
3.9. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Webhook automation — send notification upon inventory threshold reach event.
3.10. QuickBooks Commerce
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Levels endpoint — poll for low stock and trigger automated alert workflow.
3.11. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Management Business Events — subscribe to OnHandInventoryBelowThreshold.
3.12. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Alerts Management — configure stock alerts and external webhook notifications.
3.13. Fishbowl Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Tracking Module — automate notification on reorder point breach.
3.14. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Saved Search and Workflow — trigger email/SMS when inventory drops below minimum.
3.15. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: Inventory webhook for reorder level crossed.
3.16. Cin7
• Feature/Setting: Automated Rules — set action for stock below safety level via API.
3.17. Unleashed
• Feature/Setting: Low Stock Notification triggers — connect to webhook or email.
3.18. MarketMan
• Feature/Setting: Stock Level Notifications — automated mobile/email alert configuration.
3.19. Upserve POS
• Feature/Setting: Real-time Inventory Sync API — trigger transaction event for low or depleted items.
3.20. Revel Systems
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Threshold Notification API — set alert automation for product-level depletion.
3.21. FreshKDS
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Webhook — send HTTP POST when par level hit.
3.22. Google Sheets (Custom)
• Feature/Setting: App Script Trigger — on edit, check column for low inventory, send Slack/email.
3.23. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automation Rules — detect inventory column value change below threshold, notify.
Benefits
4.2. Reduce manual oversight time and human error in inventory checks.
4.3. Enhance customer satisfaction by ensuring continuous product availability.
4.4. Improve supplier relations with timely, data-driven orders.
4.5. Enable efficient and predictive inventory management for better cash flow.