Inventory & Supply Chain AutomationPurpose
1.2. Automates notifications of supplier delivery delays to procurement and kitchen staff.
1.3. Automation enables proactive action for rescheduling or alternate sourcing.
1.4. Automating supplier status escalates urgent cases to management for resolution.
1.5. Automatedly consolidates historical supplier performance data for reporting and compliance.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Scheduled daily check finds overdue or unacknowledged deliveries.
2.3. System receives delayed delivery notice from supplier logistics platform.
2.4. Automation triggers when status changes to "delayed" or "at risk."
2.5. Negative status or exceptions identified in EDI messages or supplier portals.
Platform Variants
3.1. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: "HTTP Webhook" action, configure to monitor supplier API and send Teams/Outlook notification.
3.2. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks, automate sending channel alerts for delay events.
3.3. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: "Messages" API, automate SMS alerts to procurement staff on delayed status.
3.4. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: "Send Email" endpoint, automate automatedly formatted delay notifications to multiple recipients.
3.5. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: "Webhooks by Zapier" and conditional "Filter," automate multi-platform routing of delay data.
3.6. Google Chat
• Feature/Setting: "Chat API," automate automated notification cards for each delay detection.
3.7. AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: Automated function triggered on S3/uploaded CSV or message bus, automates status extraction and action.
3.8. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automations "When status changes," trigger updates/notifications on supplier pulse.
3.9. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Butler Automation rules, move supplier cards and automate email/Slack alerts for delays.
3.10. Jira
• Feature/Setting: "Automation rules" with Webhook triggers, flag delayed deliveries as issues.
3.11. Notion
• Feature/Setting: API "Database Updates," automatedly change delivery status in inventory tables.
3.12. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: "Process Builder," automate case creation and supplier score updates on delays.
3.13. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow automation, initiate automated follow-ups for delayed orders.
3.14. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: "Send Message" API for automated email alerts to suppliers and staff.
3.15. Discord
• Feature/Setting: "Bot Webhooks," automate notifications in operations channels.
3.16. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Automated message template triggered for each delay event.
3.17. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Scripted triggers, automatedly log and timestamp every delay in a central sheet.
3.18. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Rules to automate task creation flagged as urgent for delayed orders.
3.19. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Automated ticket creation for supplier delivery incidents.
3.20. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Automated workflows to notify contacts and escalate late supplier updates.
Benefits
4.2. Automation reduces manual checking, saving labor and minimizing error potential.
4.3. Automated alerts speed up internal communication in urgent scenarios.
4.4. Automatedly improves supplier performance monitoring via historical data collation.
4.5. End-to-end automation creates transparency and accountability across the supply chain.