Purpose
1.2. Ensures zero downtime in supply, automating notifications to suppliers, and maintaining uninterrupted delivery to wholesale clients.
1.3. Automates tracking of inventory metrics, automated supplier order dispatch, and supports continuous restocking with minimum manual intervention.
1.4. Relieves staff from routine monitoring tasks, invoking fully automated triggers for efficient supply chain management.
1.5. Reduces risks of stockouts, automates compliance with reorder agreements, and centralizes order documentation through automated workflows.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automated stock count received from warehouse management system or IoT inventory tracker.
2.3. Real-time or scheduled inventory data sync triggers the automation when criteria are met.
Platform Variants
3.1. SAP ERP
• Feature/Setting: Use Material Management (MM) module, automated ‘reorder point’ function (API: BAPI_MATERIAL_STOCK_REQ_LIST) configured to create a purchase order when stock < threshold.
3.2. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Automated Supply Chain Management workflows, configure ‘Reorder Point’ and enable ‘Inventory Level’ REST API automation to create Purchase Order.
3.3. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: Configure Inventory Management module, automate procurement triggers via Power Automate connector for low-stock alerts & order creation.
3.4. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Flow automation with Inventory triggers, connecting to Supplier Management API for automated Purchase Order record creation.
3.5. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Workflow automation for reorder levels, auto-generate Purchase Order via Zoho Inventory API.
3.6. QuickBooks Commerce
• Feature/Setting: Stock Alert automation, trigger automated new Purchase Order using QuickBooks API when set threshold breached.
3.7. Odoo
• Feature/Setting: Procurement Rule within Inventory module, Odoo RPC API configured for automated order generation.
3.8. SAP Ariba
• Feature/Setting: Automated Procurement Request using Ariba API, synchronizing supplier order creation once stock level alert is triggered.
3.9. Epicor ERP
• Feature/Setting: Inventory threshold automation in Materials Management, Epicor REST API for automatic PO submission.
3.10. Infor CloudSuite Industrial
• Feature/Setting: Automated inventory monitoring, Purchase Order Automation Event configuration through Infor ION API.
3.11. TradeGecko (now QuickBooks Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: Automatic reorder points, trigger automated supplier order creation with API webhook.
3.12. Unleashed Software
• Feature/Setting: Automatic reorder automation, configure Reorder Report with Unleashed API to dispatch supplier order.
3.13. SkuVault
• Feature/Setting: Automated Low Stock Alerts & Automated PO creation via SkuVault API endpoints.
3.14. Cin7
• Feature/Setting: Automated Reorder Automation, Purchase Order creation via Cin7 API configured on threshold breach.
3.15. Brightpearl
• Feature/Setting: Set automated reorder triggers, Brightpearl API triggers for direct PO creation to supplier.
3.16. DEAR Systems
• Feature/Setting: Automated Purchase Workflow, DEAR Inventory API generating supplier orders when inventory < minimum level.
3.17. Fishbowl Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Reorder Point Automation, custom triggers with Fishbowl API for PO creation.
3.18. Xero
• Feature/Setting: Inventory module, automate supplier PO via Xero API with inventory low alert events.
3.19. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Automated webhook on inventory depletion, Shopify Admin API sends purchase order emails to suppliers.
3.20. Magento (Adobe Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: ERP Inventory Automation extension, Magento API triggers automated supplier order on low stock.
Benefits
4.2. Accelerates supplier order creation, reducing lead times.
4.3. Ensures inventory continuity, automating compliance to set stock levels.
4.4. Supports scalable supply chain automation for wholesale PVC windows suppliers.
4.5. Creates auditable, automated documentation for procurement workflow and supplier communication.
4.6. Enables proactive, automated supplier management, ensuring uninterrupted project fulfillment.