Automated inventory reordering based on consumption

Purpose

1. Automate inventory reordering to prevent stockouts, minimize waste, optimize cash flow, and ensure consistent ingredient availability for raclette operations.

2. Automates monitoring of ingredient levels (cheese, potatoes, meats) based on real-time consumption data.

3. Automates communication with suppliers for reorder approvals/adjustments.

4. Automates updating order, stock, and kitchen dashboards; enables automated alerts for low stock, purchase order status, and expected delivery.

5. Ensures automated documentation of inventory receipts and consumption in accounting or ERP systems.

6. Automates integration of IoT or POS data to initiate automated reordering workflows.

Trigger Conditions

1. Automatedly triggered when ingredient quantities drop below configurable reorder points in inventory management.

2. Automates triggers via IoT-enabled smart shelves or kitchen scales detecting depletion.

3. Automated triggers upon sales threshold reached via POS or kitchen display system.

4. Automates manual override for emergency or event-driven reorders via dashboard.

Platform Variants

1. Square POS

• Feature: Inventory API webhook — configure low-stock trigger; Event: "inventory.count.updated".
  

2. Shopify POS

• Feature: Inventory Level Update API — automate reorder request via endpoint POST /admin/api/2023-01/inventory_levels/adjust.json.
  

3. Lightspeed Retail

• Feature: Webhooks for InventoryLow and PurchaseOrderCreate — automate low-inventory signal to automate vendor order placement.
  

4. Toast POS

• Setting: Inventory depletion trigger via API event; Webhook action to automate reorder email.
  

5. Clover POS

• Feature: Inventory API event subscription; automate triggers for item_below_par event.
  

6. Oracle MICROS Simphony

• Setting: Inventory Event Notification — automate HTTP request for reordering.
  

7. TouchBistro

• Feature: Automation via Low Stock Alert → email action configuration in admin portal.
  

8. Upserve by Lightspeed

• Feature: Ingredient-level depletion triggers — automate webhook to supplier or aggregator platform.
  

9. Restaurant365

• API: Inventory GET/POST for current levels; automate reorder POST endpoint on threshold breach.
  

10. MarketMan

• Setting: Automated Reordering Rules — vendor email, FTP, or direct supplier API; configure min/max and auto-PO generation.
  

11. Xero (Inventory + Accounting)

• Feature: Inventory Item Tracking; automate purchase order creation API on stock drop event.
  

12. QuickBooks Online

• Feature: Automated workflow via Inventory Tracking; API for automated PO creation.
  

13. SAP Business One

• Setting: Automation Cockpit — triggers purchase recommendation API for automated supplier transaction.
  

14. Netsuite

• Feature: Reorder Point Automation — Inventory Management configuration + SuiteScript workflow for automated reorder.
  

15. Zoho Inventory

• Feature: Automated reorder email/workflow — Inventory Reorder Rule configuration with webhook trigger.
  

16. Odoo

• Setting: Automated Procurement — Stock Replenishment configuration + scheduled action on Min/Max rules.
  

17. Fishbowl Inventory

• Feature: Auto Reorder Point; automated supplier PO generation and email.
  

18. FreshBooks (with Inventory add-on)

• Setting: Inventory Rule Automation — configure minimum inventory alert + API call to reorder.
  

19. Quickbase

• Feature: Automated workflows ("Pipelines") to monitor inventory table and automatedly trigger third-party order action.
  

20. Slack

• Feature: Incoming Webhook — automated alert to ops channel when reorder triggered.
  

21. Email (Gmail, Outlook)

• Feature: Send triggered reorder emails via SMTP/Graph API when threshold met.
  

22. Twilio SMS

• Feature: Automated SMS alerts for critical reordering via programmed messaging API.
  

23. Zapier

• Setting: Workflow to monitor inventory system & automate vendor email/PO when threshold reached.
  

24. Google Sheets

• Feature: Automated onEdit triggers to log reorder events, send reorder emails via Apps Script.
  

Benefits

1. Automates reduction in manual effort; eliminates human error and stockouts.

2. Automates accurate forecasting; supports rapid response to fluctuating demand.

3. Automates optimal inventory holding, improves cash flow and supplier relationships.

4. Automates compliance records for procurement.

5. Automates multi-location, multi-vendor coordination for chain restaurants.

6. Automates communication, reducing missed or late orders.

7. Enables predictive, automatable ordering based on advanced consumption analytics.

8. Automates always-on monitoring across POS, warehouse, and kitchen.