Order & Inventory ManagementPurpose
1. Automatedly optimize supplier order placements for beer halls using real-time and historical usage analytics to ensure stock levels meet demand without over-ordering.
2. Automate replenishment, reduce manual intervention, and minimize inventory gaps by configuring automation logic based on sales, par values, and predictive analytics.
3. Automating supply chain communication and order generation accelerates procurement, improves efficiency, and supports cost control.
Trigger Conditions
1. Automated trigger when real-time stock for any item drops below minimum threshold or par level.
2. Trigger by daily, weekly, or monthly inventory analytics reports signaling anticipated shortages.
3. Event-based trigger when POS data reflects a sudden spike in drink popularity or an upcoming event leads to predicted inventory pressure.
4. Automatedly activate based on supplier delivery schedules to account for lead times.
Platform Variants
1. Shopify
- API: Use Inventory Level endpoint for automated threshold monitoring and order API for placement.
2. Square
- Setting: Automate inventory depletion alert and supplier order API to trigger next order.
3. Lightspeed POS
- Feature: Inventory reorder points automator; Purchase Orders API for automated draft creation.
4. Toast POS
- Setting: Automated low stock notification integration with vendor ordering API.
5. Clover
- Feature: Inventory tracking and automatic purchase order (PO) issuance to linked suppliers.
6. QuickBooks Commerce
- API: Automated reorder point set and createPurchaseOrder API for automating orders.
7. Oracle NetSuite
- Feature: Advanced Inventory Management automator with Order Management API for order creation.
8. SAP Business One
- Function: Automated MRP recommendations with automated PO generation trigger.
9. Microsoft Dynamics 365
- API: Inventory reorder automation and Purchase Order service for communicating with vendors.
10. Vend POS (now Lightspeed Retail)
- Function: Enable Automated Stock Orders using the Stock Management API.
11. Zoho Inventory
- API: Automate reorder level alert and Purchase Orders module API.
12. Fishbowl Inventory
- Feature: Automated inventory monitoring and automated order requests to suppliers.
13. Xero
- Setting: Automated inventory tracking and Purchase Orders integration for direct supplier shot.
14. SAP Ariba
- API: Spend Analysis for demand forecasting and automate order requests via procurement API.
15. FreshBooks
- Setting: Trigger automator for inventory depletion to generate supplier order email.
16. Google Sheets (with API connector)
- Function: Scripted triggers based on live stock data, push data to suppliers via automated email or webhook.
17. Amazon Seller Central
- Setting: Automated Replenishment alerts and automate vendor order creation via MWS APIs.
18. WooCommerce
- API: Automated Stock Management extensions and Order API for vendor notification.
19. Odoo
- Feature: Automated Minimum Stock Rules for supplier order automation via Inventory and Purchase modules.
20. Gusto (integration for hospitality)
- Setting: Automate order triggers based on scheduled staff needs and matching predicted ingredient depletion.
21. Slack (for approval workflow)
- Integration: Automated alert to managers for order approval before system places with supplier API.
22. Trello (order pipeline tracking)
- Automation: Trigger automated PO card creation for each supplier order for tracking and notification.
Benefits
1. Automates routine order calculations, saving procurement time and eliminating oversight.
2. Reduces risk of stockouts and overstock by automatedly syncing orders to actual and predictive demand.
3. Enhances supplier relations via prompt, repeatable, automation-driven ordering.
4. Enables holistic, automated inventory control and optimized cash flow through accurate, timely procurement.
5. Supports scaling of beer hall operations by automating complex, multi-vendor ordering flows.