Purpose
1.2. Aim to automate reduction of inventory based on every dessert and confectionery sale, automatically align reorder points, track ingredient consumption, and generate automated inventory reports for timely restocking and demand forecasting.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Order status changes to “Paid,” “Completed,” or any predetermined status that warrants inventory deduction.
2.3. Scheduled or real-time automated polling of POS order logs for unsynced transactions.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Orders Webhook endpoint — automate sending POST data on order creation to inventory API.
3.2. Toast POS
• Feature/Setting: Orders API with automated “Order Update” webhook configured for real-time inventory deduct automation.
3.3. Lightspeed POS
• Feature/Setting: Automated “Sales Event” API integration to trigger inventory adjustment API.
3.4. Clover
• Feature/Setting: Configure automated Order Paid webhook to POST to inventory system endpoint.
3.5. Vend POS (now Lightspeed Retail X)
• Feature/Setting: Webhook for automated “sale.created” event triggers automated inventory API call.
3.6. Revel Systems
• Feature/Setting: Automatic webhook for “order.close” event to push inventory update via API.
3.7. Shopify POS
• Feature/Setting: “orders/create” webhook with automated POST to inventory management app.
3.8. NCR Silver
• Feature/Setting: Automated “Transaction Completed” webhook posts to inventory automation endpoint.
3.9. ShopKeep
• Feature/Setting: Automated “sale.completed” webhook set for sync to inventory system.
3.10. TouchBistro
• Feature/Setting: Automated export/sync order integration using the Open API for inventory deduction.
3.11. Upserve POS
• Feature/Setting: Automated API for “Order Closed” triggers to update stock in inventory app.
3.12. QuickBooks POS
• Feature/Setting: Automated “Sales Receipt” event triggers inventory automation API call.
3.13. Lavu POS
• Feature/Setting: Automated webhook for “order.finalized” event integrates with inventory system API.
3.14. Lightspeed Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Automated inventory webhook endpoint for real-time order updates.
3.15. MarketMan
• Feature/Setting: Automated Inventory API receiving orders API POST from POS system.
3.16. DEAR Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Automated Sales Order API integration for updating inventory from POS orders.
3.17. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Automated API endpoint for “sales order” updates from POS webhooks.
3.18. Unleashed Software
• Feature/Setting: Automated “Sales Order” API set to receive real-time POS order webhooks.
3.19. Finale Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Data API with automated order import endpoint for POS integration.
3.20. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: Automated Orders API endpoint receives POST data from POS triggers.
Benefits
4.2. Ensures real-time stock availability for desserts and sweets, avoiding overselling.
4.3. Automates stockout and reorder point alerts, ensuring efficient supply chain.
4.4. Provides automated actionable reports for procurement and waste reduction.
4.5. Automating operational workflows, freeing staff to focus on guest experience.
4.6. Enables scalable multi-location inventory automation for growing dessert buffets.
4.7. Automator ensures instant inventory reconciliation, aiding auditing and forecasting.