Order & Inventory ManagementPurpose
1.2. Automatedly generate and transmit purchase orders to suppliers when pre-configured inventory thresholds are met.
1.3. Reduces manual intervention, improves supply chain efficiency, prevents stockouts, lowers operational costs, and ensures consistent ingredient availability for Paisa cuisine.
1.4. Facilitates automated multi-vendor management, dynamic reorder quantities, and real-time order status monitoring.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Scheduled inventory reconciliation routines or real-time stock change events.
2.3. Manual trigger from web or mobile dashboard by kitchen/manager.
2.4. Automated action from point-of-sale (POS) integrated decline in quantity.
Platform Variants
3.1. Zoho Inventory
• Feature: Automated Alerts & Vendor Management
• Setting: Configure “Low Stock Alert” and enable “Auto-Create Purchase Orders” for specific items.
3.2. QuickBooks Commerce
• Feature: Inventory Reorder Level
• Setting: Set “Reorder Points” to automate PO creation via “Purchase Orders API”.
3.3. Xero
• Feature: Inventory Tracking with Automated Orders
• Setting: Enable “Inventory Items Tracking”, trigger PO through Xero’s “PurchaseOrder endpoint”.
3.4. Square POS
• Feature: Inventory Management API
• Setting: Use “v2/inventory/batch-change” for real-time stock checks; automate PO email via Square APIs.
3.5. Lightspeed
• Feature: Automated Reordering
• Setting: Configure “Reorder Points” in Lightspeed and automate via “Product Reorder API”.
3.6. Toast POS
• Feature: Inventory Alerts
• Setting: Enable “Automated Low Inventory Warnings” and integrate with “Vendors Ordering API”.
3.7. Shopify
• Feature: Inventory Levels API
• Setting: Use “inventoryLevel API” to automate stock level checks and “DraftOrder API” for vendor notification.
3.8. SAP Business One
• Feature: MRP & Procurement Automation
• Setting: Configure “Automatic Procurement” module with “Alert Management”.
3.9. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature: Automated Purchase Order Creation
• Setting: Use “Restlet PO API” for automated order generation based on inventory scripts.
3.10. Odoo
• Feature: Reordering Rules
• Setting: Activate “Minimum Stock Rules” and enable “Automated Procurement”.
3.11. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature: Supply Chain Management
• Setting: Set up “Inventory Reorder Points”; trigger workflows in “Procurement & Sourcing”.
3.12. Fishbowl Inventory
• Feature: Automated Restocking
• Setting: Configure “Auto Reorder” points and integrate via Fishbowl’s “Rest API”.
3.13. Upserve
• Feature: Ingredient Tracking
• Setting: Enable “Automated Vendor Orders” in Inventory tab.
3.14. DEAR Systems
• Feature: Low Stock Reorder
• Setting: Setup “Reorder Level” and automate PO using “Suppliers API”.
3.15. Revel Systems
• Feature: Inventory Threshold Alerts
• Setting: “Automatic Stock Reordering” enabled via Revel’s API.
3.16. VendHQ
• Feature: Product Reordering
• Setting: “Order Stock” feature triggers auto-PO once levels drop.
3.17. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
• Feature: Reorder Automation
• Setting: “Purchase Order Automation” enabled for critical inventory categories.
3.18. Clover POS
• Feature: Inventory Alerts
• Setting: Activate “Low Stock Notifications” to trigger vendor SMS/Email via API.
3.19. NCR Aloha
• Feature: Automated Order Triggers
• Setting: Use “Aloha Inventory Automation” workflows for purchase order generation.
3.20. Cin7
• Feature: Automated Purchase Orders
• Setting: Enable “Low Stock Automation” and set supplier APIs for prompt orders.
Benefits
4.2. Minimizes human errors in inventory management.
4.3. Enhances stock level accuracy and assurance.
4.4. Increases speed and reliability of replenishment with real-time automation.
4.5. Reduces excess stock, shrinkage, and wastage by facilitating automated just-in-time ordering.
4.6. Boosts staff productivity by reducing manual ordering tasks and enabling focus on customer service.